Timeline for How do I ask for eggs, sunny-side-up, but with the top cooked more thoroughly?
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| May 12, 2021 at 11:01 | comment | added | dbmag9 | I wouldn't describe the method the OP uses as basting; to me that would imply collecting hot oil in a spoon and pouring or brushing it over the egg as it fried. Putting a lid on as it fries steams it (but you couldn't say that without further elaboration, since just steaming would most naturally be interpreted as a way to make hard-boiled eggs). | |
| May 11, 2021 at 1:14 | comment | added | The Photon | Do you have any evidence that this term is in common enough use that the waiter and cook at a typical diner would know what you wanted if you asked for a basted egg? | |
| Apr 10, 2021 at 20:31 | history | answered | leftaroundabout | CC BY-SA 4.0 |