Exact time to cook poached eggs for ‘super-silky’ results

Timing is everything when it comes to cooking eggs, whether they’re boiled, fried or poached. That said, the latter is incredibly hard to master when the eggs are submerged in boiling water. The wispy whites can go wild if poked around too much and the delicate yolk will quickly split open, leaving the egg looking … Read more

Michelin-star chef shares ‘better way’ to poach eggs without using vinegar

A Michelin-starred chef has shared his secret to making the perfect poached egg – and it doesn’t involve vinegar. Paul Foster, who owns the fine dining restaurant Salt, posted a video on TikTok showing his fool-proof method for poaching eggs. He said: “I was shown, when I was a young chef, to use vinegar but … Read more