Techniques.

There are some things I've learned to do over the years, mostly from trial and error. Once I get something down to where it works well, I try to do it consistently.

I cook breakfast almost every morning. I think it's the most important meal if you plan to have a successful day.

Here's how I do it.

Potatoes:

Take a large potato, wash it and lay it on the cutting board. Make four deep slices lengthwise without going all the way through to the bottom and then six cuts across to the same depth.
The cut potato should still be on one piece but have a grid pattern of cuts. Turn the potato on it's side and make slices 1/4 inch apart. This should make nice cubes.

Put the cubes evenly spread on a plate, lightly salt them and microwave for 2.5 minutes.

While the potatoes are in the microwave, heat up a skillet to medium high and add a tablespoon of vegetable oil.

Place the microwaved potato cubes in the oil and toss until they are golden brown.

Put a couple of paper towels on the serving plate to soak up any excess oil. Lightly salt once more and they are ready to serve.

Eggs: When cooking for a lot of people nothing beats scrambled eggs. It's hard to keep any other type hot enough to get all the food on the table at once.

Here is my method.

Break several eggs into a bowl add a teaspoon of salt and some cracked pepper and whisk with a fork until they are homogeneous.

Heat a skillet, preferably cast Iron or a good nonstick on medium high until it starts to smoke.
Add a good quality olive or canola oil

Get a spatula and serving bowl ready.

Pour the eggs into the pan and turn off the heat.

Immediately use the spatula to pull the eggs to the middle from all sides, then fold them all over once. Flip them once and put them in the serving bowl when they are still a little bit moist. The residual heat will continue to cook them in the bowl. for an added touch you can add a little grated cheese on top.

Bacon:
It took me years to figure bacon out. It's such a damn mess but everyone likes it so much it's hard to leave it out.

Take a dinner plate and put three paper towels on it. On this place a smaller plate upside down on the dinner plate and drape several slices of bacon over it.

Microwave one minute per slice and watch them closely to make sure they are cooking evenly. The grease will run off the bacon and down onto the larger plate and be caught on the paper towel. This method makes the crispiest hassle free bacon slices in just a few short minutes.

If you don't have a microwave that cooks evenly, set the oven to broil and cook them on a cookie sheet for a minute or so to crisp them up.

Toast is a no brainer but should be left toward the end so it doesn't get cold.

Every kitchen is different, you may have to adjust these a bit your stove and microwave.