Poached Eggs

beachBOYken · 22 Oct 2021 at 17:57

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?

beachBOYken · 22 Oct 2021 at 18:04

robfosters said:
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.

beachBOYken · 22 Oct 2021 at 18:12

Shadowness said:
I asked this years ago.

Maybe some advice in this thread

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

Thanks.

robfosters said:
Just a dodgy egg then.

Yeah this is my thinking.

beachBOYken · 22 Oct 2021 at 18:42

K.C. Leblanc said:
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?

beachBOYken · 24 Oct 2021 at 10:58

chroniclard said:
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.