I went to an IHOP this past weekend and ordered eggs over easy. About 50% of the egg white was clear and runny, along with the yokes.

All my life I have ordered "over easy" to get the whites cooked but the yoke runny but I have heard recently that what I should be ordering is "over medium".

Does "over easy" mean different things in different areas?

BTW, I have eaten at this IHOP occasionally for many years and "over easy" never resulted in clear whites before.

I had a discussion about scrambled eggs with my friend Chef Jami about a month ago and she thinks scrambled should be fully cooked (for her and her kids anyway). I always liked them just a little wet and creamy. What is "normal" for you?

wet and creamy scrambled and no runny whites, unless you want to see me gag. ((and hi!! ))

Poached

Poached.

I like my scrambled very dry cause I use ketchup

runny is ok but never if it's clear. That's raw to me!!

When fried I like it just to the point of hard

but if I want to dip my toast I like it soft set and I pop it !!

(andd Hi! Back! )

I guess I am more flexible than some. I like scrambled creamy alone but pretty dry on an egg sandwich.

But what I am hearing here is that runny whites on a fried egg is not a cooked egg! That is the way I always though it was. I think "over medium" is just the yoke cooked a little more.

'Clear runny' = 'RAW'.

'Scrambled' ... better if a bit creamy, but I still cook 'em until they're dry. Raw eggs are NEVER a good idea.

'Over medium' = 'solid white, runny yellow'. 'Over well' = 'solid white, solid yellow'.

They have to be cooked all the way, or I gag.

Raw eggs are considered dangerous now but it wasn't always that way. Raw eggs were used to make mayonnaise, protein drinks, etc. When I played high school football the coach would urge us to eat raw eggs. We would just break one into a quarter glass of milk and drink it all down (you cannot taste the egg). Sometimes we would poke a little hole in one end of the egg and a pin hole in the other end of the egg and just suck the shell dry. This was kinda weird but not too bad. No one got sick.

To me:

Scrambled: Got to be cooked well done.

Boiled: Got to be well done, to where the shell has cracked.

Fried: You guessed it, Well done, to the point of being "crispy" around the edges.

Yum, Yum!

scrambled.almost well done.like them just a little soft.add cheese even better.


fried.When on a sandwich,well done then. When on a plate,whites must be done,yellows just a little running

making me want eggs for lunch.

I like my white cooked & my yolk warm & runny. That way I can dip my bread or toast in it & I love them that way. I also refer to them as over easy but it's been a long time since I've gotten breakfast at a restaurant so I don't know what they call them now. But, if I asked for over easy I'd expect my whites cooked/yolks runny.