best way to cook a poached egg

[brian f]

on a hot bit of toast.
Whats the secret ?

[morag]

some vinegar in the simmering water. It helps keep the white together.

[Hughie]

Brian, you had me wondering why you'd want to cook a poached egg on a slice of toast. Now I'm more awake I can see you didnae mean that.

I crack an egg into a wee bowl with a little water and vinegar. Break the yoke, cover the bowl with a paper towel and place a pasta bowl upside down over it giving it 45 seconds in the microwave - works for me.

[morag]

Well, if you nuke it I can see why you break the yolk! But the poifect poached egg has yolk intact, just waiting to ooze oot when you cut into it:)

[brian f]

You got it Morag . Whats Hughie oan about , To break an egg poached or fried is a crinimal offence in my household

[little plum]

some vinegar in the simmering water. It helps keep the white together.

That's right Morag, a wee dash of vinegar to help keep the white together. Another wee trick for this is to stir the water creating a vortex and crack your egg into it.

[morag]

some vinegar in the simmering water. It helps keep the white together.

That's right Morag, a wee dash of vinegar to help keep the white together. Another wee trick for this is to stir the water creating a vortex and crack your egg into it.

I've tried that Neil but have more luck with gently simmering water. Maybe I got the vortex going too strong..a Stinstin vortex!

[Meg]

Whats Hughie oan about ,

If you are using a microwave the white cooks before the yolk and if you dont pierce the yolk, it explodes!

Meg

[morag]

Whats Hughie oan about ,

If you are using a microwave the white cooks before the yolk and if you dont pierce the yolk, it explodes!

Meg

Meg, I think Brian meant what's. Hughie. Thinking about nuking an egg! I've tried all the wee devices and they don't. Really work
Btw, my Pc has its. Own mind tonight...

[little plum]

Btw, my Pc has its. Own mind tonight...

Och Morag, it miby prefers eggs scrambled.

[morag]

Btw, my Pc has its. Own mind tonight...

Och Morag, it miby prefers eggs scrambled.

Neil, I don't know what's going on with the random full stops and capitalisations..it's happening on my Kindle too..can only think predictive text? Though I thought I'd stopped that..

[Bruce]

re: poaching a perfect egg. You all missed the most important step:

1. walk down to the bottom of the garden, open the henhouse, collect eggs...