Spec me... egg frying rings

[BennyC]

So having dabbled with a make shift ring yesterday evening using a small spring form baking tin I quickly realised that it was a) pants for stopping seepage and b) your pan needs to be perfectly flat, which mine isn't and has a slight dome.

I've seen plenty of DIY options around using certain types of jar lid or bits of an onion and of course metal & silicone options are available to buy.

What have you tried and would recommend? Part of me thinks a silicone ring would sit flush on a domed pan though in theory both should if the pan is perfectly domed which of course it isn't

Thanks,

BennyC

 

[FrenchTart]

Spec me: Why?

 

[FrenchTart]

More seriously, I'd actually suggest a small egg-frying pan instead.

 

[booyaka]

Just fry the egg. Stop worrying about it looking nice!

 

[silverblack]

Got a silicone ring off ebay worked better than expected.

 

[Kol]

I got myself a Tefal egg pan for this very purpose. It's great and much better than trying to avoid seepage!

 

[Martynt74]

More seriously, I'd actually suggest a small egg-frying pan instead.

But what if you're cooking for multiple people? I sometimes cook around 6 eggs at a time

(although to be fair i have no intention of getting a round shape so i don't really care about this )

 

[Wizzfizz]

Just fry the egg. Stop worrying about it looking nice!

^

 

[FrenchTart]

But what if you're cooking for multiple people? I sometimes cook around 6 eggs at a time

(although to be fair i have no intention of getting a round shape so i don't really care about this )

6 pans, amirite?

Actually useful tip, remove the 'loose' egg white with a sieve or slotted spoon and just fry the firmer bit + yolk. The eggs will be naturally round.

 

[Martynt74]

How bigs your hob to hold 6 pans!

 

[new boy]

I kinda want one to make breakfast muffins a la McDonald's

 

[Martynt74]

In that case you want them as rubbery as possible. I'd find a small tub and use a microwave

 

[PlacidCasual]

I use crumpet rings for the odd occasion I want to make my own MockMuffin for breakfast. Yes you get a touch of seepage but just push the ring down for a second or two after the egg goes in the cooking egg will seal the gap quickly.

 

[robfosters]

I kinda want one to make breakfast muffins a la McDonald's

That’s what I use them for. I have these ones. Work fine but the handles get bloody hot. Just grease the rings before using to stop sticking. https://www.amazon.co.uk/KitchenCra...UTF8&qid=1518533221&sr=8-8&keywords=Egg+rings

 

[new boy]

They are cheap enough that I might grab them.

I think I might try some silicone ones first though, as I do eggs in a non stick pan, and I would prefer not to use metal on it, though I'm sure it will be fine as I'm only placing it in.

 

[pepp77]

I kinda want one to make breakfast muffins a la McDonald's

So you want hybrid poached eggs, as that is what McDonalds provides. They are cooked on a flat grill with a cover and water for the poaching part.

 

[new boy]

Mainly I just want round eggs that fit nicely in a muffin. If they are identical to McDonald's effort or not doesn't really matter too much to me.

Anyway, I feel like I've kinda stollen OP's thread here lol.

 

[medievaltw]

.... First World problems!!! ...

 

[Hotwired]

Too much perfection

Egg in pan, fold over the edges as it cooks to get an approximately muffin sized blob.

Eat egg in muffin.

 

[silverblack]

Perfect muffin size https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-Selle...hash=item3ab59bf89f:m:mjM4VcTTtsXSo_K8W4Q2-Nw

They do take longer to cook tho,need to baste them with oil in the pan or flip them over to cook the top of them.
I tried adding water and putting a lid on to steam the top of the egg but the pan goes mental spitting oil.