Question About Fried Eggs vs. Hard Boiled ...

[IndyIan]

Originally Posted By: fenixguy

My personal opinion is you're getting an increase in adrenaline because you're frying the eggs like a man and not boiling them. The only thing that would add to this effect is frying them in cast iron instead of Teflon.

Frying eggs like a man! I like it.
OP, If you are having your fried eggs sunny side up, some of it isn't cooked much at all, which maybe slightly different nutritionally?
Personally I never boil eggs, it just makes an easy to prepare food into a PITA, IMO. I usually fry mine in butter (like a man!) at lowish temps and then turn off the burner and put lid on to heat up the top side a bit while still having a runny yolk...

 

[69GTX]

Originally Posted By: Leo99
Why are you minimizing the olive oil? Olive oil is healthy.


It depends on the source, age and storage of the Olive Oil. If the stuff is old, heavily oxidized, or comes from a poor source, I wouldn't call it healthy. I used to buy a gallon of OO at one time to save money. It would last a year or more. Then I found out about oxidation. Now I only buy OO in 15-25 oz dark bottles, with recent manufacture dates...and use it up within a couple of months. Less oxidation.

Choose first cold pressed, extra virgin OO from highly ranked/trusted sources. Many of the distributors of olive oil mix various batches. And if one of those batches is a superior source and quality, they can claim the entire batch is. That doesn't work for me. It's like mixing in a quart of synthetic motor oil into a jug of conventional and calling the entire batch "synthetic."

And cooking those eggs on a teflon pan, or any pan, would suggest that some of those metal particles find their way into your eggs. Not so easy with a hard boiled egg. And who can forget Rocky Balboa drinking a couple of raw eggs for breakfast?

 

[LoneRanger]

I've figured it out.

They're a special Omega-3 egg. 9x the normal levels of Omega-3 fatty acids vs. regular eggs, supposedly 660mg/egg if label claim is true.

Well I've apparently been overcooking the boiled ones, found out if the yokes have a green perimeter around them then you've overcooked. When frying them, I've been doing it "over hard" but leaving the yoke slightly gel-like in spots instead of fully cooked.

So, I think what's happened is since I started frying them and leaving the yokes about midway between about 75W-140 consistency and fully cooked, that I'm now getting full benefit of all the extra Omega-3 fatty acids in these eggs. Whereas before, my hard boiling technique was way over cooking the yoke and suppressing the Omega-3's. Once a rolling boil began I'd timer them for 12 minutes. Found out this was much too long. My frying style is leaving the yokes much more digestible and also better preserving the Omega-3's I think.

Seems to make sense.

 

[bigt61]

Your body may be craving more fat. Fat is good for you if it's the right kind - butter, olive oil & coconut oil. Eating more fat will make you lose weight. Carbohydrates are responsible for weight gain because they stimulate insulin. A by product of insulin, besides lowering your blood sugar, is that it makes your cells store fat. All calories are not equal. Protein and fat are good - sugar and carbs are bad. It's very simple. Avoid vegetable oil, corn oil, canola oil & soybean oil - they have their own set of problems that have nothing to do with weight, but cause other issues.

Books to research - "Good Calories, Bad Calories" - by Gary Taubes
"The Big Fat Surprise" - by Nina Teicholz

good video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2xhlIIueZY

 

[Rock_Hudstone]

Originally Posted By: LoneRanger
Well I've apparently been overcooking the boiled ones, found out if the yokes have a green perimeter around them then you've overcooked. When frying them, I've been doing it "over hard" but leaving the yoke slightly gel-like in spots instead of fully cooked.

My frying style is leaving the yokes much more digestible and also better preserving the Omega-3's I think.

Another way that saves time and hassle frying over easy or hard eggs is to skip the flipping over part and just place a lid on the pan with small opening to allow steam to escape until the eggs are firmed up to your tastes.

Again, the less cooking time the more antioxidants they retain.

 

[HondaBroMike]

Originally Posted By: LoneRanger
Hey, I've been eating hard boiled eggs x 2 or 3 with breakfast each a.m. before leaving for work. Other stuff with them but none of that has recently changed. Been frying them the past week or so mainly because 1. haven't felt like futzing with boiling up a batch, and 2. Nice change from boiled eggs. I use an olive oil based non-stick spray and a teflon pan, I use minimal spray and then rub it in w/ a paper towel so no excess non-stick spray.

I've noticed a definite energy boost since switching to frying the eggs instead of eating them cold hard boiled out of fridge.

Is there any reason fried eggs would digest more efficiently or something about cold hard boiled that my body doesn't break them down all the way?



I once had this friend, brilliant fellow, but his mom wouldn't cook for [censored]. Poor guy had to boil his own eggs just to serve up a meal for himself and this reminded me of it. Sanderson farms special, that was his last name.

 

[jakewells]

i fry my eggs next to the bacon in the same pan yum yum.

 

[Mr_Luke]

Hey, I've been eating hard boiled eggs x 2 or 3 with breakfast each a.m. before leaving for work. Other stuff with them but none of that has recently changed. Been frying them the past week or so mainly because 1. haven't felt like futzing with boiling up a batch, and 2. Nice change from boiled eggs. I use an olive oil based non-stick spray and a teflon pan, I use minimal spray and then rub it in w/ a paper towel so no excess non-stick spray.

I've noticed a definite energy boost since switching to frying the eggs instead of eating them cold hard boiled out of fridge.

Is there any reason fried eggs would digest more efficiently or something about cold hard boiled that my body doesn't break them down all the way?

Eating eggs with runny yolks is preferable so it could be that.
I've never noticed more energy from runny yolks.

 

[Mr_Luke]

I do eggs in the Instant Pot for 4 minutes, then place them in cold water.
They seem to peel easy this way.