Adventures in Egg Poaching

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[Rebecca 0]

That was entertaining AND informative.

Bravo, sir!! Good post!

you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk?

[Amanda965 0]

Why doesn't he just buy an egg poacher? I have a stovetop and microwave poacher- they work great! Poached is my favorite way to eat an egg.

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~Amanda~

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Dont take the piss here! I am not a very good cook at all right and the other day i tried to make poachd eggs, for some very unknown & strange reason i managed to get the white bit crispy! Any ideas how???????????? cos havnt got a clue!

P.S, never ask me to cook a meal

[Amanda965 0]

Was the white crispy and the yolk was still runny?? Hmmm?? I know sometimes when I fry an egg, the edge gets crispy simply from overcooking...

The weird properties of an egg!

Blue skies and SAFE landings!
~Amanda~

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Yup, all the yolk was perfect and all the white bit was crispy. It was not as if it was a bad egg cos it happened to both that i "TRIED" to make

[RhondaLea 4]

Well, it's really not as difficult as he makes it seem.

But I did have my own adventure with poached eggs once, about 16 years ago, when I made Eggs Benedict for company. According to the Joy of Cooking (first and last mistake), you poach the eggs ahead of time, take them out, let them sit while you do everything else, and then, right before assembly, turn them back into the hot water to heat them up.

Seriously. This is dumb. The best you will get is lukewarm eggs. And lukewarm Eggs Benedict is disgusting.

rl

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

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Nahh, best solution, get someone else to do them

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Yup, all the yolk was perfect and all the white bit was crispy. It was not as if it was a bad egg cos it happened to both that i "TRIED" to make

When you say crispy, do you mean it looked crispy (bubbly at the edges) or that it tasted crispy?

rl

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

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It looked crispy/bubbly & tasted crispy. Bit like i had fried it only very well fried!

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It looked crispy/bubbly & tasted crispy. Bit like i had fried it only very well fried!

My best guess is that you really didn't have enough water in the pan.

Either that, or you need an exorcist.

rl

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

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Or.....................................i'm just a really really shit cook

[godfrog 2]

when its smoking its cooking, when its black its done

Experience is a difficult teacher, she gives you the test first and the lesson afterward

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sounds fair to me!

[thegreekone 0]

what people forget to do is add vinegar to poaching liquid and "it's all good". Vinegar makes eggs less prone to breaking and helps them stay together. Don't ask me about the science, I don't do SCIENCE.

You can ask my girl about it. After all, she blinded me with science!