The Eggs In A McDonald's Egg McMuffin Aren't Fried

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The Egg McMuffin is one of those classic fast food breakfast sandwiches, a sort of cross-continental blend of ingredients: English muffin, Canadian bacon, and American cheese. And then there are the interestingly-formed, round egg disks (with McDonald's as their nation of origin) that fit just right with the other components. Although the McMuffin is the only McDonald's breakfast with a fresh egg, it's not actually fried. McDonald's Egg McMuffin eggs are steamed, and this has a lot to do with their flawlessly rounded shape.

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To cook its McMuffin eggs, McDonald's uses a custom-made egg ring device with hot water poured around the eggs to steam them. It's a sort of stainless steel cooking pan with cylinders inside for individual eggs. The eggs are cracked, then pierced, so the yolk will break and spread evenly. The top is closed and hot water added, steaming them uniformly and efficiently. It's an ingenious system that can cook a lot of eggs quickly. Sure, it's more of an assembly-line process than a home-cooked meal, but the eggs are still made fresh, in-house. And if you're a fan of the Egg McMuffin, it ensures that your sandwich will be pretty much the same at any McDonald's location.

There are some simple ways to upgrade your Egg McMuffin. If you like more crunch, you can put a hash brown on top or get the English muffin extra toasted. Just be aware that the muffins are toasted in a conveyor toaster, so the employee will simply send it through a second time, and it may come out darker than you expected. If the round eggs aren't your thing, you can order your egg McMuffin with folded eggs or even scrambled eggs from the Big Breakfast. Although the folded eggs are flash-frozen and the scrambled ones are made from liquid eggs, both are cooked in butter on the griddle, so they'll add more rich, creamy flavor.

To recreate a McMuffin egg at home, you may already have all the ingredients in the kitchen. You just need a cooking ring that's the right size. Pretty much anything will do, but Silicone Egg Rings work great because they're wonderfully non-stick. When the egg is cooking inside the ring, add a little water to the frying pan and cover it with a lid. They'll steam up perfectly formed to go on your English muffin, or you can experiment with French toast and pancakes — even use your ring to cut perfectly-sized pieces of sourdough. Sliced ham and pretty much any cheese will do. It's a simple sandwich you can probably whip up in less time than it would take you to go through the drive-thru. However, if you want the full-on flavor of a McMuffin steamed egg, you might need to go in for the real deal.