Baste your fried eggs in oil for optimal flavor

The ideal fried egg is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. One of the best ways to get a truly crispy fried egg is to baste it with oil as it cooks. The trick is to heat the oil in a pan, add the egg, and then tilt the pan to concentrate the oil in one area of the pan. While the eggs are cooking, brush the oil over their tops.

If you're working with butter, reduce the temperature to keep it from burning. For a more flavorful fried egg, use infused and aromatic flavors in your butter. After the egg has finished cooking, blot it with a paper towel to remove any excess oil. But what about the amount of flavor infused into the eggs as a result of the fat? You should simply keep it on.