
Scrambled eggs have long been a quintessential American breakfast food. And while they are pretty easy to whip up in the comfort of your own kitchen, they also require a certain finesse to truly perfect them.
See, making scrambled eggs is more than just beating eggs with salt and pepper, pouring them into a heated saucepan and cooking them till they form into curds. Generally, this will result in nothing but . . . a pan with eggs stuck to it. The secret to transforming your eggs from mediocre to stellar is one simple ingredient: cooking fat.