The liquid that truly makes a difference between passable eggs and restaurant-quality special-event-feeling eggs is water. That may come as a surprise, but the food scientist Natalie Alibrandi told Well + Good that water makes sense at a chemical level.
Restaurants make scrambled eggs taste way better than homemade by using several different methods: Cream. Cream instead of milk adds a seriously very fluffy texture to scrambled eggs as when cooking, the cream cooks WITH the eggs, airing out the egg and adding a much lighter texture.
Preferring water over milk isn't just our opinion—science also supports using water over milk (if you want fluffy eggs). Adding water to eggs essentially streams them, as the water evaporates during cooking, and this yields a fluffier scramble.
Both types of eggs are high in protein, vitamins, and minerals. However, fried eggs are typically cooked in oil or butter, which adds extra calories and unhealthy fats to the dish. On the other hand, scrambled eggs can be cooked with less oil or butter, making them a healthier option.
Here's the big secret that I learned from a family friend, Oliver Alvarez, who works at McDonald's: Add steam. Trapping steam around the egg while it cooks helps it set quickly, and gives it a puffy, light texture. To do this, pour a bit of water in the pan around the outside of the egg ring and cover with a lid.
The shade of an egg yolk is completely determined by the hen's diet. Hens that are given feed full of yellow-orange pigments will lay eggs with darker yolks. It's as simple as that! No artificial coloring is allowed in chicken feed, but some farmers will add marigold petals to give yolks an orangey color boost.
Making the egg “the McDonald's way” involves two simultaneous cooking techniques: frying and steaming. That is what gives the egg its soft, fluffy texture. Immediately cover the pan so the steam can build and help cook the egg.
Our freshly cracked and scrambled eggs are cooked on the grill with liquid real butter. We also use the grill to heat our folded egg, which is previously cooked in our suppliers' kitchens before arriving at our restaurants.
Just as organic tomatoes that more closely resemble the dark red of a traffic light will have a fuller, richer flavor, egg yolks with a darker shade of orange will give you a creamier, more flavorsome egg and a larger dose of vitamins and omega-3s.
A subsequent taste-test partially corroborated these findings, with four out of eight tasters claiming “there was almost no difference at all in the flavor of the eggs.” The other four were split between preferring eggs from free-roaming, pasture-raised chickens, and organic, cage-free eggs with higher omega-3 counts.
Gordon Ramsay explains very well that scrambled egg continues to cook even after you take them off the heat and so to get the exact degree of set you want, you alternate between heat and off-heat. The heat is held in the bottom of the pan - obvious and simple science really.
Salt and pepper: Only season at the end of cooking, not before. Gordon Ramsey says this prevents watery, gray eggs. Chives: Add lovely flavor and color. Substitute with finely chopped green onions or fresh herbs like tarragon, parsley, dill or thyme.
For smaller batches, use a 2-to-1 eggs-to-butter ratio. Put the pan on high heat. Stir continuously with a rubber spatula—don't whisk—making sure to scrape the bottom of the pan. After 30 seconds, take the pan off the heat.
This is because all our poached eggs are cooked at the same time, on either the grill or using an egg cooker, and with a timer. The timer on the grill lets us know when they're cooked - 150 seconds to be exact - which gives the optimum taste and ensures that we comply with our own food safety standards.
The variation in egg sizes comes down to the hen's age, breed, and the time of year. Younger hens usually lay smaller eggs, while older, more experienced hens are the ones that lay medium-large eggs. Different breeds of hens lay different sized eggs as well—naturally, some breeds lay smaller eggs and others larger.
Hen body weight is the key to increased egg size. Bigger hens produce larger eggs than smaller hens and bigger breeders produce larger eggs than smaller breeders. For modern White Leghorns, rearing pullets that weigh at least 1.35 kg (3.0 lbs.) at the start of egg production will increase both hen weight and egg size.
Because of their numerous benefits, it's OK to eat one whole egg, including the egg yolk, every day if you don't have cardiovascular disease and you do have a healthy level of blood cholesterol.
Eggs are a superfood rich in nutrients that can provide many health benefits including improved muscle growth and repair and weight management. They also have immune system support and enhanced brain function. They are also good for your heart and bone health.