Poached eggs

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[AndyRM]

I used to guddle around like that as well. My Lakeland obsessed wife found these and I haven't looked back:

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/p12116/poachpod

 

[MontyVeda]

for a good poached egg... the egg needs to be a fresh as you can get it. The older the egg, the runnier the white.

A friend with hens is the key to perfect poached eggs.

I boil the kettle, pour into a small frying pan on a low heat (steaming but not bubbling) and crack egg into water. No vinegar, just hot water about 3/4 inch deep. If you have a pan lid that fits the frying pan... they'll poach a bit quicker.

edit... if poaching 'old' eggs, AndyRM's poach pods are advised.

 

[SquareDaff]

Errm. boling water with a little salt in it, crack egg on the side of the pan, drop egg in pan, wait for as long as it takes for the toast to do -job done!!

 

[Mattonsea]

White wine vinegar does the trick, It holds the white, and no after taste.

 

[martint235]

Get a poaching pan, mine does 4 perfectly poached eggs at a time.

 

[MontyVeda]

[QUOTE 2724083, member: 259"]Point of order - if you use those things ,they're coddled eggs, not poached eggs. [/quote]
see my mother has that the opposite way around... dropping in water is 'coddling' to her... and using a mould is 'poaching'... to me, they both poached, but one method is better than the other.

 

[Markymark]

If it's not stick together a neat little trick is put the whole egg (in the shell) in the boiling water first for around 20 seconds. Then, when you crack it in, it's already very slightly congealed. You need to adjust your cookjing time down for this.

 

[Born2die]

For me boil kettle then add to a hot pan with some white wine vinegar crack egg into a cup swirl water in pan get a good whirlpool going then add egg leave for 2 take out mmmmm nom nom

 

[Beebo]

When the water is boiling use a wooden spoon stir the water spinning quickly, drop the egg into the eddie vortex, this will keep the egg together.

 

[PeteXXX]

I've tried the 'vortex' ploy, and managed to get a perfectly circular poached egg. Sadly the circle was stuck around the pan sides, not in the middle!! <DOH>

What RPM was your whirlpool, if I may ask?

My normal method is to get the water boiling, then crack an egg into a ladle then gently pour it into the water.

 

[Fnaar]

I do mine in a frying pan, with a little oil.

 

[ScotiaLass]

When the water is boiling use a wooden spoon stir the water spinning quickly, drop the egg into the eddie vortex, this will keep the egg together.

My mum's chosen method and hers were always perfect!

 

[Beebo]

I've tried the 'vortex' ploy, and managed to get a perfectly circular poached egg. Sadly the circle was stuck around the pan sides, not in the middle!! <DOH>

What RPM was your whirlpool, if I may ask?

My normal method is to get the water boiling, then crack an egg into a ladle then gently pour in into the water.

You have to stir it as fast as you can, so the vortex makes a hole in the water. Drop the end in the centre of the hole. I imagine that it could go wrong if the egg is not dropped in the centre.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I boil the kettle, pour into a small frying pan on a low heat (steaming but not bubbling) and crack egg into water. No vinegar, just hot water about 3/4 inch deep. If you have a pan lid that fits the frying pan... they'll poach a bit quicker.

Alternatively, empty the frying pan of water, dry it, add a little oil and fry it