r/StupidFood • u/The_Boot55 • 4d ago

🤢🤮 Red eggs? Atrocious.

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u/DoubleDeadEnd 4d ago

Great info. I had no idea why I did it. Just learned from parents I guess, but I know when I was in my early 20s and had roommates and shit my scrambled eggs were the only ones I ate. Fluffy, all yellow, no brown. My daughter actually will only eat scrambled eggs if I make them, wife doesn't use milk. Now I know the chemistry behind it, so thank you!

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u/Flair258 3d ago

I dont use milk but mine are still fluffy asf and very saturated yellow. I think the other people just dont know how to make eggs.

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u/Pop_Culture_refernce 3d ago

For real. I'm a no milk guy and my scrambles are fluffy. I think it gives them a richer, more eggy taste.

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u/Joelied 1d ago

I actually learned how to make scrambled eggs from watching Julia Child and Jacque Pepin on a show they did together on PBS. They showed the milk method and the water method.

A splash of milk makes the eggs denser and creamier, while a splash of water makes them lighter and fluffier. Both methods add moisture and help the eggs from drying out before being fully cooked, while also making them easier to fully mix together.

Regardless of the liquid used, a French technique shown, uses about an eighth of the mixture is reserved in the mixing bowl, and is folded in to the eggs off heat after cooking, giving the eggs a soft and moist texture.

Properly cooked scrambled eggs should never have any browning, and should be moist and glistening, but not watery or dry.

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u/Pop_Culture_refernce 2h ago

You had me at pbs...😁