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How to make the perfect breakfast egg

Egg whites and yolks require different cooking temperatures, which poses challenges for chefs.(Bild: pixel-shot.com (Leonid Yastremskiy) – stock.adobe.com)

It’s either too hard or too soft, but rarely perfect: the breakfast egg. Scientists in Italy have found the optimal cooking method—though it requires more patience than the usual three to five minutes.

According to Statistics Austria, Austrians eat an average of about 250 eggs per year. Given the current supply shortage and the resulting price increases for eggs, it’s all the more important to ensure they’re cooked to perfection. But that’s anything but easy...