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Apr 14, 2023Liked by John Birmingham

A mate was over from Queensland for work a couple of weeks ago and we met for breakfast and I had THE BEST ham and cheese omelette here: https://toasteastperth.com.au/

We were blessed with perfect weather to sit outside by the water and enjoy breakfast 😍

This is already on the itinerary for when Mr Lambright ventures down under but next time you're in Perth JB you must go there.

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Though for egg prep can you go past The Rollie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxaSnVVV-QU

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what the hell is that abomination?!

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There is a scene in the movie Burnt where Bradley Cooper comes off a massive drug bender/breakdown (as only a head chef lapsed drug addict can do) and his friend/arch nemesis Matthew Rhys cooks him scrambled eggs.

This film is full with so much fine dining food porn, but this scene. Sometimes, it's the simple things.

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Now I have to go watch Burnt. I think it's lurking on my watchlist of shame somewhere

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Good pointer on technique. I learned the cream trick several years ago, thanks to Bill Granger. The more the merrier (up to about 50%) and sour cream works, if that's what you've got in the fridge.

Per the "James Bond" technique mentioned below: that's clearly the crumbly persuasion, which is a fine thing in itself, but not in the same league as the folded loveliness shown in the picture here.

Cinematic references that spring to mind: Jeff Bridges uses crumbly scrambled eggs on toast to good effect in "The Old Man", and there's a delicious put-down of "heart healthy" ones in one of the Bourne episodes: "enjoy your egg whites".

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I like cooking the eggs slowly, and even, heresy I know, microwaving on a low heat setting and stirring every minute or two.

I think that the two key elements, with either method, is just folding the eggs as the mixture is really setting and stopping it before it fully sets- the last cooking happens on the plate almost.

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Yeah, low and slow is totally valid. That and the fast way are both trying to prevent the eggs from losing too much moisture.

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Do em slow, like it.

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That's how Paul Keating likes his eggs, apparently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVuJLiuo5zc

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Thanks so much! Just cooked the best scrambled eggs I've ever had following your post! So yummy. Even took a photo of the damn thing

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My work here is done

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I mean folded eggs not scrambled

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i think she does use three eggs. She says 2 eggs plus an egg yolk . . . . . which to be honest sounds bloody amazing for that extra yolkiness. I'm not allowed to cook eggs like everyone here says they should be. I live with a bunch of lily livered faint hearted dearly beloved but misguided family members. I usually have to cook a separate amount for myself or pull a bit out early. Kid #1 is coming around to my way though.

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oh yeah - heaps of butter on that bread is needed

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Throw in some leftover elk backstrap or brisket . Some hollandaise. I’ll take that as my last meal.

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Certainly I'm going to give that recipe a try it sounds delicious. For me it would be mushrooms - you know what they say, depending on the mushroom you choose it could feed you for the rest of your life.

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Ahh JB, you’ve got me salivating with a hunger for these scrambled eggs on a doorstop of sourdough toast!

Lunchtime beckons with a JB special 😁

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Ian Fleming knew what he was talking about...

https://www.artofmanliness.com/featured/how-to-make-james-bond-scrambled-eggs/

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Those eggs do not look good.

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Apart from just pushing the eggs around, it's having a hot pan ready to go. I find if I stick my cast iron pan on the smallest burner before I start breaking eggs, it's at a great temperature for one minute cooking, including turning the heat off before all the egg is set.

I live in a world where eggs are mixed first, a pan is hot enough when butter will think about melting, and any attempt to gently guide one through the process is foolhardy.

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You need proper eggs. Store eggs are sad and runny. The yolks are much firmer and tasty, fresh from the hen, and free range. Preferably no more than a day or two old.

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Yes free range all the way!

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Happy hens, better eggs.

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Folding is the difference between a breakfast taco and eggs wrapped in a tortilla.

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yeah mate, folding the eggs is the only way, I have been working on my egg folding technique for years.

if you want to take it to another level get yourself a Japanese Tamagoyaki Frying pan, I got one the other day and it is a whole new world of joyful egg cooking!

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