Post #1188110
2026-04-16 11:16 UTC
I do the old school lowest heat and swirl the water before putting the egg in for 4 minutes, works fine for me. I’ve tried double boiling in a ramekin and it works well if you need to do a bigger batch but I don’t like the shape of them.
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@thelardboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-16 11:28
If your eggs are more than a couple of days old, don’t poach them. Fry or scramble will both be fine, but poachies need the freshest eggs you can get. If you must poach an older egg, line a cup with cling film/Saran wrap and make a parcel of the egg then poach for the usual time. It’s not as pretty, but it pretty much works.