Oh pshaw, on Tue 23 Oct 2007 08:04:17a, Goomba38 meant to say...

> Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> That was my problem with Julia's method. It works well for one egg, but
if
>> we are having poached eggs in our house we have to make at least three
of
>> them. You can't keep stirring it around once you put the first egg in,
>> never mind with two of them in there., not to mention the problem of
>> stirring the water vigorously while cracking en egg into a small bowl
and
>> then slipping into the water from the bowl while you stir. I suppose
you
>> could use four pots and four bowls to make four poached eggs..... if you
>> had a maid to clean up after you.
>
> Poached eggs can be prepared in advance and reheated. I've never done so
> (I rarely eat eggs by themselves) but I've seen it written about many
> times. Have you ever tried this?
>

Yes, I pre-made quite a few individually this way and slipped them into
tepid water. Then reheated all of them in hot water just prior to serving.
Worked well.

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Wayne Boatwright
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