Poached eggs help please

Callistemon21

Is he an ex-boyfriend Mogsmaw?
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Oh yes!

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Is he an ex-boyfriend Mogsmaw?
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I once poached eggs for dds pratty boyfriend. I draped clingfilm over a ramekin dish and broke an egg into it. Gathered it into a loose “pouch” and boiled in a pot of water. I removed the film and served with the seam on the bottom
He was in raptures! Waxed lyrical about Michlen chefs, best poached eggs ever, I was a genius! My daughter knew I’d cheated, he never did. He was a pretentious twit and did deserve it.
On the other hand my fresh egg custard made in 5 minutes in a saucepan wasn’t a fluk or a cheat.I am a genius.

I saw mine change but too late.

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Callistemon21

I think we're both suffering from autocorrect

Yolk, yolk, yolk .....

Nope, my yoke was a genuine booboo... I'm mortified...

To think that I used to teach children how to spell

I think we're both suffering from autocorrect

Yolk, yolk, yolk .....

On the rare occasions that we have a 'full English' breakfast I can make perfect fried eggs. I very carefully cut the yoke out of mine and give it to Mr Maizie, then I nick his egg white...

You could share with my DN, she eats the yoke but won't eat the white!

At least my poached eggs never fall apart 🤣🤣🤣

I posted my own version early on, but it got lost. Now I'm back, I have a feeling that this may fall into the same category as Yorkshire pud'ns and mayonnaise / hollandaise. Everyone's 'fail safe' works for them - but when you 'don't get it' nothing works!
However, I will say that the freshness of the eggs makes a huge difference. I have heard that eggs can be up to 2 weeks old by the time they arrive on supermarket shelves. I don't know how true that is BUT I poach eggs from our local farm very easily up to them being about 10-12 days old, then they fall apart. I have little success with supermarket eggs - and indeed when I have to use them, I just don't poach them.

Callistemon21

MaizieD

I have an old fashioned egg poaching pan with four cups held over simmering water. I butter the cups well and cook the eggs until the yolks are well and truly hard. Then pop them on well buttered toast to eat...

I am a poached egg barbarian... Not fit to comment on this thread, really 😂

My Mum had one of those, I should have kept it.

and cook the eggs until the yolks are well and truly hard
😲 no comment 😀

I cannot bear runny egg yolk, Callistemon. It makes me feel sick.

On the rare occasions that we have a 'full English' breakfast I can make perfect fried eggs. I very carefully cut the yoke out of mine and give it to Mr Maizie, then I nick his egg white...

We fill a small frying pan with boiling water, crack four eggs into a bowl then slide them all into the water together. Cook till the whites are white and the yoke is still runny. Delicious. 😋

Nannagarra

Is YouTube’s Poach many Eggs at Once - Easy and Perfect Every Time very similar to the technique used by your DiL, Rosie51?

Similar-ish. I'm trying to remember back now, my DiL is Canadian and they live in Canada so I don't see them that often. She uses a big saucepan, not a shallow pan, and I've only ever seen her crack the eggs straight into a bowl, never seen her sieve them. I know she will only use very fresh eggs, never older ones, for poaching. Nothing in the boiling water, she tips the bowl out fairly gently, then turns the heat down a bit. She knows I love poached eggs so usually cooks them for me while we're there

Is YouTube’s Poach many Eggs at Once - Easy and Perfect Every Time very similar to the technique used by your DiL, Rosie51?

I still use a poaching pan with four cups

'but'. not nut

I have still got a four dish poaching pan, but use it rarely now as DH is not fond of poached eggs.
Now, for myself, I use a tiny pyrex type dish, fill 3/4 full with cold water, slide in the egg and microwave for approx 1 min 20 secs.
Lovely and never fails.
Oh, yes it did once. The yolk burst and made a mess. So when I remember, I pierce the yolk with a cocktail stick nut not always.

MaizieD

I have an old fashioned egg poaching pan with four cups held over simmering water. I butter the cups well and cook the eggs until the yolks are well and truly hard. Then pop them on well buttered toast to eat...

I am a poached egg barbarian... Not fit to comment on this thread, really 😂

My Mum had one of those, I should have kept it.

and cook the eggs until the yolks are well and truly hard
😲 no comment 😀

Maizie if we eat eggs at all I'm sure we all like them cooked differently.
Even those of us who like eggs poached in water may fancy one like yours now and again! It won't make you a barbarian

I have an old fashioned egg poaching pan with four cups held over simmering water. I butter the cups well and cook the eggs until the yolks are well and truly hard. Then pop them on well buttered toast to eat...

I am a poached egg barbarian... Not fit to comment on this thread, really 😂

I use Poachies. I buy them 100 at a time on line as I have 2 poached eggs for breakfast most days. These bags give a compact shape even when the eggs are not very fresh, when the whites can spread into the water with conventional cooking.
Poachies

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Kim19

I put an inch of water into a teacup, break in an egg then microwave for 1 min 15 secs (different powers different times). Delicious! Actually takes longer to make the toast.

I'm going to try this.

Me too! I have a set of silicone moulds and they are a pain in the **! Doesn't matter how well I 'butter' them the eggs still stick and end up looking like road kill. Plus I have to heave out the largest saucepan otherwise all four moulds won't fit in together.

I love runny egg yolks but hate slimy egg whites! This is why I usually have scrambled eggs.

This is what I do and this is what they look like:

www.google.com/amp/s/amp.taste.com.au/quick-easy/articles/how-to-poach-several-eggs-at-once/xtedrvga

Rosie51

I've watched my daughter-in-law crack 6 or more eggs into a big bowl, then tip the lot into a big pan of boiling water. Each egg came out separate, beautifully shaped and cooked to perfection. I struggle to do this method for one!

I need her skills!
Fabulous!
Can we have a video demo please?