Poached Eggs

Hi my name is Jay,
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Hi my name is Jay,
Found this amazing on how to make the best poached egg.
It will show u step by step what to do!
I really recommend this vid: dausel.co/C7BOgh
Best Regards, J

I use a very small non stick wok . It's made by circulon and I'm happy to do four eggs at once ,no vinegar. The water comes back up to the boil I turn it out and make the toast. As the toast pops up I drain the eggs onto folded kitchen paper a la Delia with a slotted spoon. DH has them as a reward.

Yes they are enclosed but unfortunately a bit away from our house! The thieves cut the wire fencing this time, last time they used bolt cutters on the padlocks!! The dog we have there is a stray that we adopted and he is a lovely animal but a bit of a wuss despite his size!!!

Nonnasusie - that's terrible! were they enclosed?
We've let ours out into the garden today, just hope there are no predators about. They're happily scratting in the empty veg. patch.
We're only getting about 2 eggs a day now, but they are perfect for poaching.

@absent - you are right - that's not poaching so much as steam frying...

Re my previous post, we did have our own hens until some thieving b.....ds stole them last night!!! They "kindly" left Rambo the rooster our 2 ducks and our daft "guard" dog!!! The swine are not going to beat us even though it's the 2nd time it's happened!

My method is the same as Whens but the eggs have to be fresh - it works every time

How did that get posted twice?

Re: eggs in the microwave.

I hard boiled an egg for a sandwich once, but after I took the shell off and cut it in half the yolk was still runny. As it was already shelled and cut open, I put it in the microwave to finish it off.

I blitzed it for a few seconds without any problem at all, it was still intact when I took it out and put it on the worktop. Then I touched it with the fork, and......

BANG!!!

In a split second me and the kitchen were both redecorated with scrambled egg. Up the wall, all over the worktop, under the cupboards, on the floor, the ceiling, down the front of my jumper. And a considerable amount of egg on face.......

Re: eggs in the microwave.

I hard boiled an egg for a sandwich once, but after I took the shell off and cut it in half the yolk was still runny. As it was already shelled and cut open, I put it in the microwave to finish it off.

I blitzed it for a few seconds without any problem at all, it was still intact when I took it out and put it on the worktop. Then I touched it with the fork, and......

BANG!!!

In a split second me and the kitchen were both redecorated with scrambled egg. Up the wall, all over the worktop, under the cupboards, on the floor, the ceiling, down the front of my jumper. And a considerable amount of egg on face.......

After all this discussion I did a search and came up with this.
Tip half a mug of boiling water into a cereal bowl. Drop the egg into the water. Microwave on full power for 45 seconds. Lift out with slotted spoon.
No pricking of yolk, no whirling vortexes, no yucky pans to wash, no new equipment to buy. I tried it for breakfast today and it was perfect and incredibly easy.

I use the pan of water method. I usually put a drop of vinegar in the water but didn't bother this morning and I didn't notice any difference!! I do use really fresh eggs only 1 or 2 days old max (we have our own hens)!!

....and I shove the pan into the dishwasher!!

I always use the cup into boiling water method like whenim64

My tip is only do one or two at a time otherwise first is done before last is put in and you can never tell which is which!!

On the telly they tell you to plunge them into iced water to stop them cooking and then put them back in the boiling to reheat..what a palaver....just do 2 and serve them and then do 2 more....

Just had a poached egg, we use the poaching bags they are terrific. They can be bought online,but are far far cheaper in Aldi.

Sharp intake of breath re clingfilm

Happy to learn the clingfilm trick.

I use a little non-stick milk pan.

(Sharp intake of breath from several Gnetters)

I cut a small square of cling film, brush it with olive oil, stretch it over a cup, break the egg in, twist it shut and then drop into boiling water.

After years of whirling vortexes, dirty pans and pricked or unpricked eggs exploding all over the microwave and me, I've got myself a cute little 4 cup poaching/egg baking pan that works perfectly and scrubs up beautifully. The best £3 I ever spent in Boyes.

will just boil them in future. cant be bothered with all the dirty pans

I do them in the same way as anno - in their shells for about 20 seconds, then lift them out and crack the shells open and poach in the water. Mustn't be boiling as that is too vigorous, either turn the heat off or have the water barely simmering.
I used to have one of those egg poachers with the little igloo shaped holders but found that the egg whites always cooked too fast & were hard before the yolk was right.

can anyone tell me how to clean a poaching pan. I use a small saucepan and add a drop of vinegar to the water and leave till the water comes back to the boil, when the egg is removed, it is to my satisfaction but there is always egg white clinging to the pan and its a devil to clean. I have used the yellow plastic things but they take ages and the aggs tasted of silicone, I also got a metal spoon with a long handle to fix to the side of the pan (got it from the national trust shop on an impulse), it does do a nice poached egg but it sticks like mad so again-cleaning. Im getting to the point where I just don't cook if it takes ages to clean something.

Juliette I must get one! I gave in some time ago and got an electronic egg boiler. (A gift from DH that I didn't want). It is the best thing ever,and gives you a perfet boiled egg every time.