Whisk Vs Fork: Here's How You Should Be Scrambling Your Eggs - Tasting Table (2024)

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Whisk Vs Fork: Here's How You Should Be Scrambling Your Eggs

Use a fork, not a whisk

You want to beat them until they're fully incorporated so you avoid stripes of white in the scrambled eggs.

There is a secret to making the perfect scrambled eggs: you don't actually “scramble” them. That's right! Drop your fork and grab a silicone spatula because it's all about folding in order to give them that perfect, fluffy and slightly creamy texture.

Stir to scramble - you'll want to stir often for fluffy creamy eggs, this allows the egg curds to break down further making them smaller and softer. We recommend you stir with a wooden spoon rather than a fork for maximum fluffiness.

A whisk can incorporate too much air into the egg, which can result in airy scrambled eggs. A fork combines everything perfectly. Stir in large sweeping motions as you cook. You'll break the scrambled egg up as it cooks, to get that scrambled egg texture.

Over-beating destabilizes the protein molecules, resulting in eggs that are rubbery instead of fluffy. Electric mixers or blenders can be used to whisk the eggs. Use a moderate mixing speed. It's easy to over-beat if you set the speed too high.

Cooking the beaten eggs low and slow helps guard against overcooking and produces supremely creamy scrambled eggs with big, soft curds. This technique also works well with mix-ins, like shredded cheese or blanched spinach; add them in the last minute of cooking.

To make scrambled eggs on the stove, melt a teaspoon of butter or olive oil — or a combination of both — in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Butter and oil add rich flavor to the eggs and help prevent sticking, but you can also use cooking spray.

The takeaway. For the moistest, most tender scrambled eggs and omelets, I recommend salting and beating your eggs before cooking them. 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.

Once the eggs are in the pan, you should stir them often, but not constantly—leaving them undisturbed for 20 seconds at a time will let curds form, as they should. Most importantly, take the skillet off the heat when the eggs are still slightly wet. They will continue to solidify in the ambient heat of the pan.

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As you continue to whisk, more air gets trapped in, but that also means that the network of proteins needs to bind together more tightly. And when that network of proteins gets too tight, water then gets pushed out, and this ultimately results in dry, rubbery eggs with plenty of air and not enough moisture.

Forks are appropriate for simpler recipes like eggs or dressings. They are not suitable for thick batters and large quantities of food. Whisks are explicitly built to blend or mix while incorporating air to make a mixture fluffy.

Many recipes call for the use of a whisk. They are typically used to whip mixtures, incorporating air and eliminating lumps. If you don't have one, you can use common kitchen tools to improvise. Forks and chopsticks make for perfect makeshift-whisks.

The flat-bladed paddle beaters are best for beating batters and frostings, whisk attachments are best for whipping liquids and egg whites, and dough hooks can make quick work of smaller dough projects.