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My personal favorite are hard boiled. I learned how to make them over the summer and my life has never been the same.

*bleh*


*not directed at you Yoshi, that was for eggs that are not baked into cakes.

All of the above.

Other - I can't eat eggs. They fuck me up.

Quotemander Prime said:

Other - I can't eat eggs. They fuck me up.

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I feel ya man, I used to have a wicked mad egg allergy. Made my tongue swell up and all itchy. Its never a good day learning your allergic to something.

Quotemander Prime said:

Other - I can't eat eggs. They fuck me up.

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Maybe..maybe you should try buying your eggs at a different store.

Eggs... eggs...

Eggs... sterm... inate... eggs sterm inate... EXTERMINATE!

Wait, so. You just learned how to hard-boil an egg?

CynicismKills said:

Wait, so. You just learned how to hard-boil an egg?

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Yep! Keep in mind I learned I wasn't allergic to eggs any more until a few years ago, so I am generally new to egg making recipes. I haven't tried boiling eggs until now because my house makes eggs pretty much sunny side up, omelette or over easy.

That makes more sense. The idea that someone couldn't boil an egg was a bit baffling.

Also, I always prefer scrambled as I can mix in good stuff without the effort of omellete flipping.

I think it goes with-out saying that the right ammount of paprika goes great on any egg dish. Or it could be just me, I love spicy stuff.

I make a 90-second omelette, so it's my go-to whenever I make eggs myself. I prefer eating Benedict, though.

Scrambled is easiest and most delicious for me. I am also partial to Japanese-style steamed eggs though.

Over medium or scrambled, thank you very much.

Over hard, I don't like runny yolks in my tacos.

I'm not sure that I've ever actually tried poached eggs. If I'm reading correctly, they're made by cracking the egg contents into a pan of boiling water. I may give this a try.

I had eggs benny a couple weeks ago for the first time ever, and may need to try them again. Colour me intrigued!

So I just poached an egg. It was... okay. Not sure that I was a fan. I guess it's also possible I did it wrong.

Pickled!

Century eggs are nice, though not by themselves. Diced up and mixed with congee though...

This is one of those foods where someone will probably go DEAR GOD WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO EAT THAT but they're actually quite nice.

I voted scrambled, but it's clear the correct answer is nog.

Both of the ways I prefer my eggs are not on the list.

Basted - Prepared sunny-side up, but the fat they are cooked in is scooped up and dashed over the surface as it cooks, leaving an egg which has cooked its entire time sunny-side up, but which has a hard yolk.

Chopped - Much like scrambled, except that the eggs are scrambled slowly in the pan as they cook (rather than being scrambled before being added to the pan). This results in a sort of yellow/white confetti mix as opposed to the solid pale yellow blob of usual scrambled eggs.

When I go out to eat, I usually order over hard so as not to confuse the nice people.

--Patrick

Covar said:

I voted scrambled, but it's clear the correct answer is nog.

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Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiissssss.

Covar said:

I voted scrambled, but it's clear the correct answer is nog.

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Really?

All of the above and nogged works nicely indeed, though if I have the time I prefer to make Philly Cheesesteak eggs for breakfast, served up on a warm roll with onions and peppers and mmmm....cholesterol torpedo! Dammit! I just made myself really hungry.

I voted Benedict as my favorite, but all of the above, really.

Why am I the only one who voted for an omelet? I mean I love eggs in all their different forms but who doesn't love a good omelet especially with cheese, mushrooms, and spinach?

I voted other, but I do love me a french omelet. No toppings or mixin's needed. Just perfectly cooked egg that's firm on the outside, but creamy on the inside.

I only ever make those myself, though. To most people, an omelet is just scrambled eggs with stuff mixed in.

PatrThom said:

Chopped - Much like scrambled, except that the eggs are scrambled slowly in the pan as they cook (rather than being scrambled before being added to the pan). This results in a sort of yellow/white confetti mix as opposed to the solid pale yellow blob of usual scrambled eggs.

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That's largely how I make mine, and people think I'm crazy!

Saute whatever I'm going to put in the eggs (which might include cooked potato pieces, sausage, ham, mushrooms, onions, etc - whatever is on hand that sounds good in an egg) and while that's going, I scramble the eggs with milk and seasonings. Then the eggs go on top of the stuff in the pan, and I stir/chop/mix it while it's cooking. Once the eggs are done (well done, no slimy bits in my eggs!) I push them all together in the middle, sprinkle cheese on top, and serve.

Depending on the pan and the mood I might use butter or olive oil before and during the process.

I think it comes from me really disliking eating raw or jelly consistency egg whites. I prefer hard egg yolks as well, but will eat them with toast.

But my kids love them, and my wife puts up with it if it means I'm making breakfast, so it's all good.

I'm in the same boat with Azurephoenix. I quite enjoy scrambled eggs, but really devilled eggs rock my socks completely off. Mmmm...I may just go home and make some.

You guys are crazy, with your "no slime in my egg".
I prefer mine sunny side up or soft boiled, and in both cases, with the yolk just barely being warm, but defintely still fluid. You need actual bread instead of the plastic stuff they sell in most of the states to properly enjoy it, of course.
Also a fan of omelette (still runny) and chopped as Patrick described it.

Also, turned into cake or cookie, or French toast.

David said:

So I just poached an egg. It was... okay. Not sure that I was a fan. I guess it's also possible I did it wrong.

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If you'd like to give it a go again, or compare your results to those of a semi-professional cook; this is the blog of one of the only food bloggers I actually trust.

Ravenpoe said:

firm on the outside, but creamy on the inside

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Nada.
No eggs.
No.
Ne pas des oeufs.

A) I am allergic to either egg white or egg yolk, I honestly can't actually remember which one, but I think it was the white.
B) I never really liked them anyway.

If I'm REEEEEEEEEEALLY hungover, and staying at someone's place and all they have to eat in the morning is eggs, I scramble them, with a tonne of butter and more than a dash of hot sauce, so that they taste as little like eggs as possible.

So... you're allergic to eggs except when you're hungover?

stienman said:

So... you're allergic to eggs except when you're hungover?

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It's not a deathly allergy. Like my allergy to milk or almonds, I can eat it on rare occassion, and it only causes mild discomfort (Makes me itchy, and I get a frog in my throat, on really bad allergy days it might give me a few hives, but I can usually recognize a bad allergy day as soon as I wake up, and don't push my luck on those days). A benadryl or even a reactine is usually enough to keep me symptom free (and I take a reactine every day anyway because I'm allergic to basically the entire world). But I still try not to tempt it, and so consume it rarely. I even switched to Miracle Whip even though I do prefer actual mayonaise.

Which is good cause otherwise I wouldn't be able to eat most baked goods either.
But when you're hungover, protein and grease help. My preferred hangover food is grilled cheese, because I try to abstain from meat as much as possible, but bacon works better.
However, on a few occasions, my friend has not had a supply of either cheese or bacon in her fridge and I had to improvise.

The main reason I don't eat them though, more than the allergy, is that I just don't like them. Which is why on those rare ocassions I have to eat scrambled eggs to end my suffering, I load it with hot sauce.

Sunny side up, like an adult. Preferably cooked in the mess left over by the bacon, because that makes it super delicious.

Scrambled eggs are for children. I'MA CALLIN' YOU CHILDREN!

Meh. I can live with being a child.

Frank said:

Scrambled eggs are for children. I'MA CALLIN' YOU CHILDREN!

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Frank said:

Sunny side up, like an adult. Preferably cooked in the mess left over by the bacon, because that makes it super delicious.

Scrambled eggs are for children. I'MA CALLIN' YOU CHILDREN!

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So can we all please have our allowances then?

scrambled with plenty of cheese is how I prefer. I usually am not a fan of eggs, but scrambled is good.

And anyone calling me childish for it is a big mean poopie head!

Poached, or an omelet with green onion. A coworker gave me a dozen eggs from her chicken coop, and I've been in heaven all week!

Also... Cadbury.

I just had poached eggs. They were all-right, though I think I cooked them wrong cos a lot of the egg stuck to the bottom.

Poached eggs are tricky. If the white is very firm and fresh, that helps. I can't really poach an older egg. I've had good luck adding a few drops of vinegar to the water and then stirring the water up before adding the egg. The spinning motion kinda helps keep the egg together. I admit, most days I cheat. I use one of those little silicone cups on work mornings, because it's fast and fool-proof.

Cajungal said:

A coworker gave me a dozen eggs from her chicken coop, and I've been in heaven all week!

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Lucky!! I was going to order some from a CSA that delivers in my neighborhood, but they wanted $7.50 for a dozen eggs.

Wow, if I could charge 7.50 a dozen for our chickens eggs, they would actually turn a profit!

We usually just eat all the left over eggs from my girlfriend's parents' place. This week we've eaten 14 eggs amongst the two of us, and we're getting another 10 this evening. Lucky my girlfriend has plenty of time to bake these days

Also: eating your eggs with the white and yolk all firm is like eating your steak completely cooked through grey.

stienman said:

That's largely how I make mine, and people think I'm crazy!

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I shall henceforth occasionally refer to them as "Engineer style."

Bubble181 said:

You guys are crazy, with your "no slime in my egg". [...] You need actual bread instead of the plastic stuff they sell in most of the states to properly enjoy it, of course.

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I will eat sunny-side up if I have to, but I need to have sufficient bread around to soak up the yolk (rye is best). As a child with a fever of about 103-104 who was also on iron medication at the time*, all my mother would serve me was soft-boiled egg so as to "go easy on me." When what you're trying to eat looks and feels like what keeps coming up, you a) puke it back up a lot and b) develop a negative association with runny yolks.

--Patrick
*Common side effect: can worsen nausea.

Bubble181 said:

We usually just eat all the left over eggs from my girlfriend's parents' place. This week we've eaten 14 eggs amongst the two of us, and we're getting another 10 this evening. Lucky my girlfriend has plenty of time to bake these days

Also: eating your eggs with the white and yolk all firm is like eating your steak completely cooked through grey.

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Perfect! Well done is obviously the best choice for steak.

Now I'm hungry for steak and eggs...

Terrik said:

Maybe..maybe you should try buying your eggs at a different store.

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I had that nightmare when I was 6 years old.

Anyway! I like my egg yolks slightly runny, boiled or fried. The egg whites have to be completely cooked.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migas#Tex-Mex_migas

The best way to have eggs.

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How do I prefer my eggs? Suicidal.

One thing I can't stand though is cold egg salad. Or cold potato salad. Salad should be either warm or room temperature dammit!

Yoshimickster said:

One thing I can't stand though is cold egg salad. Or cold potato salad. Salad should be either warm or room temperature dammit!

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Warm potato or egg salad?

I cannot stand cold potato/egg salad, it doesn't taste right to me.

Made some of the 'nog today. Why? because I could. That and a friend of mine never had any. Forgot ABC stores aren't open on Sunday's so it was virgin. Still delicious, and the best way to have eggs.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm, nog. I need to try making that sometime.

Covar said:

Let me provide you with the Top Secret recipe

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What's the best way to seperate whites from yolks? Do I need a colander or would a spoon do?

Edit: Nevermind, I remember I have google now. Its weird how many times I forget I have constant access to the internet. That's not sarcasm, I literally forget this quite often. Curse my brain.

Egg omlete, egg pancake, boiled pheasant egg, hundred year egg, egg smothered in..in..sauce...I'm tired of eggs man. I'm tired.

Ravenpoe said:

Eggs... eggs...

Eggs... sterm... inate... eggs sterm inate... EXTERMINATE!

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That's actually exactly what I was hoping to find when I opened this thread! :3

Scrambled is what I always have at home since it's the easiest. And sometimes I add ham!
But my favorite is Over Medium!

I love ham and eggs, I need to eat it more. Though when I get ham, sometimes I forget to eat all of it and then it goes bad. BE GLAD YOU HAVE NOT MY MEMORY!