I Made 5 Famous Scrambled Egg Recipes And Found The Very Best One (2024)

Hello world! I'm Jesse from BuzzFeed's food team, and I love to cook. I especially love to cook eggs. They're cheap, easy, and something that everyone cooks at home. Still, I know that pretty much everyone has a scrambled egg method that they swear by — or their trick to getting the fluffiest, most delicious eggs ever. So I decided to test five of the most popular. A ~scrambled egg showdown~, if you will: Here are their methods and how they stacked up: Anthony Bourdain was up first. He says you should cook your eggs over high heat with only butter. Whisk them, but not too much — because you want a "ripple of white and yellow throughout." Once they hit the pan, stir them in a figure-eight motion. But TBH? These didn't taste great at all. Next up: Martha Stewart. She follows a traditional method for making her scramble and believes that if you start with good eggs, you don't need to add anything to them. Then melt a tablespoon of butter in a pan over medium heat and add your eggs. So were they as good as they looked? Then came Gordon Ramsay's internet-famous scramble. He starts by adding cold eggs and butter to a sauce pot. Remove the pot from the burner, stir them off the heat for about 20 seconds, and put them back on the heat for another 30 seconds. So, were they worth the hype? Up next: Chrissy Teigen's scramble. She starts by combining eight eggs with a quarter cup of cream. Melt three tablespoons of butter in a pan over low heat and add your eggs. How did they taste? (And what did Chrissy think of my attempt?) And last but not least came Heston Blumenthal's method. He starts by combining milk, cream, eggs, salt, pepper, and butter in a heatproof bowl using a fork. Put the bowl over a pot of simmering water (aka a bain-marie) and gently cook them, stirring constantly, until small curds form. So was it worth all that hassle? SO WHO WON? TL;DR: If you want the creamiest scrambled eggs (that are a tad bit loose but so, so good), go with Gordon Ramsay's method (which were honestly some of the best eggs I have ever had). If you want something a bit firmer but not at all dry, go with Chrissy Teigen's recipe. Trending Recipes Trending Recipes More Tasty Guides FAQs References