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Waffle House Scrambled Eggs Taste So Good Because They're Cooked In This Oil
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Key Points:
- Waffle House's signature fluffy and creamy scrambled eggs owe much of their texture and flavor to the use of Ventura Foods' Kaola Gold Zero Trans Fat Shortening, a butter-flavored pan and griddle shortening made from a blend of oils and additives.
- The shortening is favored because it withstands high cooking temperatures better than regular butter, which burns easily, while still providing a rich, buttery taste essential for the diner’s scrambled eggs and fried dishes.
- Waffle House employs a specific technique of whipping farm-fresh eggs in a blender to aerate the mixture, resulting in a frothy, fluffy texture that defines their scrambled eggs.
- For their Cheese N' Eggs variant, the eggs are whipped similarly but cooked without butter or milk, producing a velvety, creamy, and denser texture due to the cheese rather than the airy fluffiness.
- Home cooks can mimic Waffle House’s scrambled eggs by vigorously whisking eggs to incorporate air and frying them in butter-flavored shortening, with additional tips like adding acid to enhance fluffiness.
