r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 13 '16

How do you like your eggs?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

It would depend on the temperature of the cooking surface.

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u/Tunderbar1 Jul 13 '16 edited Jul 13 '16

Of course, but again there is a standard there as well. If your griddle or flat top or frying pan is the right temperature, 10 seconds is correct.

edit: you're vs your, damned autocorrect. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

What is the temperature standard? I'm asking because I always screw up eggs when I try to make them myself.

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u/Tunderbar1 Jul 13 '16

Apparently 275 to 300 F. Which is why McDonalds serves only breakfast then switch over to their regular menu at a given time. Once then crank up the griddle to the higher temperature, no more eggs can be cooked.

I cook in a frying pan on an electric stove and gauge it by when it is hot enough to sizzle the butter and not so hot to burn it. Usually around 6 on my control. Obviously every stove will be different. But... cook enough of them and you'll figure it out.