Poached eggs

[Bluerevolution]

Really want poached egg on toast now- swines

[HAL9000]

Here's my field report on the cling film egg: I wrapped a de-shelled egg in cling film and dropped it into a pan of boiling water. The result: a somewhat misshapen boiled egg!

Without wishing to be overly critical of what is an undoubtedly innovative cooking idea - I can't see the point of it. One might as well just boil an intact egg in water - the result will be exactly the same in terms of taste and texture.

It is definitely not a poached egg!

[jimmy two times]

I bought a special microwave poached agg maker in sainsburys today. I will try it out tommorrow and report back.

[ruffers]

I think we're getting to the nub of what exactly constitutes poaching. Despite being a strong proponent of the cling film method I concede that technically we're just boiling it in an artificial shell, although when done correctly it presents as a nicely poached egg.

I've seen eggs poached in a cup of water in a microwave which to me fulfils the technical definition ie the item is cooked in contact with boiling water. Let us know how you go and be careful - exploding yokes get messy. The voice of experience there.