Heat pan over low heat for 5 minutes

You want to let it preheat for five minutes. That way, there are no hot spots in the pan, so the eggs cook evenly.

• Use a nonstick pan

• Add 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil

Crack them into bowls

You don’t want to crack them one at a time into a hot pan because the cooking time of these eggs is really short, about a minute. So if you crack them one at a time, they’re all going to cook to various stages of doneness. To solve this, you will want to crack them into bowls so you can add them at once.

Turn the heat up to medium-high

Look for the oil to start to shimmer. That’s going to let you know that the skillet is hot enough to fry the eggs and get those crisp edges.

• Add 2 teaspoons cold butter, cut into small pieces

And cover the skillet

Now, add the eggs and as soon as the eggs go in, put the lid on. Cooking the eggs under the lid is really important because you want to trap the steam, and that’ll help cook the egg whites and the yolks.

Finish cooking off the heat

Last but not least, the key to perfectly cooked eggs is to slide the skillet off the heat to let them finish cooking. This way you won’t overcook the yolk. Let them sit off the heat anywhere from 15 seconds up to a minute or more, depending on how you like your yolks.

• Yolks on the runny side, 15 to 20 seconds

• Yolks on the firmer side, 1 minute