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Poaching Eggs - help!

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  • mrufki
    mrufki Posts: 5 Member
    Love those things! Will have to buy them....were did you get them?
  • Those green cups are awesome! I'll have to get some, too!

    I was always taught to add a dash of vinegar to keep the whites from running all over the place. I use white wine vinegar so it does not add a "vinegar-y" taste. Works for me!
  • slay0r
    slay0r Posts: 669 Member
    I do it the delia way. Frying pan with 1 cm or a little deeper simmering water. Break in egg then baste as you would a fried egg. :)

    I do this and it's dead easy! I put 2 inches in instead of 1 but it has the same effect!
  • keiraev
    keiraev Posts: 695 Member
    These little green poaching containers are the cutist things I've ever seen. They're such a good idea. Where did you buy them?

    Can I just thank whoever suggested these!

    I bought them from Amazon and they arrived today- absolutely perfect poached eggs , amazing!

    I have just gone and ordered two more so I can poach a load at once :flowerforyou:
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    To poach mine....I have a small pot/saucepan of water, just on the boil. Break the egg/eggs into a saucer or larger dish if necessary. Give the water a good swirl with a spoon to create a mini whirlpool then gently slip the eggs in the water. The spinning water helps keep the whites reasonably intact. A lot depends on how fresh the eggs are to. The fresher the egg the more the white will stay intact. Enjoy.....


    do this. you need a small spoon to get a little whirlpool going. btw, i say small spoon, because if the water is too hot to get close to witha small spoon, its too hot for poaching, imo.
  • I use these cute little non-stick boats that float in the boiling water and I crack eggs into them - I used to poach into swirling boiling water but it was a pain drying the eggs off, and sometimes damp paper towel would stick, etc. I'm a sucker for kitchen gadgets :P

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    aren't they cute!


    Those are so cute!
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    i put in a little bit of vinegar to help with the sticking!! also adds a little bit of flavor.
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