Top chefs reveal their tips for cooking eggs
Craig Hawtin-Butcher
12 April 2018
Elevate eggs to new heights
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Fresh eggs are best
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Use room temperature eggs
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Use the float test
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Buy the best you can afford
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Serve scrambled eggs for dinner...
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... and never add cream
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Fold, don’t scramble eggs
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Whisk your eggs before scrambling them
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Don’t over beat them
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Scramble low and slow
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Pimp your scrambled eggs
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Or keep them super simple
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Boiled eggs shouldn’t be boiled
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Older eggs are best for boiled eggs
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Soft boiled eggs deserve your smallest pan
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Hard boiled eggs need to be cooled once cooked
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Pick a deep pan for poaching
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You need a vortex to poach
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Vinegar the water before poaching
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Good fried eggs are actually poached in butter
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Flip for perfect fried eggs
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Try olive oil for fried eggs
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Let your fried egg get a frill
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Fast is best for omelettes
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Embrace Spanish omelettes
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Not convinced by the celebrity chefs’ approach to eggs?
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