Tips for poaching eggs

[AllezBlackpool]

Just read Jane's blog and she was asking for tips for poaching an egg. Mine is:

Get the water just boiling, add some salt and vinegar, then put your egg in the water in its shell for about 20 seconds. Then stir the water and break your egg in

 

[basilrobbie]

[Plumbs mode on]

Don't let the farmer catch you at it.

[Plumbs mode off]

 

[Curryman]

Sorry Alez vinegar sours the taste of the egg, the rest I agree with, apart from outing your egg.

 

[BFC_BFC_BFC]

I always get the water up to the boil then turn the heat right down until the water stops boiling. Stir the water, crack in the egg and then whack up the heat again.

 

[Plumbs]

I heard it can be done on a geyser so I asked a bloke from the East End of London

 

[Towerpower99]

As per boiling water... Make a whirl pool effect in middle and drop egg in.
If doing quite a few eggs then try using a muffin baking tray... Put table spoon of water in each one, crack egg into each one... Oven Gas 6 for 9 mins... Worked for me and is easier when lots to do.

 

[XBeds-Now-Kings_Meaburn]

Get a Toast'n egg toaster . Has tray on the side for boiling or poaching eggs to perfection every time

 

[clappers]

Big deep pan with a big stir around and a stong boil. I crack the eggs into a mug first...so when pouring them in, the egg hits the water quickly and keeps it all together.

 

[pooljimbo]

Sorry Alez vinegar sours the taste of the egg, the rest I agree with, apart from outing your egg.

White wine vinegar doesn't.

 

[AllezBlackpool]

Sorry Alez vinegar sours the taste of the egg, the rest I agree with, apart from outing your egg.

I put vinegar on my eggs anyway

 

[BlackpoolJane]

Get a Toast'n egg toaster . Has tray on the side for boiling or poaching eggs to perfection every time

Haha! You know I’ve got one of these! They aren’t like proper poached eggs though, are they? Plus that little pan is a pain to clean! I always boil eggs in the toaster though.

 

[BlackpoolJane]

As per boiling water... Make a whirl pool effect in middle and drop egg in.
If doing quite a few eggs then try using a muffin baking tray... Put table spoon of water in each one, crack egg into each one... Oven Gas 6 for 9 mins... Worked for me and is easier when lots to do.

Ooh interesting tekkers! Not sure I have a muffin baking tray though...

 

[BlackpoolJane]

Just read Jane's blog and she was asking for tips for poaching an egg. Mine is:

Get the water just boiling, add some salt and vinegar, then put your egg in the water in its shell for about 20 seconds. Then stir the water and break your egg in

Hmm interesting! Got to try egg and chips for tea tonight now! Cheers Allez.

 

[Mr Tangerine Man]

Just buy an egg poacher, you can do 4 at once, or if you are having a dinner party you can get poachers that cook 10 eggs awesome eh??

 

[Bloodtangerine]

decent bit of oil in the fying pan. Heat it up. Crack two eggs in it, let them fry then splash a bit of oil over the yolk. 2 lovely fried eggs

 

[The Catcher in the Rye]

Never test the temperature of the water with your balls!

 

[911_Kirky]

Agree with Allez.

 

[BlossomHill]

Just read Jane's blog and she was asking for tips for poaching an egg. Mine is:

Get the water just boiling, add some salt and vinegar, then put your egg in the water in its shell for about 20 seconds. Then stir the water and break your egg in

Thanks Allez,I tried this at lunch and it worked perfectly.