How to cook eggs on a griddle
Boiling eggs on a griddle is not at all difficult if you know the correct techniques. Functionally, the only difference between a griddle and a pan lies in the cooking surface. You will have to use the right griddle temperature to get the optimum results.
According to the USDA, eggs are a versatile ingredient and a good source of protein and other essential vitamins and minerals.
In order to compensate for the unmovable cooking surface when you are making eggs in an electric frying pan or a griddle, you should be a little careful with your wrist, especially if you want to cook eggs too easily. A large compensating spatula is one of the essential tools for frying eggs on a griddle or a frying pan.
You may use a thin metal spatula if you have a cast iron griddle and a silicone spatula for electric an griddle with a non-stick coating.
How to cook eggs on a griddle
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Step 1: Break the eggs
Choose eggs that are not cracked when making eggs in the electric pan or griddle. According to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, cracked eggs can give you direct access to harmful bacteria and hence should be kept at bay.
Break each egg into a cup. Break the eggs wide open on the work surface so that the pieces of shell don’t get into the egg whites.
Step 2: Prepare the plate
Place the cast iron griddle on the stove and keep the burner medium low. If you have an electric griddle, you should slightly grease the cooking surface with oil and set the temp to 325 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature suitable for eggs.
Step 3: Pour the eggs onto the griddle
Pour each egg from the cup onto the surface of the plate. You may season the eggs according to your taste with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Step 4: Add water and cover
You will have to pour a small spoonful of water on the plate and let it bubble for a few seconds. You will now have to cover the eggs with a lid.
Step 5: Cook until the whites are set
Boil the covered eggs for a minute, and then uncover them. You should continue cooking until the whites are absolutely set, more or less about 30 seconds.
Step 6: Remove and serve
Slide the spatula under the eggs and scrape them out of the pan. You may pry up a corner of the eggs, if necessary, so that you can pass the spatula cleanly under the eggs.
Scrambled eggs in the electric frying pan
Step 1: Heat the griddle
Provide medium heat to an electric griddle with oil or butter push the temp to 325 F.
Phase 2: Stroke and season
Beat the eggs with a tablespoon of dairy for each and season them according to your taste. Although milk or cream is usually used, a little sour cream, buttermilk or yogurt works fine, and even adds a pleasant acidity that contrasts with the fatty egg yolk.
Step 3: Add a little butter
Break small pieces of cold butter and beat them into eggs. The pieces of butter smear the curd and make the eggs fluffier. You can also add a pinch of bicarbonate of baking soda to make it a little lighter if you like.
Step 4: Carefully turn the eggs over
Pour the eggs on the griddle. You should now carefully slide the base of the sliding spatula over the top of the eggs, in a circular motion, for about a minute.
Step 5: Turn the eggs over
Turn the spatula and bring the eggs closer to you and turn them. Turn off the heat from the electric griddle and allow the eggs to boil with the residual heat until they have reached the hardness that you want.
The eggs will reach their full hardness if you leave them on the plate for 30 seconds; they will soften as soon as you remove them from the griddle.
Easy, medium or difficult cooking
Step 1: heat the griddle
Break each egg into a cup. Place a well-oiled cast iron plate or griddle on the stove at medium heat or set a well-oiled electric griddle to a temp of 325 F.
Step 2: Pour the egg onto the griddle
Pour the egg from the cup on the griddle. Boil the egg until the egg whites become hard and opaque, keeping it there about one minute.
Step 3: Place the spatula under the egg.
If you are right-handed, slide the left side of the spatula under the right side of the egg; if you are left-handed, you will have to slide the right side of the spatula under the left side of the egg.
Don’t slide the front of the spatula under the egg as you would normally do; instead, you have to slide the whole left or right side of the spatula under the egg.
Step 4: give it a gentle rollover
You should roll your wrist when you get the spatula under the egg. Do try to lift the egg and let it fall upside down on the frying pan to turn it. You will break the yolk each time. Just roll the spatula smoothly with the egg on top.
Step 5: Cooking to completion
Boil the egg for about 15 seconds after turning it on medium heat; you may boil the egg for a minute after turning it to make it harder.
You should eat the eggs immediately after cooking for maintaining best quality. You must throw away any remaining eggs left over that have been at room temperature for more than two hours. Yes, this is what has been recommended by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service to reduce the risk of diseases that can occur from food.
Things you will need
Small cups or mugs
Butter or vegetable oil
Baking powder (optional)
kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Offset metal or silicone spatula
Important tip for you
You may use frying rings if you want to give the eggs a clean, round shape. Place a frying ring on the griddle, pour the egg in and then you should remove the ring after 30 seconds.
Wrapping up
How to cook eggs on a griddle
Now that you know how to cook eggs on a griddle, you should be able to do it with great ease. You might have some early problems, but after you do it a few times, you will be quite an expert.
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