Eggs are a popular baking ingredient, breakfast staple, and binder. In 2023 Americans ate a lot of eggs, about 281 eggs per person in a year. And the number is growing.

Once you remove the hot eggs from the air fryer, shocking them in an ice water bath is the best way to stop them from overcooking. It's also a great tip for peeling hard-boiled eggs .

Getty Images. Not surprisingly, chefs have strong feelings about the best ways to cook — and peel — boiled eggs. We spoke to a few of them to help you find the method that works best for you.

For the best scrambled eggs, add the eggs and butter straight to a cold pan. Adding them to a hot pan, Kelsey explains, would cause the protein in the eggs to cook right away on the outside but ...

So, yes, cracking an egg on my counter gives me the heebie-jeebies. As to cleaning the counter — well, a lot of people aren’t as good about sanitizing as they think they are.

When egg prices are hard-boiling your temper, it’s important to make sure that each egg you make is the best it can possibly be. But when your egg white is cooked, your egg yolk is often still a ...

If you want your eggs even more tender and moist, let the salted, beaten eggs rest until they’ve noticeably darkened in color, about 15 minutes, before cooking them.

The best way to test an egg for freshness is to put it in the bottom of a bowl of water; fresh eggs rest on their sides, while questionable eggs float. With fresh eggs at the ready, here are more ...