I tried Chrissy Teigen's controversial technique for making perfect eggs and found she doesn't deserve the hate

The clip, which has since racked up more than 1.7 million views, shows Teigen placing a nonstick pan on medium heat and adding a thin layer of olive oil.

After adding her eggs, Teigen puts a lid over the pan while they cook. When the eggs are almost done, she seasons them with some salt and pepper.

One user said the eggs would "taste like s--- with olive oil," and that it was a "rookie mistake" not to use butter. Another told Teigen to "use a good butter" because it "tastes a lot better."

But she soon found a supporter in famous Michelin-starred chef José Andrés.

There are clearly some strong opinions surrounding fried eggs, so I decided to put Teigen's Michelin-approved technique to the test.

All I needed were a few eggs, some olive oil, and butter.

I'm Greek, so olive oil has always had a huge presence in my kitchen. When I had to self-quarantine in an Airbnb for two weeks before seeing my parents during the pandemic, they dropped off a bottle of olive oil on my doorstep (I'm not kidding).

So when Teigen's video first hit Twitter, I was surprised to see her getting so much hate for a technique I use daily. Plus, olive oil has a higher smoke point than butter, which is why so many chefs — including Andrés — use it to fry eggs.

I usually just crack my eggs straight into the pan, but I wanted to follow Teigen's tutorial step by step.

In the video, Teigen fills a small bowl with water and then dips her fingers into it, sprinkling some droplets into the pan to see if they sizzle.

I flicked some water into my own pan and watched as the oil began to jump and dance. It was time for some egg action.

Teigen doesn't specify how long she lets her eggs cook before using the lid, so I didn't wait long before covering my pan.

When I removed the lid, I realized I had more of a basted egg than one that was sunny-side up.

The egg still looked great, and I was excited to see how it'd taste since I had never tried the technique before. But since I was trying to achieve a version as close to Teigen's eggs as possible, I tried once more with olive oil before moving on to butter.

I don't usually cover my eggs when I fry them, so I knew my yolk would look far more similar to Teigen's eggs if I stuck to this technique.

There are few things more bland than an egg without seasoning.

The edges were less burnt than my semi-basted egg, and the yolk was full of runny potential.

I gently moved the butter around with my spatula as it slowly melted and began to cover the pan.

I noticed that this egg was cooking a lot slower than the one made with olive oil, and was also far quieter. There was no intense sizzle sound like there had been during my previous cooking rounds.

This wasn't all that surprising since butter has a lower smoke point than olive oil. Still, I had cooked my egg on low heat and was surprised to see just how much its edges had still burned.

While the butter egg looked like it might be a tad fluffier, it was also far more burnt than the olive-oil egg. Some edges were so crispy that I knew they'd likely be inedible.

The yolk of my first egg was predictably more cooked than the other two, and I was surprised by how much I liked the taste. I thought the semi-basted egg would be far too crispy, but it added a really nice crunch to that familiar sunny-side up flavor.

As I suspected, the butter egg was a little fluffier than the olive-oil egg and the flavor was just a hint richer (I mean, it is butter). But the olive-oil egg tasted almost exactly the same! The difference hardly warranted an onslaught on Twitter.

At the end of the day, it all comes down to personal preference. Since I eat fried eggs almost every single day — and like them a little less crispy — I'll be sticking to olive oil. But I can see why butter would be a great option once in a while, especially when I'm craving something a little richer for breakfast.

So I'm calling this match against Chrissy Teigen versus Twitter a draw. Now step away from the computer, and make those eggs however you want.

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• This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author(s).