They say it’s so hot out you can fry an egg on a city sidewalk. I tried, but not on a sidewalk. My egg frying experiment was on my roof. I used two methods; both fuel efficient. Method one was placing a frying pan on the roof and letting the100 degree temperature heat it up.
I also tried cooking an egg the old fashioned way; directly on the roof’s surface.
Though it was 100 degrees plus on this day, these eggs had no choice but to be slow-cooked.
The sun was definitely cooking the egg, but unless you like your eggs very rare, it was not quite done yet.
And after another 15 minutes.
After scraping both out of pan and off the roof, respectively, this is what I got.
Unless you have too much time on your hands or are working on your summer in the city survival skills, I do not recommend frying an egg on a sidewalk or on a rooftop. However, method one could work if the pan is properly greased and allowed at least an hour in 100 plus degree sun before cracking the egg into it.
Rent the movie, Tick Tick Tick (1970)starring Jim Brown and George Kennedy to see an egg fry on the sidewalk… It takes place within
the opening minute of this cult classic ! Yes, it is atypically
hot in sunny Florida, the warmest I can recall in some 38 years…
Could it possibly be the global warming we have feared for the past
decade ??? How about a best hamburger in town challenge for your
entourage of gourmands ! Central Florida is still light years behind
the culinary delights of NYC… So how about it, who has the best
ALL AMERICAN double cheeseburger in the five boroughs ?