The best way to poach eggs ?

[yiostheoy]

We have various gizmos but none that are really world class.

Poached eggs on toast is my ultimate comfort food.

2 eggs
2 slices of toast
a side of baked beans
all drizzled with some hot peri peri sauce.

Mrs T has taken to putting some salt and vinegar in a boiling saucepan and lobbing the eggs in when it is bubbling.

It works ok for her but when I do it things go wrong. I end up with hard centres and a white map of Australia.

What do you do to get perfect poached eggs ?

You cannot just "lob" them into the boiling water.

Once the water is boiling you need to first swirl the water with a big spoon into a vortex / whirlpool and then with a ladle you pour the eggs into the middle of the vortex.

 

[yiostheoy]

Only a Martha Stewart addict would use one of these contraptions.

 

[yiostheoy]

By the way my Martha Stewart cat litter pooper scooper works great -- better than anything else on the market that I have tried.

 

[NoNukes]

We have various gizmos but none that are really world class.

Poached eggs on toast is my ultimate comfort food.

2 eggs
2 slices of toast
a side of baked beans
all drizzled with some hot peri peri sauce.

Mrs T has taken to putting some salt and vinegar in a boiling saucepan and lobbing the eggs in when it is bubbling.

It works ok for her but when I do it things go wrong. I end up with hard centres and a white map of Australia.

What do you do to get perfect poached eggs ?

I have one of those poachers that you put a little water into and cook on top of the cooker.
I am a huge fan of poached eggs as well. I like them with corned beef hash and fried potatoes and in eggs Benedict.

 

[NoNukes]

Only a Martha Stewart addict would use one of these contraptions.

These work best for me.

 

[Ringel05]

The best way to poach eggs ?

Use a net, not a gun and do it at night to reduce your risk of getting caught.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Yes Mrs T swirls the water, thats about the time when I start to panic and it all falls apart. What does the vinegar do ?

As a mild acid, it reacts with the egg white to solidify it, helping to make a nice white

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Yes Mrs T swirls the water, thats about the time when I start to panic and it all falls apart. What does the vinegar do ?

As a mild acid, it reacts with the egg white to solidify it, helping to make a nice white

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Yes I managed this using the silicone scoops a few days ago. The eggs were pretty much spot on.

 

[Missourian]

I do it like ABS, but I use submerged Pyrex custard cups.