Best Fat to Cook Eggs In

[BKYDBBQ]

I just saw an infographic on Facebook about the best fat to cook eggs in.

The fat from the bacon that was just cooked in the cast iron skillet before the eggs was not even mentioned.

Am I wrong that fresh bacon grease in a cast iron skillet is the way to cook eggs?

ETA - Here's the infographic.

[MBMorgan]

I don’t think there is a “best” fat for cooking eggs. In my experience, and from what I’ve read (not on Facebook 😎) there is a sort of “top four” list, though: butter, olive oil, avocado oil, and bacon fat. Which you choose depends entirely on what you’re trying to achieve.

Just do what you enjoy the most and don’t sweat what the Mental Giants of Facebook have to say about it.

[Carolyn]

Bacon grease makes awesome fried and scrambled eggs. If you use something like vegetable oil or olive oil, it just isn't the same.
Butter burns too fast to make really good fried eggs, IMHO.

[Stuey1515]

Bacon grease is my absolute go to

[DavidNorcross]

bacon grease is my first go to. Then butter. Sometimes both

[captainlee]

Bacon grease is the absolute best but the wife says don't use it. If you want a bit of flavor and richness use butter. We use a non stick pan and just cook them plain on the pan.

[Panhead John]

If I’m frying bacon and eggs there’s no way I’m using anything but the bacon grease, you just can’t beat the flavor…..but if I’m just scrambling or frying eggs by themselves with no bacon, I’ll use butter.

[dubob]

I keep all my leftover bacon grease in a leftover pickle jar (Claussen if you must know) and use it for just about everything that is fried in a pan. The fakebook nerds can kiss my elbow. 😁

[Carolyn]

I use butter to scramble eggs if I don't have bacon grease. I brown the butter.

[johnec00]

For scrambled fried eggs with no bacon, I use tallow with a pinch or 2 of hickory smoked salt. I don't much care for fried scrambled eggs.

[jayjordan]

Enough olive oil to coat bottom of the pan, then a pat of butter. Generally use cast iron or carbon steel pan- I have learned to keep the heat much lower than I used to and allow a lot of time for the pan to get to temperature.

[dpearce]

Depends on your flavor profile! I’ve used Ghee, Irish Butter, bacon fat (that I render and save), and they all have distinct flavors.

i eat a decent number of eggs in a weeks time, I just keep experimenting.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

lard/bacon grease or smoked tallow are my favs

[Finster]

Butter.. low heat and let it get brown first before adding the eggs.
Bacon grease is a good option too

[SheilaAnn]

Imma throw this out there…. If you want your eggs to have flavor, season them.

I use butter.

[Oak Smoke]

I use butter. I like my eggs solid but not browned so I start them in a skillet that’s hot enough to melt butter but not “fry” them. I’ll slowly raise the temp a little at a time. By the time the skillet is getting truly hot I’m done.

[TripleB]

To fry eggs…bacon grease is the winner.

Bacon grease to make roux for Gumbo is excellent too.

[SheilaAnn]

Never thought about it for gumbo.

[johnec00]

1. Bacon grease is number 1.
2. If bacon grease not available, tallow is number 2.
3. If neither available, eat something else.