The Best Oil for Fried Eggs With Crispy Edges, According to a Chef

The Best Oil for Fried Eggs With Crispy Edges, According to a Chef

Lacy, crackly edges are where it’s at.Credit: Simply Recipes / Getty ImagesI’m not here to tell you to stop cooking eggs in butter—that would be scrambling the natural order of things. But when you’re after a flavorful fried egg with lacy, ruffled edges, butter won’t get you there. Crackly, crispy edges are what separate a good fried egg from a great one, and olive oil delivers, thanks to its heat tolerance, how the oil behaves in the pan, and r…