Re: How do you like your eggs?
 

Over medium, Benedict, or scambled with cheese and bacon grease are my favorites.

And don't forget the f'n Tabasco.

Re: How do you like your eggs?
 

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At home I normally fry them over medium.

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I don't understand what over medium means. This is my understanding:
sunny-side up: eggs aren't flipped at all, so everything is runny on top
over easy: eggs are turned carefully so the white is cooked but the yolk is still runny
over hard: the yolk is intentionally broken when its flipped, so the yolk isn't runny

where does over medium fit into this?

and fwiw I like over easy.

Re: How do you like your eggs?
 

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where does over medium fit into this

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Runny, but just barely?

Re: How do you like your eggs?
 

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At home I normally fry them over medium.

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I don't understand what over medium means. This is my understanding:
sunny-side up: eggs aren't flipped at all, so everything is runny on top
over easy: eggs are turned carefully so the white is cooked but the yolk is still runny
over hard: the yolk is intentionally broken when its flipped, so the yolk isn't runny

where does over medium fit into this?

and fwiw I like over easy.

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In my experience:
- Over-easy: yolk is all liquid, and the whites are not fully cooked (so they are a little runny as well)
- Over-medium: yolk is all liquid, and the whites are fully cooked
- Over-hard: cook over-medium a few extra minutes, and the yolk turns hard

The reason why restaurants can't do over-medium is because you have a small window between easy and hard. It's pretty easy if you care about what you're doing, but if you don't give a damn it is brutally difficult to do it right.

Re: How do you like your eggs?
 

two options

1) sunny side up with toast
2) scrambled with
a) pepper and hot sauce on top
b) cheese cooked in

Re: How do you like your eggs?
 

Over hard or scrambled.

Re: How do you like your eggs?
 

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The reason why restaurants can't do over-medium is because you have a small window between easy and hard. It's pretty easy if you care about what you're doing, but if you don't give a damn it is brutally difficult to do it right.

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This is exactly right. When the eggs hit the plate they are hot, the warmer they're under is hot, the plate may even be hot. So what happens is that if the wait staff doesn't get them out immediately they keep cooking and turn out hard.

Re: How do you like your eggs?
 

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two options

1) sunny side up with toast
2) scrambled with
a) pepper and hot sauce on top
b) cheese cooked in

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Option #1 is probably scrambled but this is a good list.

Re: How do you like your eggs?
 

Scrambled well, or in some sort of omelet.

Re: How do you like your eggs?
 

... in the form of a poll.