Heston Blumenthal - The Perfect Poached Egg

From the Channel Four programme "How To Cook Like Heston", chef Heston Blumenthal shares a few tips on how to achieve poached egg perfection.

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[Zelda Sheldon]

Heston's brilliant technique for perfect poached eggs WORKS PERFECTLY! Just cooked my Sunday Breakky poached egg a la Heston and without a doubt it's the BEST poached egg I've ever made. I never did like the taste of vinegar in my poached eggs so big hug to Heston.

[probababably]

Been working on about 10 eggs now and have it down. Saucer in 3 liter pan (not upside down), 75-80 degrees centigrade water, one handed eggcracking over slotted ladle/spoon for losing the watery whites, 3,5 minute for M size eggs.. PERFECTION and very repeatable! Thanks Heston!

[iceboy4545]

If you don't test the fresh egg with river water, its not gonna be worked.

[pete9047]

Wow what a genius. I love how he can get the best out of food through science- thanks Heston.

[slick rick]

the moment that yolk fell onto the plate....i came

[yourvidisbad101]

For some reason when I try to do it the egg white does not stick around the egg yolk, it just runs off in the water, so I am left with just an egg yolk. Anyone know why?

[FonterraFoodservice]

Great poached eggs but the up-side down plate meant the eggs rolled into the corner of the plate and saucepan, better to place plate in right side up. 

[iprawiro]

Doing a good job here, Heston! Better than your Peking duck effort ;_)) Jajajajajajajaaa ;_))

[DarkMatterOfFantasys]

Thanks! worked so well

[elfman5150]

Only thing I'd change - don't put the saucer upside down; the egg slides to the side then. Instead, as another user pointed out, keep the saucer right side up.

Thanks for the wonderful upload!

[Nikhil Nair]

Heston truly is the houdini of cooking.

[Bernievids]

Well put, exactly right and what needed to be communicated.