How to fry egg in stainless steel pan 

It doesn't matter to me if it stick or not! The thing is I am still having food to eat!

If you don't want "slimy" eggs but want sunny side up toss a tablespoon of water in the pan and quickly cover it for about 30 seconds. The steam will finish the eggs and then you don't have to worry about breaking the yolks when you flip them.

This is one of those things where everybody seems to have a slightly different approach and we're all sure our way is the best.

*EDGE* I use your method exactly and I've never had an egg stick yet. It works perfectly, every time. *Thanks* :)

Great video gonna try it in the morning. It's great to understand why the food is sticking to the stainless steel. Just learned to pat dry chicken or steak to keep it from sticking to the pan. Thanks again.

Thanks for the video, it helped a lot! I see now that adding the butter should be done after the pan has been heated. I've always added it then heated the pan.

I usually do scrambled eggs and it never sticks. Today was the first time I tried fried eggs in stainless pan and I learned that its not the same thing... Good video 👍🏾

The Skillet this man is using looks like an All Clad skillet. The All Clad cookware was invented in 1967 by John Ulam. I have one of his early skillets made around 1968. I have kept it extremely clean, and never allowed any damage to happen to it! Over the years I have moved several times and always kept this skillet next to me on the seat of my pickup when moving! Nothing cooks like one of these All Clad Skillets. It is even better than the ancient Cast Iron Skillets I have! And I have some really great vintage cast iron cookware.

At about 75% cooked put a tablespoon of water in the pan and cover quickly, use foil if the pan doesn't have a cover. The steam from the water will quickly finish the cooking and you won't have to flip the egg.

Thanks so much. I usually use the stainless steel fry pan because it is healthier than non stick. This video really helped a lot! Have a great day.

If you put a lid on the pan the yolk will cook without having to flip the eggs.. david

100% works like this. Heat pan 1 minute spray pan with PAM. Then add one tablespoon butter add eggs. NO STICK. works for french toast too.

I do the same method AND use a fish spatula like you do. Works on stainless steel as well as Carbon Steel. Great video.

I've got PTSD from years of stuck eggs on my stainless steel pan. But I'll give it another go.

Add a little water, put on lid, the steam will cook the skin of the yolk. Won’t break then.

Add a lil oil to your butter so it won't burn... a real chefs trick.

Go to any so called greasy spoon grill and you will see they don't refrigerate eggs intending to use. A cold egg tightens up when hitting the heat and doesn't easily release. They don't leave eggs out only for convenience.

I can hear my mom in the background while watching this....... “you’re cooking that too fast”.

add a bit of water to the pan and cover, the steam produced will help cook the yoke before the white burns.

This is the video that brought me to your channel. I lol'ed at the "slimy" comment. I thought I was the only adult to call the under-cooked white "slime." Thanks for letting me know I'm not alone. hahaha

He said "I've been sick last week" I immediately check the date of the video... That covid psychological trauma...

Had troubles with eggs in my new pans but after watching this, perfect fried eggs! Thanks man!

Thanks for this video! I’ve been trying to get away from non-stick fry pans because of the chemicals in the coating. I’m definitely trying this on stainless steel pans.

Great vid. My mom taught me a trick when I was a kid. She worked in a restaurant, as a teen. Put a lid over your sunny side eggs, and put toast in toaster to brown. As soon as toast is done, remove lid. Eggs are done perfect. Not slimy or hard. I like to dip toast in the runny eggs, and they are perfect, not undercooked.

I like these skillets for meat and sauces, but for eggs and pancakes i have my seasoned carbon steel skillet, the egg slides right off😍

Instead of flipping (and breaking a yolk) I add a couple of tablespoons of water right after the eggs and cover them with a pot lid. The steam cooks the top of the egg so no flipping is required.

*My egg slide around Because I season my stainless steel pans like my cast-iron. I have videos if you want to learn how. 😊 that is the shiniest still pan you have there!*

A drop of oil and wedge of butter, start on low heat and increase to medium and it never sticks.

Try eggs at room temperature. Cold protein shrinks when introduced to heat. That contributes to sticking. Cook for a minute add a small amount of water and cover.

Try using Ghee instead of butter... has a much higher smoke point. You won't have to worry about milk solids burning.

I watched this yesterday. This morning I tried your suggestion. After 40 years of cooking in stainless, you changed my game. This was spot on. I can't thank you enough.

Eggs can be fried or an omelet in a stainless pan with no butter or oil and not stick..works great after learning how

For eggs, I always used ghee. Great flavor and no sticking whatsoever.

I worked in a restaurant for 3 years and found out how to make perfect eggs. The reason restaurants make perfect eggs is because they use plenty of margarine on the pan and they have a flat grill that is about 2 feet squared. This means you have plenty of space to get below them and handle them easily. I use to cook about twenty eggs at the same time and they were all perfect. I used plenty of margarine so the eggs practically float on the butter or margarine. Thats how Ihop does it.

Here's a hint, spoon the hot butter on the top of the egg and you don't have to flip them.

I appreciate you taking the time to make this video. I bought a stainless steel set years ago and the first thing I cooked was eggs. That turned into a terrible mess, and I had to resort to scrambling them since they stuck so bad. After other failed cooks, I actually decided stainless steel was inferior and mostly chose non stick. Now, years later I just got back into stainless steel cooking. I'm realizing they have their place in the kitchen. Most importantly, they excel at searing, browning, and creating fond and pan sauces. I'm gonna give eggs another try thanks to your video and the good suggestions in the comments.

Saw you on VCG today So I came on over to check out your channel. Watched 4 of your videos. Liked the variety and subbed. Now I’m gonna go get me some scrapple Turn a Bowl Cook up some eggs and eat them on top of my new roof of my shop lol

not trying to sound dumb or over critical, but this is the 3rd vid of different cooks on youtube demo-ing cooking eggs on stainless or cast iron and none have mentioned the temp theyre on, how long did they preheat etc.

I really liked what you said at the end of this video, what a great way to leave us.

Those eggs are totally stuck. Thanks.

You can use clarified butter or ghee instead of regular butter. But I've seen a lady cook eggs without any oil or butter, but did the mercury water test first! Amazing non stick surface using the proper heat amount! This isn't rocket science, cooking without oil or butter is! I hope you're better at woodworking!

But they still stick if you have to scrap them off the pan. I fry eggs in stainless steel too but I just cook mine over low heat with enough butter and many times they just move around in the skillet and I don't even have to touch them. They are barely sizzling. I don't like brown on mine and I don't like mine that done either. But maybe I've been at this a lot longer than you have too since I'm 73 and knows what works for me and don't work for me.

If your eggs do not stick, please remember exactly how you did it so you can do it again. If your eggs stick (either the first time you try this method ( close but no cigar) or the next time) you may want to look for a better explanation than here. Hint 25% thumbs down. Besides the eggs not looing so great & breaking yoke bubbling ( what ?! Bubbling eggs are a good sign ?! ) ... bubbling eggs mean your eggs aren't sticking. I just watched my daughter stick some bubbling eggs to her fry pan this morning. And yes she never likes to listen to her dad.

This is a 3 PLY right? MY DAD COATS it with olive oil in his STAINLESS STEEL pans before he heats them up. But I saw on RU-vid many chefs pre heat the SS first

I enjoy the challenge of learning how to cook eggs well. In frying eggs, I think having a large enough pan is important to move or flip the eggs. A proper sized lifter helps to flip the eggs. I think the one you used was too big and is meant for flipping fish. Ghee is a better choice instead of butter for frying because there are no milk solids to burn.

780 thousand people have watched this guy butcher fried eggs. What a time to be alive.

You need to triple the amount of butter. You lay the eggs in, lower the temperature let ‘em cook or scramble lightly to make farmers scrambled eggs or add water to make half & half: poached & scrambled.

I like to cover the pan with a lid after cracking the egg for a while.. the moisture retains in there will help the egg not to stick.... it works great for me

A true non stick pan is a seasoned Cast Iron pan. Works for generations.

Use clarified butter

Very nice video bro.

I love eggs even when you break them.

I discovered butter for frying eggs in a stainless steel pan some while ago, but it's always worth it to see how others do it. Your tip about warming the dry pan before putting in the butter, then the egg(s) sounds interesting. I have always put the butter into a cold pan, then placed the pan on the stove. I like eggs flipped, too, but it's a real pain when the yolk breaks. Sometimes, instead of flipping I place a Pyrex (see through) lid on the pan in the final stages of cooking. This generates steam, which solidifies the white. The egg still tastes fried, though. I love eggs! I get 'em from a local gardener who keeps a few rehomed hens from the battery farms. The hens get a new lease of life and their feathers start growing back after a few weeks. Because they can now peck and forage out of doors, the yolks are a beautiful rich deep yellow.

I sure as hell don't remember my Grandma going through all of this bullshit. Laughable!

Silly question but what was that red pan next to your egg pan. A heat defuser?

Hi! Just spray Pam on the stainless steel skillet and control the heat , starting on medium hi add the eggs and lower the heat to Low.If you like your eggs over easy just add 2 Tablespoons of water and cover for 1 minute . They will slide off on to the plate.

This has a high chance of failing. The safe way to fry eggs on stainless steel is... You don't

no good at all !! you broke the yok and stick at 3 points .....very bad work

Breaking the egg was a pan issue. Bet you could do better with teflon.

"Hot pan, cold oil, food won't stick" The Frugal Gourmet.

I think it's best to put the food in,then turn on my burner. Low and slow.

I use a seasoned cast iron skillet with oil in it and my eggs never stick.

Thank you!! I think I developed a new type of glue with my eggs the first time I used a stainless pan. 😅

A tight fitting lid with a smaller pan will steam the tops of those eggs perfectly.

"The way you fry an egg is you poach it in butter" - Marco Pierre White The way you test the pan if it's ready is to put a few drops of water in, if they roll around like mercury then the pan is ready, but you gotta catch it right when that happens, if you go past that point the pan will be too hot and the butter will burn.

Get a spoon and baste the eggs with the butter to cook the runny bits.

Well that didn't go too well...

This is quite the comedic video, and I don't think that was intended.....

The notion that waiting to put oil in is somehow helpful or superior is silly. You can more easily judge how hot the pan is from oil rippling or slightly smoking. That’s why every pro chef in every video puts oil in first.

Thanks for this... I've been stuck in a situation where I'm forced to use induction. Opted for a stainless steel frying pan because I don't want to deal with nonstick coating eventually coming off. Also stainless will be easier to clean since you can use any amount of abrasiveness you want with stainless... My fried eggs have been complete failures so far. So... Preheat + More butter... got it. 😁

I use enamel cast iron w/a mix of melted butter for flavor & a touch of olive oil to prevent butter from burning & sticking, swirl together then proceed to make what ever kind of egg's you like. personally I like runny yolk, cooked white's w/ hashbrowns,onion's & chopped garlic when eating at home. love, love, love my enamel cast iron...

Thanks for the video, I'd been wondering how to do that. If that's how eggs have to be fried in stainless pans, then I'll be keeping my cast iron and carbon steel. No thank you.

I prefer the basted method. No flipping.

Why would you want to do this anyway? Kitchen utensils and cookware are tools, and each tool has its function. You want to use the right tool for the job. Imagine if a mechanic made a video about how to fasten a bolt with a screwdriver.

Been cooking for years had no idea was such a big deal to cook an egg in a stainless blind pan personally I use cast iron

Why bother to flip them over, when you can simply put a lid on the pan and turn off or remove from the heat. About a minute later you have perfect eggs, with a slight film over the yoke.

Going to try this. I have been putting my eggs in too soon. Don't care if they come out not picture perfect. I just don't want pan to scrub.

I like it.

My arteries are getting clogged just watching

Do I really want to eat a table spoon or two of butter every time I eat eggs?

Yummi, butter with some egg siding

Put a drop of water in the pan, when the water evaporates in the pan is ready to cook.

Great video! My MIL does the same as you but she taught me a good TRICK - - wait until the eggs are good and fried on the bottom, then put about 1/4 inch or so of cold water in bottom of the pan and COVER it while the heat is on high for the last 60 seconds, which steams the yolk perfectly and helps the eggs to release from the pan if they have been sticking. No need to flip the eggs. Adjust to however firm you like your yolks.

How not to fry eggs is a more accurate title.

My wife just got a fancy new stainless steel frying pan and her first egg burned like crazy. I came and watched your video and made one. PERFECT!!!!!! Thank you so much.

At what temperature did you cook the eggs

That's a lot of butter. I get you need fat but also do the "Mercury Ball" test. ( when the pan is heated sufficiently water drops will bead into a rolling ball on the pan. If it's too hot the water will dissipate on contact and if not hot enough it will "steam"

Great video for home cooking a delicious breakfast on lazy Sunday morning ay home ... Mmmmm! ...but for the rest of you aspiring, professional cooks,... please, don't ever serve eggs to you customers like that (seared, broken and malformed) unless specifically requested!! A properly seasoned, "dedicated" stainless-steel skillet, will let those eggs slip right off, perfectly cooked to order and unseared... and without deep-fat frying them in a pool of grease.

You’re also using a smooth pan. A lot of brands are manufactured in China now and the bottoms aren’t smooth. I took an orbital sander to my Lagostina 10 inch. Started at 120 and worked up to 3000 grit. No more problems. Solid video though.

From the final outcome I'm not sure what the lesson is, lol.

Thank you.

His pan was entirely too hot. As a result you can see the eggs were over cooked when he flipped them.

I thought using a stainless pan is for health purpose. If you drop hot eggs into the plastic tray which would cause chemical leach into the eggs, what is the purpose of using the stainless pan?

Steven Yan from TV show Wok with Yan... "Hot pan, cold oil, food no stick!"

You do not know how to cook egg's in a stainless pan... #1 make sure pan is absolutely clean. #2 Use coconut oil and add butter. #3 Add oil and butter @ same time and let heat @ med high for about 2min or 2.5. #4 after 1.5 to 2.5 min's move egg's around in pan without having to use a spatula. The egg's should be free to move around the pan. #5 At this time you should be able to flip the egg's with no sticking and no spatula... And then flip egg's back to egg's yoke up to desired wishes like over easy, over medium, and over hard... REAL BREAKFAST COOK...

Worst example of cooking eggs in a SS Pan I have seen.!! Use ghee...not ordinary butter higher smoke point by far.!! Make sure the sides of the pan get coated with the ghee.!! Drain your eggs from the excess watery albumin so they don't spread out.!! As soon as the pan reaches the point where a drop of water turns into steam immediately... Add ghee, then add the eggs.!! As soon as the bottom is set white, add 2-3 tablespoons of hot tap water, known as "froaching" the eggs, cover with glass lid and start checking the doneness after a min or so, if the eggs yokes wiggle, but the white doesn't, their done.!!! Remove from pan immediately onto warm plate...enjoy.!!

wow - that's a lot of butter!

The main reason I like a good stainless skillet is when camping I can take it down to the river and clean it up with sand. Try that with Teflon.

1 or 2 more eggs couldve taken care of the butter burning too 😊 That would add different timing and less room for movement too though. Then theres me, I dun like using a spatula so I use a stainless steel fork right now 😅 I like to keep things minimal as possible 😆

coconut oil spray. You wont receive the back burn.