What did you cook or eat today? (October 2025)

JAS_OH1 said:
Is that a kk poached egg?
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You are correct, well apart from the gin, it is a school night after all 😂
One poached for the ramen part of the dish and one yolk for the steak tartare effect.

For me the jury is out on this poaching method.
Trying to get clingfilm into the bottom of a mug without it sticking to the insides was a bit of faff.
There was no way the clingfilm was going to stay twisted together, it didn't twist just formed a loose spike. I don’t think clingfilm is as clingy as it used to be since they changed the composition to make it less toxic 😂 So I tied the clingfilm tops with a bit of string. It was a bit of a fiddle.
The cooked eggs then stuck to the clingfilm and required careful removal not to destroy the egg (I did kind wreck the first one) and that was a bit scaldy on the fingers due to the hot water caught in the clingfilm creases.

But I think perhaps a bit of practice and some non-stick spray things will smooth out. It did mean I could poach the eggs in the ramen water which saved using another pot and the shape was pleasing 👍
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
You are correct, well apart from the gin, it is a school night after all 😂
One poached for the ramen part of the dish and one yolk for the steak tartare effect.

For me the jury is out on this poaching method.
Trying to get clingfilm into the bottom of a mug without it sticking to the insides was a bit of faff.
There was no way the clingfilm was going to stay twisted together, it didn't twist just formed a loose spike. I don’t think clingfilm is as clingy as it used to be since they changed the composition to make it less toxic 😂 So I tied the clingfilm tops with a bit of string. It was a bit of a fiddle.
The cooked eggs then stuck to the clingfilm and required careful removal not to destroy the egg (I did kind wreck the first one) and that was a bit scaldy on the fingers due to the hot water caught in the clingfilm creases.

But I think perhaps a bit of practice and some non-stick spray things will smooth out. It did mean I could poach the eggs in the ramen water which saved using another pot and the shape was pleasing 👍
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Yes, it sounds like it's too much fuss for me. I'll stick to the old school way, especially since it's just the two of us.
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Yes, it sounds like it's too much fuss for me. I'll stick to the old school way, especially since it's just the two of us.
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Think it might be worth it when I have to do eight eggs at a time for breakfast just because of they can be prepared before hand and all plonked in the water at the same time. That makes timing them easy too.
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
You are correct, well apart from the gin, it is a school night after all 😂
One poached for the ramen part of the dish and one yolk for the steak tartare effect.

For me the jury is out on this poaching method.
Trying to get clingfilm into the bottom of a mug without it sticking to the insides was a bit of faff.
There was no way the clingfilm was going to stay twisted together, it didn't twist just formed a loose spike. I don’t think clingfilm is as clingy as it used to be since they changed the composition to make it less toxic 😂 So I tied the clingfilm tops with a bit of string. It was a bit of a fiddle.
The cooked eggs then stuck to the clingfilm and required careful removal not to destroy the egg (I did kind wreck the first one) and that was a bit scaldy on the fingers due to the hot water caught in the clingfilm creases.

But I think perhaps a bit of practice and some non-stick spray things will smooth out. It did mean I could poach the eggs in the ramen water which saved using another pot and the shape was pleasing 👍
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Good point about the mug. Perhaps just a bowl and when you pick up the sides of the film from the corners the egg will stay in the bottom.

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Too many steps I think... I'm good with a ring in a pan of shallow water and lid it to steam.
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
Think it might be worth it when I have to do eight eggs at a time for breakfast just because of they can be prepared before hand and all plonked in the water at the same time. That makes timing them easy too.
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One thing you can do using this method is to place herbs inside the cligfilm. Or chilli flakes. It can make for a pretty effect. I've done it before but don't think I have photos. Dill works well.
 
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