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Cooking eggs

rivercrow

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I love eggs.

This morning, I decided to learn to poach eggs. It turned out pretty well. I didn't do the vinegar in the water trick or the "mini-vortex" trick, so the white dissipated some. Next time, I will also use a soup ladle to lower the eggs in the water instead of a cup or spice dish.

Anyone else got good ways to cook eggs?
 

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I just had Eggs Benedict for the first time a week or two ago. Yum!

I like eggs almost any way, as long as they are fully cooked. No runny eggs for me.
 

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I like 'em fried, on white bread w/ ketchup.



And now I want breakfast. THANKS.
 

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This morning, I decided to learn to poach eggs. It turned out pretty well. I didn't do the vinegar in the water trick or the "mini-vortex" trick, so the white dissipated some. Next time, I will also use a soup ladle to lower the eggs in the water instead of a cup or spice dish.
Three things on that:

a/ The fresher the eggs, the tighter the grip on the yolk.
b/ You need the vinegar.
c/ I put the eggs into individual ramekins, allowing the front to just barely enter the water, and then I let it roll slowly into the water.
 

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Three things on that:

a/ The fresher the eggs, the tighter the grip on the yolk.
b/ You need the vinegar.
c/ I put the eggs into individual ramekins, allowing the front to just barely enter the water, and then I let it roll slowly into the water.

I *vaguely* recalled the "fresher the better" thing. We just got these eggs on Friday night, so they are pretty fresh. (They feel fresh--good shell texture, nice crisp shells, yummmm).

Does it matter what kind of vinegar? I seem to have a lot of balsamics, but straight white might be a special purchase. Is it the salt? I read I could put salt in the water too.

I didn't let the eggs roll into the water--but I didn't drop them in, either. The one turned out much better than the other--I think my technique improved on the second try. Can't wait to do this again! Fun!
 

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3 pieces of day old bread, soak in a couple of beaten eggs. Fry the bread lightly, yumm.

-Geoff
 

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Oooh, thanks, Rajah--I thought that sounded familiar! Missing the maple syrup, tho. mmmmm
 

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Some of us call that "French toast."


:tongue:


;)

Well, you've mentioned your culinary skills before, so I thought it best to describe it rather than assume recipe knowledge ;)

-Geoff
 

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I love soft-boiled eggs. You cook them like hard-boiled eggs only not nearly as long. Then you tap off the tops of the eggs and dip toast in them.
 

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I love eggs too, particularly omletes or scrambled.

My mom makes the best deviled eggs - she uses a secret spice in the egg mixture. Whenever she makes them, they are gone in a matter of seconds.
 
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I love eggs many ways, as long as they're fully cooked. My favorite is probably scrambled with some cheese, sausage and potatoes in a burrito.

The one thing I cannot abide is ketchup or salsa on eggs. I understand it's popular, but it makes my stomach turn.
 

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I love eggs many ways, as long as they're fully cooked. My favorite is probably scrambled with some cheese, sausage and potatoes in a burrito.

The one thing I cannot abide is ketchup or salsa on eggs. I understand it's popular, but it makes my stomach turn.

I like eggs with HP sauce..as well as the sauces you mentioned.
 

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Anyone else got good ways to cook eggs?

I love coddled eggs. Rub the inside of the coddler with a little butter or ghee, add a pinch of very sharp shredded cheddar, crack in a large egg, add salt and pepper, put the lid on the coddler, and drop into boiling water for ~10 minutes.
 

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I love eggs, I'm hard boiling one at this second. French toast is amazing, especially with brown sauce.

A cheats way to poach eggs (although I worry about how healthy clingfilm being in contact with the eggs is).

1. Square of cling film

2. Cling film stretched over a cup with a dip in the centre big enough to put your egg in

3. Put raw egg into dip and then remove cling film and twist at top to seal egg inside

4. Cook in pan of boiled water with top of cling film out of water for easy removal

5. Cook for desired time, remove, eat etc.
 
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