if you had to guess, how many ways are there to cook eggs?

[boomchakabowwow]

I'm about to soft boil some eggs for breakfast.

just pondering the universe I suppose. eggs are limitless, almost. eggs for breakfast, I bet alone is like 15-20 methods. okay, maybe 10 in my world.

 

[jaydee]

Here are a couple different ways/temperatures if you are feeling adventurous:
Sous vide eggs

 

[mengwong]

 

[esoo]

I'm about to soft boil some eggs for breakfast.

just pondering the universe I suppose. eggs are limitless, almost. eggs for breakfast, I bet alone is like 15-20 methods. okay, maybe 10 in my world.

Two - in the shell, out of the shell.

 

[Michi]

Plenty:

 

[btbyrd]

As many ways as there are folds on a chef’s toque. At least that’s what they say.

I think there are probably more.

 

[daveb]

Tis said that there are 96 ways (French) to prepare eggs. As noted they are represented by 96 folds on a toque.

 

[boomchakabowwow]

@daveb

cool!! I didnt know that!!

 

[BillHanna]

@btbyrd and @daveb with the knowledge bomb

 

[stringer]

Here is what I can do off the top of my head:
Boiled
Poached
Fried
Sunny Side Up
Over Easy through Over Hard
Coddled
Basted
Sous Vide
Scrambled
Omelet (several varieties)
Frittata
Quiche
Casserole
Preserved
Pickled
Devilled
Egg McMuffin style
Starbucks Egg Muffin Style
There is also the custard family
Creme Brulee
Pudding
Sabayon, etc
And the mayo and hollandaise families

When you get right down to it. There are more chickens both in sheer numbers and sheer mass than pretty much any other animal planet on the planet. I'd have to look it up. Probably ants and beetles got them beat. But I think it would be tough to find a more prolific vertebrate. And mostly all of those chickens exist for human consumption. Any culture that consumes meat eats chicken. And many cultures that don't eat "meat" still eat eggs. Chickens are extremely efficient at turning grain into protein. Eggs make it so you don't even have to slaughter them. Because of the ubiquity of eggs around the world there are literally millions of different ways to eat them.

 

[daveb]

Pigs and chickens. They'll eat anything. They'll live in the most inhospitable space. Every culture has em on the menu.

 

[Chopper88]

Chickens maybe, but I'm pretty sure there's a few parts of the world who don't eat pigs

 

[boomchakabowwow]

half my staff wont touch pork. our office lunches have to span the globe's options.

 

[daveb]

Chickens maybe, but I'm pretty sure there's a few parts of the world who don't eat pigs

Could eat - but I stand corrected on culture and know better.

Had a facility for awhile with a group of Jewish ladies that sort of ate Kosher. We agreed that no one would tell the Rabbi about the bacon.

 

[Joyner]

326...

 

[simona]

Pigs and chickens. They'll eat anything. They'll live in the most inhospitable space. Every culture has em on the menu.

and they nearly always taste great eaten together; pork ramen, bacon and eggs.....

 

[simona]

Here is what I can do off the top of my head:
Boiled
Poached
Fried
Sunny Side Up
Over Easy through Over Hard
Coddled
Basted
Sous Vide
Scrambled
Omelet (several varieties)
Frittata
Quiche
Casserole
Preserved
Pickled
Devilled
Egg McMuffin style
Starbucks Egg Muffin Style
There is also the custard family
Creme Brulee
Pudding
Sabayon, etc
And the mayo and hollandaise families

When you get right down to it. There are more chickens both in sheer numbers and sheer mass than pretty much any other animal planet on the planet. I'd have to look it up. Probably ants and beetles got them beat. But I think it would be tough to find a more prolific vertebrate. And mostly all of those chickens exist for human consumption. Any culture that consumes meat eats chicken. And many cultures that don't eat "meat" still eat eggs. Chickens are extremely efficient at turning grain into protein. Eggs make it so you don't even have to slaughter them. Because of the ubiquity of eggs around the world there are literally millions of different ways to eat them.

Onsen
Raw - ok not strictly cooking as such
En cocotte - is that coddled?
Brined
Souffle
Meringues - a la Ille flottante
Tamagoyaki

 

[MarcelNL]

steamed

steamed by the espresso machine wand in a milk jug

 

[Michi]

Lye cured century eggs.

Also salt cured egg yolks.

 

[mengwong]

steamed

steamed by the espresso machine wand in a milk jug

Oh yes! I used to do this on the office espresso machine. Right in the latte cup, topped with smoked salmon, trout roe, crème fraiche (in a pinch, Boursin), and chives. It was the best midnight snack

 

[esoo]

Glass eggs
Century eggs.

 

[maxxpup]

Recently discovered there is no method better than steaming, when it comes to making hard boiled eggs.
Total game changer.
https://www.seriouseats.com/steamed-hard-boiled-eggs-recipe

 

[Jovidah]

But why would you want a hard boiled egg in the first place? It's like saying 'I found the perfect way to make a well-done steak'.

 

[M1k3]

But why would you want a hard boiled egg in the first place? It's like saying 'I found the perfect way to make a well-done steak'.

Deviled eggs is a thing.

 

[Jovidah]

A thing that belongs in the history books, not on a menu.

 

[esoo]

But why would you want a hard boiled egg in the first place? It's like saying 'I found the perfect way to make a well-done steak'.

Egg salad.

 

[maxxpup]

But why would you want a hard boiled egg in the first place? It's like saying 'I found the perfect way to make a well-done steak'.

1)They're portable. I wouldn't recommend packing eggs 'over easy' in a lunch box
2) Elevating humble dishes like deviled eggs is fun AND a real crowd pleaser
3) This method is equally as effective for making soft-boiled eggs

 

[Michi]

Japanese potato salad really has to have egg. And this chickpea and tuna salad isn’t the same without eggs either.

 

[boomchakabowwow]

But why would you want a hard boiled egg in the first place? It's like saying 'I found the perfect way to make a well-done steak'.

i've been making a japanese egg salad sando, that is fun. my elderly neighbors love them!! i run the eggs thru my potato ricer as a cheat. BOOM!

i love a hard boiled egg. super easy to eat when i am kayak fishing. i used to put them into my down jacket pockets wrapped in foil when they were scourching hot. awesome hand warmer in the winter while duck hunting. then i had a snack!!

 

[btbyrd]

I'm from the south. My family always has deviled eggs at gatherings. My wife's family is the same way. I only make them for the older generations when we host a larger gathering. Deviled eggs are always "just okay." I guess they're a good way to pump some fat and protein into a crowd with a semi-shelf-stable, picnic-friendly snack or whatever. But... I don't know. They're just kinda "meh."

When I was a kid, I'd have my mom make me two eggs that were just whites, no filling. I ate those with salt and pepper. My mom overcooks her hardboiled eggs and that my mother in law is afraid of mayonnaise. My side of the family didn't put chopped pickles or relish in their eggs, but we adopted that practice from my wife's side.

I've been wanting to do a "fine dining" style riff on them for years to see if I can do something that's actually delicious. I'd strain a bunch of yolks and then cook them sous vide at 62 or 63 for like 30-40 minutes agitating frequently, then move them to a piping bag. Inside the white, do a dab of Momofuku's actually-quite-spicy chili crunch, a piped layer of kewpie, then the yolk and garnish with some chives or ikura (or chives and ikura). Or something like that.