How do you fry your eggs?

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

I'm curious now about why you are using egg white in a loaf of bread!

Gluten free bread needs a bit of help and the recipe I use calls for two eggs whites
There are gluten free recipes that use the whole egg but to me they taste like cake with the sugar missing

 

[Frizz1974]

That’s what Felicity Cloake concluded in her ‘how to cook the perfect fried egg’ that they needed covering briefly.
I favour the spoon the fat over the top method because I always have one eye on how much washing up I’m making and and am not adding in a pan lid unnecessarily

We have a tiny clear glass lid that I wasn’t allowed to throw out when the little saucepan went in the bin as my son uses it to cook his eggs.

 

[TastyReuben]

Here’s this morning’s egg:

Started with a pan on medium heat, melted about a tablespoon combined of butter and bacon grease/fat.

Cut the heat back to low, dropped in the eggs and about a teaspoon of water, clapped the lid on, and waited about four minutes.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Here’s this morning’s egg:

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Started with a pan on medium heat, melted about a tablespoon combined of butter and bacon grease/fat.

Cut the heat back to low, dropped in the eggs and about a teaspoon of water, clapped the lid on, and waited about four minutes.

Do you keep your eggs fridge or room temp? That question always seems to cause a little furore

 

[TastyReuben]

Do you keep your eggs fridge or room temp? That question always seems to cause a little furore

Fridge, because I’m in the US, so eggs are sold refrigerated, due to having that protective layer of whatever it is washed off prior to sale.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Fridge, because I’m in the US, so eggs are sold refrigerated, due to having that protective layer of whatever it is washed off prior to sale.

Chicken poo?

 

[Morning Glory]

Fridge, because I’m in the US, so eggs are sold refrigerated, due to having that protective layer of whatever it is washed off prior to sale.

Do eggs have a protective layer? I'm not aware of that.

 

[Morning Glory]

.... answering my own question:

Eggshell is made almost entirely of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) crystals. It is a semipermeable membrane, which means that air and moisture can pass through its pores. The shell also has a thin outermost coating called the bloom or cuticle that helps keep out bacteria and dust.

Anatomy of an Egg - ExploratoriumExploratoriumhttps://www.exploratorium.edu › explore › cooking › eg...

 

[TastyReuben]

Do eggs have a protective layer? I'm not aware of that.

This is what I’m referencing:

In the United States, after the eggs are laid by the chickens, they go through a cleaning process. The eggs are washed in warm water and a detergent. After washing, they are rinsed and cleaned with a sanitizer to remove any remaining bacteria. The eggs are then dried to remove moisture from the surface. The result are eggs that are clean on the outside, and look spotless.

However, washing and sanitizing the outside of the egg removes the egg’s cuticle. The cuticle is a natural layer that protects the egg from harmful bacteria getting inside. If the egg had been fertilized, this is how the egg naturally protects the embryo while it is developing. Cleaning the eggs removes the cuticle, so the eggs must be kept at refrigeration temperature. Otherwise, the bacteria could easily enter the egg and multiply to dangerous levels. By keeping it out of the danger zone, salmonella can’t multiply rapidly.

From StateFoodSafety.com

 

[caseydog]

This is what I’m referencing:


From StateFoodSafety.com

I've known this for a long time, but it doesn't really matter to me. Keeping my eggs in the fridge is not a big deal. In other countries, where smaller homes, kitchens and appliances are common, eggs may take up valuable fridge space.

CD

 

[TastyReuben]

I've known this for a long time, but it doesn't really matter to me. Keeping my eggs in the fridge is not a big deal. In other countries, where smaller homes, kitchens and appliances are common, eggs may take up valuable fridge space.

CD

I didn’t learn that until we moved there and it was covered during our “cultural acclimation” classes.

I think the title of that module was, “You’ve Heard About the Warm Beer, Now Let Me Tell You About the Eggs.”

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

I fridge my eggs anyway just because ‘room temperature’ varies depending on the time of year and from the fridge gives more consistent results.

I only wash an egg before breaking it if its going to be eaten raw.

 

[TastyReuben]

More egg pics…just because:

 

[JAS_OH1]

Yesterday I put the two egg yolks that were going to go to waste from baking a loaf of bread into another egg. Three eggs yolks in one egg white on toast.
I can confirm there is such a thing as too much yolk

You just needed more toast.

 

[caseydog]

More egg pics…just because:

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Is that an antique cast iron pan?

CD