Which pot can poach and egg best?!


Question:

Which pot can poach and egg best?

From my experiment a tall narrow pot poached an egg better than a short wide pot. Now i must know why? i used the same kind of pot and at the same temp and everything.. can anyone help me?


Answers:
I don't know how you poached the egg. Did you break it into a cup and pour it into the boiling water? Was the water swirling?
And how do you define a good poached egg?
I would just speculate the more narrow pot would concentrate the egg in a smaller area. This would make the egg more concentrated as you took it out. Were you seeking a more together egg?

A tall narrow pot has a lot more water and probably less turbulance, but has space for fewer eggs. Traditionally, a pot 3-4 inches deep and rather wide is used, but most home cooks would find that a waste of space, water and gas.

any 2 quart pot will do as long as you've added 1/4 white vinegar to the simmering water , it keeps the egg in the nice flat round shape and doen't effect taste at all




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