Over medium fried egg

Heat a nonstick pan over medium-low heat to around 300F; a dime-size drop of water should boil in about three seconds.

Crack the egg on the side of a little dish, not on a flat surface.

Melt a thin pad of butter until it bubbles and froths in about three seconds; spread it, then pour the egg in slowly.

Salt the top; optionally clean up the thin stragglers of white with the spatula.

Cook gently over medium-low for two minutes, until the white is mostly cooked from the bottom up.

Slide the spatula under, flip gently, and cook 60 more seconds; it is done when the yolk area gives but bounces back.