Somebunny
Executive Chef
Lol! Bolas.
Over easy IMO: runny yolk, set white NO SNOT and no crispy edges.
Over easy IMO: runny yolk, set white NO SNOT and no crispy edges.
I think over easy means that the yoke is still runny. As someone else mentioned, how the heck do you get the white not fully cooked when the egg has been flipped over on the pan?
I've been served flipped fried eggs ordered at "Over Medium" that have had raw egg white in them SO many times. It's disgusting. Like a plate full of snot.
Are you serious? You've never been served flipped eggs where the white was not fully cooked? If so, you must stick pretty close to home. I would guess I've been served them that way in at least 30-40 different restaurants in several states across the USA. I hope your luck holds. I wish I had your luck.
It always makes me feel bad to have the plate sent back to get my eggs cooked properly. That's why NOW I always spell it out for the waitress so she'll make sure the cook understands.
I cook over easy eggs for myself all the time. It's quite easy to make them so there is still loose (or snotty) egg white. It's all a matter of how long you cook the eggs on side one before you flip.
When I flip my eggs, the whites aren't completely set. As soon as I flip, I turn off the burner and the residual heat in the pan finishes the egg while I salt and pepper it. Then it slides into the plate.
That's how I do it also, Andy. I do test the side of each egg, nearest the yolk for doneness before putting it on my plate. Runny egg white really grosses me out.
My Grammy ate her eggs about half done. When she was visiting, all of us kids were under strict punishment warnings if we made gagging noises while she was eating her eggs. We did have giggling fits though. One look from Dad would end that however...I understand your aversion. SO is the same way. So much so that she has to cook her own eggs.
I've never ordered eggs to know what "over easy" and all those terms mean....
I've been served flipped fried eggs ordered at "Over Medium" that have had raw egg white in them SO many times. It's disgusting. Like a plate full of snot.
Are you serious? You've never been served flipped eggs where the white was not fully cooked? If so, you must stick pretty close to home. I would guess I've been served them that way in at least 30-40 different restaurants in several states across the USA. I hope your luck holds. I wish I had your luck.
It always makes me feel bad to have the plate sent back to get my eggs cooked properly. That's why NOW I always spell it out for the waitress so she'll make sure the cook understands.
That's my entire point...the terms mean something different to many, many cooks. The best way is to describe how you want your eggs cooked when they are served to you and let the wait staff and cooks call them whatever they wish.
I mean; "Whites completely cooked and yolk as runny as possible" can only mean one thing, regardless of what it's called.
When I want to get fancy about it, I separate the white and yolk, put the whites in the pan until they are 3/4 cooked and THEN put the yolk in the middle after scoring the white in the middle. That allows the little bit of white with the yolk to seep into the scoring and then I "sunny side up" it to finish.
That works perfectly, but you'll never get a restaurant to make them that way.
+1Sunny side up= never been flipped
Over Easy=Flipped, and cooked easy, leaving the yolk runny, and the white set
Over medium/hard, all refer to the done-ness of the yolk
sunny side up= never been flipped
over easy=flipped, and cooked easy, leaving the yolk runny, and the white set
over medium/hard, all refer to the done-ness of the yolk
i agree!i was just surprised more than anything, that you didn't know what to make of a sandwich with an over easy egg on it, lol. A runny yolk can be a thing of beauty on some sandwiches, salads, rice bowls, soups. . . I never have cared for a non cooked white, too snotty for me.
Of course there is also not flipping but, gently, swishing the bacon grease over the top of the egg until it is cooked to your liking. YUM.