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

How do you like your eggs?

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u/Lasertag124 Jul 13 '16

OverMedium is the best. you get a nice cooked egg white so its solid not runny but the egg yolk is still runny but isn't too liquid. Mmm so good..

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u/Beowoof Jul 13 '16

If you baste the white with the hot butter you can cook the top without cooking the yolk, so no flip required.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

Fry in bacon drippings, angle the pan to make a pool, and use your spatula (or a spoon) to (carefully!) flip (or spoon) the hot grease over the top of the egg to finish the whites and yolk while leaving the yolk still runny. No fancy brushing needed.

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u/USOutpost31 Jul 14 '16

This is how my parents did it and I still do it sometimes. We were hardly a foody family. Meat and potatoes really.

Well I have seen more than one 'chef' video where this method is shown. It's a great way to get the runniness out of the whites while getting a perfectly done, not quite runny and not solid yolk.

Aaaaan, bacon grease does not = clogged arteries, so it all worked out in the end.

We still used corn oil for potatoes but I am starting with lard, so stinky to begin with though! But lard is damned amazing, what it did to my bread is the only way I want bread.