Elawin
Guru
I had to pension off my lovely old poacher- it was my Dad's, bought in the 1930s! - because it was no good for my old solid hotplate cooker and definitely would be no good for my ceramic one. The 2 eggs I poached yesterday, I cooked last in the same frying pan I used for the potato farls, tomatoes and broccoli. I brought the water to a boil, then slipped the eggs in from a cup, turned the heat down and let them get on with it. They didn't take long at all, certainly not 5 minutes. I gave the bits to the mutt.