Q: How do you poach an egg? Like the professional way?

Pull up Julia Child's French Onion Soup youtube. She shows how to poach. Hints:

1. First, lower whole egg in shell in boiling water for 10 seconds. Remove immediately. Then open, remove to a cup and prepare to poach out of shell.
2. Add 1 tsp vinegar for each quart of water to firm up whites.
3. Afterward, dip in clear (non-vinegar) water to remove vinegar taste.
4. Blot on paper towel to remove any excess water.
5. Nip off trailing ends to prettify it.

From Michael Roux:
1. Poach the day before.
2. When ready to serve, dip poached egg in gently simmering water for 30 seconds. Serve immediately with a hot sauce on top.

 
I watched the whole thing. No show on the poach

only a quick mention near the end, of serving with a poached egg

 
Seriously? I know I watched her dip the uncracked egg, poach and redip in cold water. And

I remember the video I watched had that big flower thing on her chest. Was the video almost 30 minutes long? That's the one I watched.

 
I tried the pin prick today. It did not turn out well

The white stuck to the shell and overall a foamy mess that did not hold.

 
As seen on TV - "eggies" a rare impulse purchase

Eggies are 3 piece silicone molds I bought to hard boil eggs. They actually work pretty well and while I haven't used them to poach I think they would work. Historically I poach in a coffee cup in the microwave. I like to get the water hot before I add the egg. That seems to give the white a head start.

 
Sorry to hear that. I've never tried it for poached eggs, though I do keep a push pin handy

for boiled eggs. It eliminates the gap you sometimes get in the large end and I think it helps them peel.

I will try the pre-boiling some time and see if I have the same issues.

 
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