On Jul 10, 5:12*am, Tommy Joe > wrote:
> * *........to look up "how to poach chicken", so am asking now if
> anyone can provide the answer, and more specifically, can it be done
> in a saute pan or pot, or does it require a special implement that I'm
> definitely not going to go out and buy. *I believe the snobbish anti-
> microwave guy (Bryan), was one who suggested poaching the chicken
> instead of blasting it to hell in the microwave. *Thanks.
>
> TJ *(the cheap chef)

Poaching is to cook by submerging the food in liquid whose temperature
is below that of a simmer. You can use any pot or pan that will hold
the food and enough liquid. See this page for the differences between
boiling, simmering, and poaching.
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Infor...ingBoiling.htm

Google this group for "chinese poached chicken" when you break out of
your lazy spell. -aem