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I like my eggs over easy problem is the yolks usually break either when i crack the egg open or when i flip the eggs over,i cant imagine theres a trick to it but wish i could be as successful at it as the local breakfast cook who does it perfect everytime.
plenty of oil/butter in the pan, make sure there aren't any crusty bits stuck on the pan (will rip the yolk on exit), low altitude, one egg at a time, and tilt the pan up to meet the egg so you set it down gently, no pan jostling once the eggs are flipped.
I'd rather do cloaked eggs -- I put a cover on the pan and let the tops steam over instead of flipping them.
If your yolks are breaking when you crack you egg, you are doing something wrong. I don't know if anyone here can give you a lesson. Do be sure you are not cracking your egg to hard. As for breaking when you flip them, that is a different problem. I know I sometimes have trouble because so many of the skillets now have the slightly rounded bottoms; It seems really hard to turn eggs, plus so many of the flippers are thicker than the metal ones. I would make sure you are using some oil and hopefully have a skillet that is perfectly flat on the sides and the bottom.
Sometimes yokes break because the eggs aren't fresh. Are you storing the eggs in the fridge and using them promptly?
To turn an egg without breaking, cook it a little longer before turning. Be sure not to have the pan too hot though, just cook it slowly. Do most of the cooking before turning and just briefly on the second side. Butter or bacon grease works better than oil.
Sometimes yokes break because the eggs aren't fresh. Are you storing the eggs in the fridge and using them promptly?
To turn an egg without breaking, cook it a little longer before turning. Be sure not to have the pan too hot though, just cook it slowly. Do most of the cooking before turning and just briefly on the second side. Butter or bacon grease works better than oil.
/\ This is what I was thinking, buy some eggs from a road side stand and try cooking those, The difference will surprise you. Fresh eggs also make poaching eggs much easier.
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