POACHED EGGS | how to poach an egg (perfectly)

Poached eggs are a beautiful thing. The whites are just firm enough on the outside to contain an oozy, golden yolk in a round little egg package. And they make for a delicious, healthy breakfast. With a few tips, you too can learn how to poach an egg perfectly every time!

For my best poached egg recipes (like the one shown in the video), make sure to click the recipe post link below.

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[Downshiftology]

Hi guys! For those of you who may be a little intimidated with making poached eggs at home, I hope today's tutorial will show you just how easy it is! You can store poached eggs for 4-5 days in the fridge (see more tips in the recipe post), so they're also great for meal prep! What's your favorite breakfast with poached eggs? xo - Lisa

[WolfShadowwhisper]

I firmly believe that the easiest way to poach an egg is to wait until the hen is not looking, then poach the egg as quickly as possible from her nest.

[alecthemad]

This is exactly what you want out of a video on cooking. A quick explanation, pointing out possible mistake with a demonstration, and nothing drags on too long losing important points in filler.

[smalltowndowntown]

After you eat breakfast, you can spend the rest of the day washing dishes from your breakfast.

[KennyBurchard]

I had never made a poached egg before (I'm 53). Today, I wanted one for breakfast on some avocado toast, so I brought up this video, watched it, and followed this with absolute precision. I made one for me and one for my wife, and she and I agreed that they came out absolutely perfectly. We were blown away. My first two poached eggs EVER were as perfect as anything I've ever had at a restaurant. Thanks for the great tutorial.

[amicusswitchback]

Don’t you just just love someone who starts with “I sat poaching eggs in 200 different ways... so that you don’t have to...”
Now that’s a professional! 🤗

[anbush]

It’s something to learn during quarantine

[sueme]

Her : creates perfect poached egg easily
Me: that seemed easy
Me: scarmbled egg but in water

[christofercruz]

Hi, I just felt the need to comment: I'm 27 and never learned how to cook properly, and this video made it EASY to make poached eggs. They were perfect, firm and tasty! This video is definitely one I'll be sharing with anyone else that thinks poached eggs are hard to make

[johntitusvistal]

Aside from the fact that she did all that experimentation for us, to get to the perfect way to poach an egg, she seems like an all-around great person, and one who would be good company for breakfast or any other meal. Not all YouTube presenters have that easygoing air.

[riichobamin]

In my biotechnology classes, I had learned that a bit of salt helps protein dissolve in water; basically the protein becomes more "water friendly", hence dissolves easily. So this may explain why the albumin (egg white) goes out of wack in salt water; it is just finding it easier to interact with the water and hence can dissipate easier.

However if you add the vinegar, the pH lowers and since proteins can only maintain their structure (in this case, the liquid nature of the albumin) in a VERY specific range of pH and temperature, the lowered pH along with the heat will help coagulate the albumin faster.

THANKS A LOT FOR THIS VIDEO ma'am. Really helpful !

[skyleralaine]

It’s 2 am and I’m suddenly excited to try to make a poached egg in the morning

[TerenceGannon]

I have never cooked a poached egg in my (61 year) life. I followed your directions this morning and they were PERFECT first time out! Suffice to say I'll be doing a lot more poached eggs. Thanks so much!

[vish]

I don't know why people would dislike this video. She's telling us what we should and shouldn't do to get a nice poached egg.
I think it's worth the 7 minutes

[seanbayram-palmer]

Just made this for my wife as eggs on toast are her favorite thing and she said this was the best poached eggs she'd ever had. Thank you for presenting in a very understandable and easy to follow way.

[rumisarma]

I did it! Yes I did it








I made scrambled eggs in water

[PeterDOESNOTdrink]

4 years later and still helping beginners make it seem so easy! Your demonstration methods are next level! Keep making more videos!

[corinnedominiqueabasta]

I love how she really showed us options!

[dreamwolf]

"Freshest eggs possible, ideally purchased that morning"


Me: K. *heads outside and yells at the chickens to hurry up and lay*

[paulj.l.]

"Use the freshest eggs possible." Finally my chickens are good for something other than being adorable! I can't wait to try this with eggs that popped out of a chicken like an hour ago 😂