How to fry an egg in your Cast Iron WITHOUT IT STICKING!

Cooking eggs in your cast iron skillet is not about your seasoning- it's about your technique! Here's how to fry an egg in your cast iron skillet without it sticking! I have a gas range but this works just as easily with an electric/glass cooktop.

[justjohnmusicchannel]

Thank you for actually showing the burner flame. That helps a lot!

[mark]

I would love to see more tips about how to cook with cast iron . Thanks for the video.

[n]

I've tried and failed many times to make an egg in my cast iron. I'm definitely guilty of using too high of heat -- now I know. Thank you!

[chelseahartweg]

Thank you so much for all your videos! I’ve been so scared to use my cast iron despite really wanting to and these are encouraging to me!

[iamdanielleanson]

New to Cast Iron and it worked a treat for me! On an electric hob, I had it set at 3-4 (out of 10) and it didn't sizzle when it first went in, it had been on the heat for 3 minutes. Next time will let it heat up a little longer I think!

[frbrnd]

Well smack my mouth and call me Sally! I was able to cook scrambled eggs in my cast iron using your technique, and it really is just like a non-stick pan!

[marty]

Tried it - it works! I think I had been getting my pan too hot. Another video had a good method for verifying the pan temperature. You grab the handle with your hand. If you can keep your hand on the handle indefinitely, but if you touch your thumb to the edge of the pan, you can only keep it there for a second, the temperature is about right.

[susie]

Helpful. I've been wrestling with this myself. Cooked more eggs this year than ever in my life.
Doing fine with the scramble, omelet, frittata and poached but frying sunny side up (without ruining my pan) has become my nemesis

[blippacg]

That's the first explanation I've seen that suggests low heat. I'll try it. Thanks.

[ericclement]

just watched this then made an omelette, Worked perfectly 🎉 just ditched all our coated non stick pans and decided it's time to use our amazing cast iron and learn about how to care for them! dig the channel

[myrandomvideosdotU]

Just cooked an egg 🍳 and it was perfect. Thank you so much!!

[alenseven]

Hi Chris, not sure why I got this as a recommendation from yt but this is great explained technique.
I have to admit I like eggs fried on pork lard, sooo tasty.
Take care! 💪🏼

[bda]

Another fantastic video. Can you talk about your favorite pan and why they are your favorite?

[farside]

First, thank you for the video. Your old cast iron had a mirror finish on it so you’re already ahead of the game. I seasoned and worked to get my cast iron nonstick. I use medium flame and butter and wait for the handle to get warm not hot when I crack the eggs into the pan. I wait till the white of the eggs isn’t clear before I slide the spatula under just to separate it from the original contact and then they glide. When I’m done I wipe the pan out with paper towel and leave it cool and the remaining butter fat builds up the nonstick finish. Works great. I don’t have a classic old brand, just a Lodge and I love it.

[roberthicks]

Hands down, this is the best video on the internet. It worked like a charm. I just had an amazing non-stick breakfast in my newly bought Lodge cast iron 8" pan. Cooked 3 eggs over easy so easily. Other videos say to sand off the rough surface and season it 3 to 5 times. I didn't sand or season once. Thank you, Sir. Keep videos like those coming. 😁

[BloviateToPropitiate]

This is legit. My egg was always sticking. My heat was too high. The trick is to use relatively low heat, just like you say. So simple, but still elusive. My egg doesn't quite slide around freely like yours, but I am usually using butter.

[double_high_c]

Hey there! Just found this video so sorry for being late! Could you tell us the temperature your pan had when you put in the egg? I have a ceran glasstop and with such a low heat, I can still putt my whole hand into the middle of the pan after 2 minutes! ;-) And what is your starting temperature for anything else to cook? I'm really having troubles getting a good starting point for my cast iron skillets on the ceran stove! Gas is way more powerful and way faster! Thank you in advance!

[tonyand]

Another Crucial thing is to let the oil heat up too... eggs will stick if you dump it immedietly before oil gets to temp

[scooter]

It just takes a little trial and error, but people who can’t cook eggs in cast iron screw up one or more of three things. 1) they refuse to use a fat. If you can’t handle a little butter or oil (like a half-tablespoon or less) you have to use non-stick, where instead of fat you are welcome to ingest tiny bits of PTFE’s or equivalent. 2) they don’t bother to pre-heat the pan before adding food. 3) they cook with too much heat. I might add that some want to play with their food and flip protein before it has had a chance to “release”, but that is down the list.

[TonyPjamas]

Thank you, it really is all about the temp!