mentalchik
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit."
Melt butter etc in pan, add beaten eggs, salt and pepper cook till only just done.........(like mine still a bit snotty)
How do you like/make your scrambled eggs?
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Exactly the same here. I only got one because I didn't have any cooking facilities, and gave it to my sister after I got a cooker and it had sat there unused for weeks. About half an hour after I sent it on its way, I opened the cupboard and a load of microwave popcorn packets fell out
I've still got two four packs of buttery grim goodness. I may invite myself to neighbours for microwave snack parties.
Occasionally the odd reheat of something's a minor faff without a microwave, but with a bit of steamer action most things come out better. Especially if you quickly reroast or hash up some leftover potatoes rather than dinging them into sweaty sogginess.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I ALWAYS make them in the microwave now, not because I'm lazy, in fact I think it might be more labour intensive, but because they are VASTLY better. No butter, just two eggs, large splosh of milk, salt and pepper. But I have a finely honed technique which involves timings as follows, with stirring in between:
25 secs on full power
20 secs on full power
20 secs on medium power
15 secs on medium power
10 secs on medium power
smaller times thereafter until eggs are creamy and cooked
It does mean the thing is going fucking beep constantly and you barely have time to make the toast but they're great.
I started doing this at work where the microwave is the only way of cooking things, and got it down to a fine art.
25 secs on full power
20 secs on full power
20 secs on medium power
15 secs on medium power
10 secs on medium power
smaller times thereafter until eggs are creamy and cooked
It does mean the thing is going fucking beep constantly and you barely have time to make the toast but they're great.
I started doing this at work where the microwave is the only way of cooking things, and got it down to a fine art.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
Heat knob of butter and splash of milk in pan, turn heat down to almost nothing, cook eggs very, very slowly, stirring up the bottom every thirty seconds.
Microwaves are wrong.
Microwaves are wrong.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
I like mine with a kiss
johnnymarrsbars
www.friendrock.co.uk
crack 2 eggs in a bowl. whisk. add milk, salt & black pepper. whisk again. pour into frying pan. cook til theyre no longer mega sloppy.
buttered toast. on top. nom.
miss marsbar adds paprika and other random herbs. bit wrong IMO.
buttered toast. on top. nom.
miss marsbar adds paprika and other random herbs. bit wrong IMO.
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
I am known to put spring onions and fresh herbs and chilli in, and also grate some cheese on top.
yes, yes it is! RT @johnnymarrsbars miss marsbar adds paprika and other random herbs. bit wrong IMO.
I don't know why I felt compelled to do that ^ , heh heh.
But it is wrong you're not wrong (?!) Even if I did like eggs that doesn't sound right!
I don't know why I felt compelled to do that ^ , heh heh.
But it is wrong you're not wrong (?!) Even if I did like eggs that doesn't sound right!
My gran taught me the best way:
The key is to melt the butter/margarine in the saucepan first then add the other stuff... thats about it.
I like them 'rare' i guess.. not dry, still quite moist. with salt and pepper.
When i was a naive pre-teen i would stir in tomato ketchup... not any more!
I also like kedgeree (sp?)
The key is to melt the butter/margarine in the saucepan first then add the other stuff... thats about it.
I like them 'rare' i guess.. not dry, still quite moist. with salt and pepper.
When i was a naive pre-teen i would stir in tomato ketchup... not any more!
I also like kedgeree (sp?)
mysterygirl
Stealth visit from work
crack 2 eggs into a plasticy bowl, doesn't matter if they break. Add some milk, butter if you have any, pepper. Salt sometimes but not always cos salt is bad for you apparently.
Mix, put into the microwave, full power for 1 minute. Remove, stir, then back in the microwave at 30 second intervals, removing to stir, until done. (the last bit of cooking might be less than 30 seconds)
I cannot STAND washing up eggy pans, but that is admittedly how eggs should be scrambled.
Mix, put into the microwave, full power for 1 minute. Remove, stir, then back in the microwave at 30 second intervals, removing to stir, until done. (the last bit of cooking might be less than 30 seconds)
I cannot STAND washing up eggy pans, but that is admittedly how eggs should be scrambled.
redsnapper
Vintage Urban
why, cos pans were invented before micro's?
dilute micro
esse quam videri
The best scrambled are done on a griddle in a breakfast shop soft scrambled. I can't make them that way at home no matter how much I try.
break eggs into bowl, beat with salt and pepper and potentially cream if feeling especially decadent. Melt a big knob of butter in a pan at very low heat, pour in eggs, cook incredibly slowly while scrambling them with some kind of flat implement until they start to cook. Remove from heat at precisely the right moment to avoid them becoming to dry/rubbery. I am reliably informed that I make awesome scrambled eggs. They do take about 15minues though 
BlueSquareThing
With chips
Just a splash of milk or cream if it's in the fridge. Black pepper.
Pan with butter - pull it off the heat and let the residual heat finish them. 15 minutes??? Couldn't wait that long for eggs!
Pan with butter - pull it off the heat and let the residual heat finish them. 15 minutes??? Couldn't wait that long for eggs!
Yeah, I like very slow mornings though... gives me time to cut the bread and get it toasted and buttered and stuff.Just a splash of milk or cream if it's in the fridge. Black pepper.
Pan with butter - pull it off the heat and let the residual heat finish them. 15 minutes??? Couldn't wait that long for eggs!
redsnapper
Vintage Urban
Couldn't wait that long for eggs!
It's eggceptionally long that, isn't it?!
AAHahahahaha
I laughed anyway....
Microwaved scambled eggs are just simply wrong! End of.
Proper scrambled eggs should be slightly sloppy and a rich mustard yellow colour and always cooked over a low heat, almost contantly stirred until they start to thicken.
My way for 2 people is:
4 eggs, a very small dash of cream, a generous sprinkle of pepper & a generous pinch of sea salt, then beaten vigorously until the mixture is quite fluffy. Then poured into a heavy frying pan on a low heat with a medium knob of butter already melted in it. Then stir until they become thick & serve before they become stiffer.
For a delicious addition, stir in a handful of grated Parmasan cheese & small handful of chopped Basil leaves just as it begins to thicken.
Proper scrambled eggs should be slightly sloppy and a rich mustard yellow colour and always cooked over a low heat, almost contantly stirred until they start to thicken.
My way for 2 people is:
4 eggs, a very small dash of cream, a generous sprinkle of pepper & a generous pinch of sea salt, then beaten vigorously until the mixture is quite fluffy. Then poured into a heavy frying pan on a low heat with a medium knob of butter already melted in it. Then stir until they become thick & serve before they become stiffer.
For a delicious addition, stir in a handful of grated Parmasan cheese & small handful of chopped Basil leaves just as it begins to thicken.
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
Yes, they're great with Parmesan (or just about any other cheese) added. I also like them with a tiny amount of anchovy.
I have to whisk them to death beforehand as I have an aversion to egg white but don't mind it mixed thoroughly with yolk (the same goes for omelettes). And they have to be done in a pan.
The only thing I've ever knowingly had from a microwave that tasted decent was a reheated cup of tea.
I have to whisk them to death beforehand as I have an aversion to egg white but don't mind it mixed thoroughly with yolk (the same goes for omelettes). And they have to be done in a pan.
The only thing I've ever knowingly had from a microwave that tasted decent was a reheated cup of tea.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
My grandma used to make the best scrambled eggs ever. She used to make them with butter and milk. And sometimes some grated cheese.
BlueSquareThing
With chips
Hmmm, parmesan. Nice idea...
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
I had scrambled eggs on toast for my tea last night, solely because of this thread
Threshers_Flail
Well-Known Member
In the microwave with a splash of milk, and a bit of black pepper. Two thick slices of white bread, with shit loads of butter.
I do them two ways, both start with the inevitable eggs, salt, pepper, incredibly tiny splosh of milk, then either poncy style - constant agitation in a double-boiler that has been rubbed down lightly with butter so that the eggs are cooked but still almost pouring-consistency. I add some single cream just as they are done to stop the cooking process at just the right point and stop them overcooking in the pan. The other way is to add a tiny bit of oil to a pan and then a knob of butter, then stir them just enough to stop them sticking, so that you get large (but still soft and not rubbery) clots of egg, which you then add a tiny bit of butter to at the end - not enough to taste but enough to give them a bit of a gloss. Both ways should be tried and the seasoning adjusted at the end.
I've tried adding a few leaves of thyme etc, and whilst I agree it can be nice, the unadulterated thing can be such a thing of beauty if you get it just right that I mostly don't bother.
I eat way too many eggs.
I've tried adding a few leaves of thyme etc, and whilst I agree it can be nice, the unadulterated thing can be such a thing of beauty if you get it just right that I mostly don't bother.
I eat way too many eggs.
spacemonkey
I Love Noodles
I dunno why everyone thinks the microwave is so wrong.
Just another way of heating up egg molecules innit.
Just another way of heating up egg molecules innit.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Inspired by this thread I added a handful of cheese to my eggs last night.
Lovely day.
Lovely day.
