tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902643929291526339.post1495418612895219560..comments2023-11-15T00:27:26.573-08:00Comments on Mary M. Payne: Pigging out in LyonMaypayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518290974369734634noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902643929291526339.post-37555198460005803972012-05-16T04:47:27.860-07:002012-05-16T04:47:27.860-07:00Hey Mary, This is so helpful. I really like poac...Hey Mary, This is so helpful. I really like poached eggs and I don't want to buy a new contraption. I will try all of these tips. I have those little pyrex dishes still from back in the day. It was one of the things we brought with us, believe it or not. <br />xxxx, mary m.Maypayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518290974369734634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902643929291526339.post-15951193150647793322012-05-15T12:59:05.195-07:002012-05-15T12:59:05.195-07:00Mary, have you tried heating water in a shallow sk...Mary, have you tried heating water in a shallow skillet just to a barely, little simmer and adding a dollop of white vinegar to it before you slip the eggs into the water? Also, I crack the eggs into a little custard dish (you know the ones, Pyrex used to make them?) and literally lower the lip of the dish into the water and slip the egg in that way...Julia used to advise lowering the shell into some boiling water for a few seconds to help the white firm just a touch and then she says to lower the cooked egg into some hot water to rinse off the vinegar! Really, I've never tasted any vinegar in my egg. I don't have the patience for all that. After you lower the eggs into the poaching water try just gently pushing the uncooked white over the egg with a spoon. Also, lots of chefs used to advocate trimming the errant white from the egg after it's cooked. I've always done the eggs freeform because I used to hate those little aluminum egg poachers we had at home. Freeform just seems to make for a more tender finished egg. In the picture above, I swear it almost looks like the egg was poached in cheesecloth or something...xoxo to you and him.Mary Matvynoreply@blogger.com