How to Poach an Egg Perfectly / Calling out Gordon Ramsey!

How to make perfect runny eggs ! I'll explain how to get them to hold together with no fancy water-swirling techniques the likes of Gordon Ramsey will show you - how to poach an egg perfectly every time ! I also show a wee experiment I did with and without using vinegar to show which technique is best. Special thanks to my father-in-law Ivan for showing me this! Best poached eggs for beginners right here :)

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[alexandraw]

This is the first method that’s actually worked reliably well for me— and I’ve been trying for a long time! Thank you!!!!

[fleur]

PERFECTION....Ivan nailed so have you....enjoy your runny poached eggs.

[tba]

Lovely, come in handy now that I'm single again LOL.
Thanks from liverpool, U.K.

[iantomlinson]

Thanks for tip. I don't like soggy toast so put them on kitchen towel to soak up the excess water...its a game changer

[loafdad]

I can’t wait to try this method, thanks so much for sharing. I’ve given up on swirling the water my eggs just look like they’ve been blown apart. Recently to overcome this I’ve been loosely draping cling film over a ramekin and breaking the egg into it then gathering up the corners of the cling film and twisting it to enclose the egg in a little parcel before dropping it into a pan of boiling water, such a palava. I really hope I can do it using your method.

[KC_HAMAZ]

Mmmm...those eggs look so good!! It's funny how we think, that what should be easy to cook is actually something we just can't master. I only learnt how to make perfect rice last year after making is so gross for 20 years!

[Webbula]

I worked in a brunch place for a few months that had a poached egg on everything on the menu so a quick reliable method was essential, that was over a year ago and I'd forgot what the essential parts of the method were (no vortex to be seen, I remember that), so I've spent the last hour trying to find someone who doesn't use the vortex method and this was the only video.
You're absolutely right about everything except your eggs come out flat instead of a beautiful spherical shape.
We used a HUGE stew pot (probably just shy of a meter tall) and if I remember right this meant when you dropped the egg in as it falls it starts cooking, by the time it's reached the bottom the shape has been made, a few minutes later when you've fished the egg out (they used a very long spider) it should be perfectly cooked and it might have a bit of a tail of white which you can cut off with a spoon.
This may sound a bit ludicrous but trust me I watched the chefs produce 6-8 perfect eggs every time with relative ease.

[caylaclement]

you really had the guts to do 4 eggs! i do 1 and im praying it wont fall apart the whole time. thanks for this- will try it tomorrow am! x

[fi]

Upvote for side to side comparison video of vinegar vs no vinegar

[chickenmumma]

Perfect poached eggs, or even half decent poached eggs for that matter, have eluded me forever! I'm excited to try this method asap!

[achronicblunt]

this video made it clear to me why professional chefs swirl the water. The eggs sit on the bottom of the pan otherwise, and cook against the heat of the pan, meaning their texture won't be as smooth or even. You want them suspended so they are enveloped in the lower heat of the water, not cooked by the pan and so hardened.

[warriorhypezone]

very nice.. looks great..i kinda got scared when i see the child next to the burner

[itschad]

Great video C W NZ, I've been doing my eggs like that for years, never fails. I have eggs every morning. Oh, by the way they're eggs not iggs, sorry just a dig and a bit of fun at a NZ accent.

[corennet.]

1. you cook it in vinegar, thus missing the reasons why poached eggs are cooked in water 2. the texture of your egg vs his is vastly different; his are smooth due to rotation and have even cook through 3. no vinegar taste

Your method isn't better, it's just completely different, making a different food altogether.