Poached Eggs

[beachBOYken]

How do you make the perfect poached egg?

I'm not sure what went wrong the other morning but the white went all frothy and fell away from the yoke in the saucepan, anyone know why this may of happened?

 

[robfosters]

How do you make the perfect poached egg?

I'm not sure what went wrong the other morning but the white went all frothy and fell away from the yoke in the saucepan, anyone know why this may of happened?

Did you put vinegar in the water?

 

[beachBOYken]

Did you put vinegar in the water?

Yep, funny thing was, the egg was a Burford brown, the next egg I tried (supermarket standard) was fine.

 

[Shadowness]

I asked this years ago.

Maybe some advice in this thread

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/poached-eggs-advice.18767617/

 

[robfosters]

Yep, funny thing was, the egg was a Burford brown, the next egg I tried (supermarket standard) was fine.

Just a dodgy egg then.

 

[beachBOYken]

I asked this years ago.

Maybe some advice in this thread

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/poached-eggs-advice.18767617/

Thanks.

Just a dodgy egg then.

Yeah this is my thinking.

 

[K.C. Leblanc]

Fresh eggs are essential for poaching.

 

[beachBOYken]

Fresh eggs are essential for poaching.

Ah ok, might try using a ladle as well next time and slowly placing into the water, I usually place into a small cup first.

Is swirling around needed or best to just place it into water and leave it?

 

[bJN]

Swirling does nothing to help. I've pretty much followed this on Instagram and never gone wrong

 

[Begbie]

No need for vinegar, swirling etc. Correct temp and adding egg via a bowl/cup by allowing water into the egg and letting into the water. Vinegar just makes the egg a bit rubbery.

Swirling does nothing to help. I've pretty much followed this on Instagram and never gone wrong

Yep, this is exactly how you should do poached eggs.

 

[Zenduri]

very fresh eggs and lower the egg into the water in something like a ramekin

 

[Cleisthenes]

very fresh eggs and lower the egg into the water in something like a ramekin

This. Never have a problem with the eggs I get from my parents or my partner's parents. Even if they're good quality eggs they'll still go off like any other.

 

[Hedge]

Swirling does nothing to help. I've pretty much followed this on Instagram and never gone wrong

Used this method and its the only way I've ever had perfect results every time

 

[chroniclard]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-2...ocphy=1007198&hvtargid=pla-423127016838&psc=1

 

[beachBOYken]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-2...ocphy=1007198&hvtargid=pla-423127016838&psc=1

Used to use one other them a long time ago, but got rid to save space so just use a saucepan now.

 

[jsmoke]

I bought one of those egg maker, the poached eggs it makes are pretty good.

 

[DrToffnar]

Freshest egg possible, then strain the loose white of in a sieve. If it's fresh you won't loose much at all. The remaining albumen will hold the yolk cleanly during poaching (providing you're careful of course). It's the only method I've found to be largely fool proof and you can even poach several eggs at a time.

 

[Martynt74]

Swirling does nothing to help. I've pretty much followed this on Instagram and never gone wrong

One of the best things ever posted on OCUK as far as i'm concerned. I always struggled prior to this being shared a year or so ago. Was it @Craig1981?

 

[hood1971]

Fresh eggs, correct water temp and a Joseph Joseph spoon. Never had an issue poaching, even when doing 8 eggs at a time.

 

[Dave]

My pseudo-Ramsay issue with the above Instagram post is that they aren't technically poached, they are boiled

I slide the eggs in from a ramekin when the water temperature is around 75 deg C, if the eggs are a little old then we use a ring mould / scone cutter to make sure they stay put.