How long do you cook an egg?

Question

When ever I cook eggs and it comes time to flip them,I never know how long to keep them cooking and still have the yolk runny but the egg not be all snotty. How long should I keep it going on this side before this happens? I hate snotty whites in my eggs.

Answer 1

I usually flip it and keep it going for about 35 or 40 seconds. Dont get your flame too high or too low.

Answer 2

Perfect Fried Egg
Now for the modern version (rather my version) of the above recipe:

1 fresh large egg*
3/4 tablespoon of butter
Salt and pepper

* Use the freshest and best eggs you can find.

Place a small non-stick frying pan over the lowest possible heat on your stove (if using gas, you should barely see the blue flame.)

Add the butter and let slowly melt, making sure it doesn't foam and is not sizzling.

When all the butter has melted, crack the egg into a small bowl, dish, or saucer (taking care not to break the yolk and to remove any shell fragments).

Gently slide the egg off the dish into the frying pan and cover with a lid.

Continue cooking approximately 5 minutes until the egg white solidifies from transparency into snow-white cream; the yolk will thicken slightly as it heats. How quickly the egg cooks is dependent on how low you have the heat.

Do not flip the eggs but leave the egg sunnyside up and natural.

When your egg is done, slide cooked egg onto a serving plate; sprinkle with fresh cracked pepper, salt, and serve.

Answer 3

First, set the temperature on you stove to a medium heat with the pan on it. Drop in a pad of butter or a dash of cooking oil. Break the shell of the egg and drop the contents gently into the pan. Now to answer your question, once the egg begins to have the clear liquid turning white all the way up to the yellow, flip it then and and 75 seconds later take the egg out of the pan. You didn't ask but I'll mention it anyway.Never salt the egg until it finished cooking. Creates tougher skin and may be one of the problems in getting them like you want.

Answer 4

It depends on how high the flame is and the thickness of the egg. If you're cooking them over-easy, cook on one side until the whites become opaque. When you're ready to flip them, hold the pan up about 1' above the flame. Then flip the eggs over by pushing the pan away and snapping upward simultaneously. Once the eggs start their somersault, raise the pan to meet them so that the exposed yolks experience the softest landing possible. Count to 10 slowly, then flip again & slide them onto a plate.

Answer 5

In the shell For Hard boiled 10 min. For soft boiled 3 min. For poached egg like you are doing at least 2 min and no more that 8 min. Also in the future if you want to poach an egg put some vinegar and a pinch of salt in the water.

Answer 6

you should be using a non-stick pan with a little bit of butter, after you flip it, your egg is going to stick, but once the side cooks, it's going to un-stick, if you will, all on its own. this should take about 15 seconds or so, on about medium heat. shake your pan gently to see if the egg has loosened from the pan. give it roughly another five seconds and remove the egg from the pan.

Answer 7

Buy one of those pans that are in half. Put in the egg. When it looks done on one side, flip it over by covering the half. Open it up and slide it on your plate. Voila.

Answer 8

You will have to cook till you see the cracks on the egg shell. Once you see the cracks, immediately stop cooking. Remove from the heat. Drain hot water out of vessel and pour cold (chilled) water on eggs, immediately. This will stop the process of cooking and also, makes it easier to remove the shell.

Answer 9

You should be able to tell just by looking at it. Shake the pan and see if the egg jiggles.

Answer 10

i cook them until the edges are peeling off the pan and it looks ready to flip, then i flip it and cook the other side until it's delicious looking...