Eggs, and how to love them.

[Pelado]

Breakfast burritos this morning. Scrambled the eggs with some ground beef.

[TripletDaddy]

I don't care if it's not true poaching, the poaching pan insert is the way to go.

why is this so difficult to understand??? try it once, you will never go back.

[ERCougar]

I don't care if it's not true poaching, the poaching pan insert is the way to go. But if you're a purist, then try adding more vinegar to the water. That should prevent it from falling apart. I've been able to do four at a time this way.

[Drunk Tank]

Maybe I wasn't clear in my post. Stir the water first to get it swirling, then stop. Add the egg to the swirling water but don't stir any more. Put the lid on and wait four minutes. It always works for me.

No, I got it, and that's what I did.

[hostile]

The vortex/whirlpool method can help with appearance, but it limits a person to poaching one egg at a time. A wider, shallower pan can be used to poach several eggs at once. The eggs stay together well, even in the still water. The key is cracking the egg into a small bowl first, like hostile described. Hold the bowl as close to the surface of the liquid as you can, then gently pour the raw egg into the liquid.not by poaching.

True. I have only been able to do 2 eggs at once using this method.

[Joe Public]

The vortex/whirlpool method can help with appearance, but it limits a person to poaching one egg at a time. A wider, shallower pan can be used to poach several eggs at once. The eggs stay together well, even in the still water. The key is cracking the egg into a small bowl first, like hostile described. Hold the bowl as close to the surface of the liquid as you can, then gently pour the raw egg into the liquid.

Please post a pic of your poaching pan.

Most "poaching" pans cook by steaming/double-boiling and not by poaching. There are some true poaching cups that are slotted and sit in the poaching liquid. They do not create perfect circles.

[TripletDaddy]

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[Lost Student]

My eyes don't water when I chop onions. I think it's the closest I'll ever come to having a super power.

Do you wear contact lenses? My wife used to think she had this super power (and would lord her superiority over me) until the one time she chopped onions while wearing glasses instead of contacts. Then she was a crying mess.

[hostile]

Yeah.

Maybe I wasn't clear in my post. Stir the water first to get it swirling, then stop. Add the egg to the swirling water but don't stir any more. Put the lid on and wait four minutes. It always works for me.

[YOhio]

I've never eaten a poached egg. They look way too slimy.

[Flystripper]

Please post a pic of your poaching pan.

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[smokymountainrain]

Dunces

http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...=1#post1133462

Please post a pic of your poaching pan.

[MarkGrace]

My eyes don't water when I chop onions. I think it's the closest I'll ever come to having a super power.

[old_gregg]

Dunces

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[TripletDaddy]

This did not work out so well. The yolk kept separating from the whites. Maybe the eggs weren't fresh enough. I ended up making a plastic wrap "cup" and put the egg in the there, twisted it shut and tied it off. This way the eggs would poach in the plastic wrap and not separate. Only problem is the egg whites stuck to the plastic a little bit.

that's weird. were you stirring while the egg was in the water?

I've tried the method a few times as well - it's always been hit and miss for me.

Dunces

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