100 Ways to Cook an Egg (2024)

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What are the 100 ways of cooking an egg? ›

So the story goes that the 100 folds in a chef's hat represent the 100 ways to cook an egg, but is this true? Well, let's see... there's scrambled, over easy, over medium, over hard, poached, shirred, soft boiled, hard boiled, pickled, baked, sunny side up; in an omelette, quiche, or frittata; etc, etc, etc.

In the early days of the toque blanche, it was said that the number of pleats would often represent how many techniques or recipes a chef had achieved. For example, a chef would have 100 pleats in his hat to represent 100 ways he could prepare eggs.

In the early days, the number of pleats in the chef's hat represented the number of recipes a chef knew for a given food item, like egg or chicken. Having a hat with 100 pleats meant he knew 100 recipes to prepare with an egg. The same applied to the height of the hat. The taller the toque, the more a chef knew.

A strong eggshell is about 0.3 millimeters thick and has between 7,000 and 17,000 tiny pores¹. These pores work to allow oxygen, carbon dioxide and moisture to pass through, but to keep bacteria out. Eggshells with larger pores or thinner shells have less protective power.

Over Easy. Over easy is the most challenging type of cooked egg because you have to make the flip. One of the best egg tools to use for a successful flip is the silicone spatula.

Eggs are commonly fried, with the yolk left in one piece and either sunny side up, or over easy or medium, or scrambled. Omelets are scrambled eggs fried almost flat with cheese and veggies or meats. Hard boiled eggs are eaten cold as egg salad or in other things like tuna salad or potato salad.

So, how much is a hundredfold exactly? We often think of it as 100 times the original seed sown, but in reality it can be much greater than that. More accurately, the hundredfold return is simply the greatest possible return on any particular seed sown.

All Day. In chef slang, the expression all day is used to indicate the total number of orders needed. As tickets come in, a chef will shout out the orders followed by all day. If there are three orders of fries on one ticket and four orders of fries on another ticket, there are seven orders of fries all day.

One thing that is standard is the head chef's hat must be white, as a symbol of cleanliness and good hygiene in the kitchen! It's been rumored that the 100 pleats in a chef's hat symbolized the number of recipes the chef has mastered, such as 100 ways to cook eggs.

How to make 100 day eggs? ›

Traditionally century eggs were made by preserving chicken or duck eggs in a mixture of salt, lime and ash, then wrapping in rice husks for several weeks. During this time the pH of the egg raises transforming the egg, the chemical process breaks down some of the proteins and fats into smaller, more complex flavours.

There are two different types of chicken eggs – white and brown, depending on the breed. There are several varieties of eggs, which are all rich in protein, vitamins, calcium, zinc and other healthy minerals. The size of the eggs can vary with the breed, age and weight of the hen.

Follow this guide to learn how to master egg cooking with 16 different styles (and recipes). From baked eggs (casseroles, frittatas, and egg cups) to an easy scramble, fried, sunny side up, omelettes, and poached eggs.