poaching eggs

[Pickman's model]

14 years. Eggesparating

it's no yolk

 

[hash tag]

Eggaxtly

 

[maomao]

Cold.

A conventional teacup, rather than a mug, is 150ml. How do you get the other 50ml water and the egg to stay in there?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

A conventional teacup, rather than a mug, is 150ml. How do you get the other 50ml water and the egg to stay in there?

Use a mug. Who the fuck has tea-cups these days?

 

[maomao]

Use a mug. Who the fuck has tea-cups these days?

You apparently.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

You apparently.

It’s a mug Frau Bahn drinks tea from. Tea needs lots of sugar, I have cut out sugar so no longer drink tea.

But if you follow instructions to add an egg to 200ml of water and use a 150ml cup, I’m not sure you should be around hot water and stuff.

 

[hash tag]

I never take sugar or sweetners in my Tea.

 

[tim]

Orang Utan was in this quandry a mere five years ago. Odd that something as boring as a poached egg can provoke so much debate

How do YOU poach an egg?

Why bother posting on the thread if you don't cook them? :D I hadn't either until last night. :D

www.urban75.net

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I never take sugar or sweetners in my Tea.

Yeah, but you’re a wrong’un.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Tea needs lots of sugar

No it doesn't - it doesn't require any sugar, and certainly not cow juice.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

No it doesn't - it doesn't require any sugar, and certainly not cow juice.

I guess if it is just unadulterated boiling water you can always kill ants with it

 

[maomao]

No it doesn't - it doesn't require any sugar, and certainly not cow juice.

How would you even know if you liked tea if you put milk and sugar in it? It might as well be a bloody milkshake.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

How would you even know if you liked tea if you put milk and sugar in it? It might as well be a bloody milkshake.

Bahnhof Strasse may as well crush a pro-plus tablet and put it in a milkshake and be done with it.

 

[Boudicca]

200ml of water in a tea cup. Break the egg in to the water. Bung in microwave for 60 seconds.

I'm going to have to disagree with this. I like the yolk to be runny, so I start with boiling water and go for 30 seconds.

 

[dessiato]

Mrs D can't soft boil eggs, her fried eggs are dreadfully rubbery, but her poached eggs are always perfect. She says she uses the same technique as for frying, but with water of course. It's a shallow pan with a little boiling water in it, egg cracked and carefully added to the water till done.

 

[quimcunx]

All this swirling and vinegar is bollocks. Dehlia has a description which does them perfectly but she says you need super fresh eggs.

I have a thing you put in the microwave now. It takes 1 minute and they are as good as most attempts for absolute minimum effort. Bosh.

 

[quimcunx]

Mrs D can't soft boil eggs, her fried eggs are dreadfully rubbery, but her poached eggs are always perfect. She says she uses the same technique as for frying, but with water of course. It's a shallow pan with a little boiling water in it, egg cracked and carefully added to the water till done.

Dehlia is this except once the water is beginning to bubble you add the eggs and take off the heat immediately.

 

[petee]

the mother used to make them with a splash of vinegar.
me, i didn't see the point of poaching eggs at all.

No it doesn't - it doesn't require any sugar, and certainly not cow juice.

 

[Sasaferrato]

With the MICROWAVE EGG VORTEX

If you crack an egg on a dish and microwave it it cooks and looks a bit poached. Unless she does them in water in a microwave?? Does she?

If you do them in a microwave, don't forget to pierce the yolks, they will explode otherwise.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I will excuse you given you don't know any better as an American.

 

[petee]

I will excuse you given you don't know any better as an American.

it was my irish parents who showed me what tea should be.
ARE YOU SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT MY DEAD PARENTS?

 

[eatmorecheese]

This is escalating rapidly

The bump was useful to me; I didn't know you can poach eggs in a frying pan. Will give it a go

 

[hash tag]

A similar result but very different process and just as technical is coddling.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

it was my irish parents who showed me what tea should be.
ARE YOU SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT MY DEAD PARENTS?

Sorry to say but your parents were utterly wrong and misguided.

 

[petee]

Sorry to say but your parents were utterly wrong and misguided.

 

[High Voltage]

Coddled eggs - - it's the future

 

[Saul Goodman]

In a frying pan with a bit of oil.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Bottom line is that us Brits are inherently correct when it comes to making a brew.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This is a good question - how do you make a brew?

For me:

1. boil yer water
2. get yer mug
3. get yer teabag
4. combine
5. mash
6. drink

No fucking cow juice or sugar

 

[Saul Goodman]

Bottom line is that us Brits are inherently correct when it comes to making a brew.

teabag