The Lazy Egg-Cooking Trick I'll Never Stop Using - AOL

The story recounts a “fork-fried eggs” method taught by the narrator’s father while cooking at a friend’s house using propane heat. With the skillet hot, he had the narrator grab a fork, add a touch of oil, and then cook the eggs. The key step: after the eggs hit the pan and sizzle, the father used the fork to poke about a dozen tiny holes through the egg white, followed by only the slightest stir. He argued that high heat breaks down membranes and that the punctures help the egg white set thicker around the yolk. The takeaway is simple—poke the eggs for a firmer fried result.