Internet users 'incredibly impressed' by poached egg hack using everyday tool
A breakthrough technique for poaching eggs has emerged on TikTok, using a tool most people already have in their kitchen.
Internet users have thanked a content creator for sharing a game-changing hack to help perfect the shape of poached eggs.
The post, which racked up nearly 59,000 likes and hundreds of comments, was published with the caption: “[Life] changed forever eh? Thank me with a follow.”
Poaching eggs is a daunting task for many home cooks, as the liquid texture of eggs can be tricky to mold into the right shape.
By cracking an egg into a sieve over boiling water, cooks can effectively strain out any excess white that may be preventing them from achieving a perfect shape.
This excess egg white is often responsible for wispy strands that give some poached eggs their unappealing appearances.
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Removing it means the egg can more easily hold its shape once it’s been eased into simmering water, and seasoned with a hint of vinegar.
The addition of vinegar is highly recommended by chefs because it helps the whites of eggs coagulate more naturally. The sieve, on the other hand, ensures a tidier cooking process, allowing cooks to produce consistent results.
“I’m giving this a go, I can’t poach eggs,” wrote one viewer, to which the poster replied: “Get the water to boiling. Like dubbing boiling. Then [put] the sieve in. Then crack the egg in [...]. Good luck.”
“I’m actually incredibly impressed!!!!!! Thank you” quipped another viewer wrote: “I’m so stupid, that’s a game changer.”
Others put forward their own suggestions in the comments. One wrote: “Try cracking the egg in the sheave over the skin first, let some of the egg fall through, then lower into the boiling water. Better looking egg.”
Another viewer noted: “The important thing about poached eggs is the egg needs to be at room temperature. Straight from the fridge is where folk go wrong.”