The Temperature Your Burners Should Be For The Creamiest Eggs
NEWS
By TIM FORSTER
If you’re looking to cook pillowy, creamy scrambled eggs, it’s best to keep the temperature of your stove on the lower side. Nothing higher than medium-low heat is advisable.
The lower heat keeps the water in the eggs from evaporating, and the water retention, in turn, allows the eggs to form into those much-desired smooth curd-type shapes.
Low heat also makes it easier to avoid overcooking because there’s a longer window to take the eggs off the heat between “perfectly cooked” and “dry and rubbery.”
To hasten the process when in a rush, you can try using a larger pan so that a greater proportion of the eggs touches the hot surface, but you’ll still need to keep the heat low.
That said, there’s no universal definition of “medium-low,” and some stoves might run hotter than others. If your eggs are turning brown, it means you need to turn the heat down.
