I have no utensil at home that enables me to poach eggs nicely so off to the kitchen store I went.
I found several devices but one in particular caught my eye; mainly because it was cheaper: SILICONE CUPS.
Surely these do look a little funny but I can assure you that they can not be used for personal enhancement (if you prove me wrong please email me and let me know).
I found several devices but one in particular caught my eye; mainly because it was cheaper: SILICONE CUPS.
Surely these do look a little funny but I can assure you that they can not be used for personal enhancement (if you prove me wrong please email me and let me know).
Here is what they look like:
Beautiful aren't they?
Beautiful aren't they?
I played around with this a bit - mainly with boiling times and since many have different preferences for poached eggs, I encourage people to experiment.
My preference is for the yolk to be medium soft (still a bit runny).
The directions accompanying the silicone cups state to lightly grease the cups, boil water first, then set the cups in water and cover from 4-6 minutes.
Since I like my eggs medium soft and I was using smallish sized eggs, I experimented and found this to work for me:
- Boil water
- Oil or spice up silicone cups.
- Crack egg inside.
- Float silicone cups in boiling water and cover for 3.5 minutes.
- Turn off the burner and keep covered for about 30-45 seconds more.
Silicone retains a bit of heat so taking them out of the water and laying them on a heat resistant counter will continue to slowly "cook" the proteins (FYI).
After they are poached to your liking, use a spoon and run along the edge and flip it onto a serving plate. Voila!
Here is a small toy slideshow video of these silicone cups used in different formats; it will take a little while to download when you hit play; if you are seeing this at work don't be surprised if your company's "IT-Nanny" forbids you to peek into Youtube. Enjoy:
Since I like my eggs medium soft and I was using smallish sized eggs, I experimented and found this to work for me:
- Boil water
- Oil or spice up silicone cups.
- Crack egg inside.
- Float silicone cups in boiling water and cover for 3.5 minutes.
- Turn off the burner and keep covered for about 30-45 seconds more.
Silicone retains a bit of heat so taking them out of the water and laying them on a heat resistant counter will continue to slowly "cook" the proteins (FYI).
Again - experiment because there are some variables:
- Burner temperature (low, med. high)
- Size of egg
- Your preference in poaching.
After they are poached to your liking, use a spoon and run along the edge and flip it onto a serving plate. Voila!
Here is a small toy slideshow video of these silicone cups used in different formats; it will take a little while to download when you hit play; if you are seeing this at work don't be surprised if your company's "IT-Nanny" forbids you to peek into Youtube. Enjoy: