How can you flip over-easy eggs on a gridlle so the yolk doesn't break?

Answer 1

You have to roll your wrist. Make sure to spray the griddle really well AND the spatula (a wide, flexible one if you have one-an all metal spatula always works really well--sometimes the plastic ones aren't smooth enough) with a non-stick spray. Then, slide the spatula under the right side of the egg (if you are right handed, left side for lefties), and in one motion flip the egg like you would flip a page in a book--gently but fluidly. Imagine that the spatula is an extension of your hand, and you are using your "hand" to cradle the egg and flip it over about 2 inches to the left--but you aren't picking it up off the griddle, it is just turning over. Don't stop the motion as you are flipping the egg-you have to follow through so that your hand and spatula end up on the other side of the egg after it is flipped. That should do it without breaking the yolk. I think the trick is to do it in one motion, and to follow though--don't try and just turn it over--you have to move the entire egg over. Good luck!

Answer 2

Make sure you cook only very fresh eggs. Older eggs tend to fall fall apart before they are even turned.

Do not cook the egg on an area of the griddle that is too cold! If the griddle is not hot enough the egg will cook too slowly and the white will be very tender, making it nearly impossible to turn it without tearing it and breaking the yolk in the process.

Make sure the griddle is well greased before you put the egg on it.

Finally, use a solid (not slotted) stainless steel spatula and make sure the spatula is also well greased just before you use it to flip the egg.

From there it is "all in the wrist" and takes a bit of practice.

Bert

Answer 3

I usually put a little cooking spray on the bottom of the skillet/pan (even if it is non-stick) and I also put a little of the spray on the spatula so that the eggs slide on easier without breaking the yolk before flipping the eggs over.

Answer 4

Like the professional chefs that turn over thousands of eggs every week do: PRACTICE till you get it right.......best way I can think of, buy a dozen eggs (what, a buck 59??) and go at it......if ya break the yolks, continue cooking them and you can make egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches......by about the 8th egg or so, you should start getting the hang of it......but it took me a long time to get it right, and I went to Culinary School.....it's like riding a bike, you don't just get on one and ride a hundred miles, you fall off a lot the first few times......just like cooking, sometimes even I screw up in the kitchen.........Enjoy and good luck......and don't get frustrated.....

Christopher

Answer 5

make sure that your spatula is under the whole yolk..... If you pick up the egg with the yolk hanging of the edge it will put too much tension on the yolk causing it to pop like a water balloon filled with too much water.

Answer 6

use a spatula and just flip it over into the pan, hold the spatula just a bit off the bottom , no need to old it way above th pan

and hey if you break the yolk just make scrambled eggs :)


B.

Answer 7

Make sure the area you are cooking on is greased and bottom of the egg is cooked before you flip. check the edges carefully to make sure its done and when you are ready, slide the spatula under quickly and flip as close to the griddle as possible.

Answer 8

Its pretty easy but it might take a while be very gentle, use 2 spatulas or anything that is easy to pick somehting up, and when one side is fully done ure slowly ppick it up in the midle.

Answer 9

shortcut..... no need to flip, when the egg starts to set at the bottom simply cover it with the lid of a sauce pot, the steam will set the top... about 45 seconds on a med heat.

Answer 10

very carefully.........make sure griddle is well lubricated and egg won't stick and good luck. or just do an Emeril and flip in a small saucepan in the air. Actually I have better luck doing that than I do tearing it with a spatula.