Thursday, February 18, 2010

Egg Poaching vessels


I was on the hunt for egg poachers for a while, but since I discovered the Saran Wrap method, I didn't see a need for them at all.


Here's how it's done:
You place a square piece of plastic Saran on a small pinch bowl or ramekin. Crack an egg into it. Gather the corners above the egg and tie with an elastic or twist tie. Poach in boiling water for 4 minutes. Remove from water, gently open the Saran and place the egg on your fancy sandwich bread.

Then one day not too long ago I ran out of 3$ Saran. Since this is pretty much the only thing I use it for (thanks to my arsenal of Tupperware), I thought of taking another look for egg poachers. It's not that I needed another one-use gadget, but I could see myself using this often; maybe it's usefulness was worth my 6$, so I bought two and started assembling.

You'll need:
eggs
green onions
bread
prociutto (or other meats if you dare, I added Montreal style oven roasted Turkey)
oilive oil
arugula
s&p
a good poaching method



Alright, alright, the poachers I purchased were 2$ each, plastic and they half-sank when I tossed them loaded with the egg in the simmering water; they immediately took on as much water as a paddle-boat on a stormy lake. The eggs tanked, basically.

My breakfast was tasty, but I prefer my poached eggs on the perfect side. Those darn plastic cheap poachers ruined it for me. They're so bad I can't find a picture of the product on Google. That's sayin' somethin'.

Should have gotten the poach pods. Or used Saran. Or my ramekins. Or a ladle.

1 comment:

REMI THERIAULT said...

Awesome idée !!!

J'ai super hâte de l'essayer.