The Official GOAT List: Ranking the Greatest Ways to Cook Eggs of All Time

Ways to Cook Eggs

Everybody has an egg order. Maybe you want scrambled eggs piled high and fluffy, or maybe breakfast doesn’t count unless a runny yolk hits the plate. Fried eggs bring crispy edges, poached eggs have brunch swagger, and a loaded omelet can turn a couple eggs into the whole meal. Then there are the hard-boiled loyalists who don’t need toast, butter, or a skillet to make their case. Which preparation actually makes eggs their best? Vote through head-to-head matchups and settle the breakfast-table argument one plate at a time.

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All Time ranks by all-time win rate across every head-to-head battle. Latest ranks by latest fan sentiment, updated as new battles are voted on.

1. OMELET

100.0% win rate

#1 Greatest Ways to Cook Eggs of All Time

2. SUNNY-SIDE UP EGGS

75.0% win rate

#2 Greatest Ways to Cook Eggs of All Time

3. SCRAMBLED EGGS

60.0% win rate

#3 Greatest Ways to Cook Eggs of All Time

T4. FRIED EGGS

33.3% win rate

Tied for the #4 Greatest Ways to Cook Eggs of All Time

T4. HARD-BOILED EGGS

33.3% win rate

Tied for the #4 Greatest Ways to Cook Eggs of All Time

T4. SOFT-BOILED EGGS

33.3% win rate

Tied for the #4 Greatest Ways to Cook Eggs of All Time

7. OVER-EASY EGGS

25.0% win rate

#7 Greatest Ways to Cook Eggs of All Time

8. POACHED EGGS

0.0% win rate

#8 Greatest Ways to Cook Eggs of All Time