Japanese-style steamed eggs can also be cooked in an air fryer, by pouring a seasoned scrambled egg mixture into separate ramekins brushed with sesame oil and cooking them at around 280 degrees ...

Add 1 tsp vinegar, crack in an egg, and cover the dish with plastic wrap or a plate. Microwave on high for 30 seconds, gently flip the egg, then microwave for another 15 seconds.

The result is that the proteins in each part of the egg denature — or fall apart — at different temperatures. Yolk proteins cook at 65° Celsius, while those in the white cook at 85° C.

Here's the secret -- you want to cook the egg 3/4 of the way through. The egg white should be almost completely cooked, with just the portion closest to the yolk still not set.

Your body can make 11 of these amino acids itself, but you must get the other nine from food, Dr. Batheja said. Eggs contain all nine, making them a “complete” protein source.