How do you use the egg poacher in the Thermomix?

Fill your TM bowl with water, place your Varoma steaming attachment in position then insert your Six Egg Poacher. Brush or spray with olive oil, crack your eggs in and steam for approximately 12 minutes - then your poached eggs are ready! No skill required, perfect results every time.

What are three tricks to making the best poached egg?

9 Tips for the Perfect Poached Egg At Home Start with fresh eggs. The fresher the eggs, the better! ... Wait a sec: Give the water a moment to stop boiling. ... Use vinegar. ... Use a small bowl. ... Swirl the water. ... Don't crowd the pot! ... Avoid cooking the egg for longer than 3 minutes. ... Try a soup ladle. More items...

How long do you leave an egg poacher on?

Fill an egg-poaching pan with 1/2 inch water, set over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Lightly oil the poaching cups and warm the cups in the pan. Crack an egg into each cup, cover the pan and cook to the desired doneness, 2 to 4 minutes ; repeat to make 8 poached eggs.

How do you poach an egg in a poacher time?

Break an egg into a small dish. Carefully slide it into a poacher cup. Repeat, filling each cup with one egg. Cover and cook for 4 to 6 minutes or until the whites are completely set and the yolks begin to thicken, but aren't hard.

What's the secret to poached eggs?

I just recently figured it out. Water at a VERY GENTLE boil. A little vinegar in the water. Crack the eggs into a small dish. Get a good vortex going in the water. Drop the eggs so gently and as close to the water as you can from the dish. DON'T PANIC! You are going to lose some egg white. It's not going to be perfect. Aug 6, 2022

Do you need vinegar to poach eggs?

It's completely optional and not even necessary , but if you do want to try it, stir one tablespoon of distilled white vinegar into the boiling water before you add the eggs. Can you poach more than one egg at a time? If you're hosting a brunch party, you may want to poach more than one egg at time—and you can!

How do you make a vortex for poached eggs?

The most common way to poach an egg is by creating a vortex in the water. You achieve this by stirring the water with a spoon in a vigorous circle once it is lightly simmering . All you do at this point is drop in the egg and wait for it to cook.

Should you salt water when poaching eggs?

Salt increases the water's density cause the egg white to break apart and look fragmented . After testing countless batches, we found all you need is a little vinegar and water for the prettiest and tastiest poached eggs. Instead, season the finished poached egg with a little salt and paprika.

Should poached eggs be cold or room temperature?

Let eggs come to room temperature before poaching, as that helps them cook more evenly. Take the eggs you want to poach out of the fridge at least 30 minutes before you plan to cook them. If your eggs are not farm-fresh, you can add a few drops of vinegar or lemon juice to the water.

How long do you soak eggs in vinegar before poaching?

you don't have to worry about it flying everywhere. You wanna let your eggs soak for about 10 minutes . If you let them soak for too long, they will pick up a little vinegar flavor.

Do you put oil in egg poacher?

bring a pan of salted water to the boil and reduce to a gentle simmer. add a knob of butter or drizzle of oil to the bottom of your egg poacher to line it . crack in your eggs. hook over the pan ensuring the bottom of the poacher is below the water level.

How to do the egg cooker?

If you are using an electric egg cooker, place the eggs in the egg holder, making sure that they do not touch each other or the sides of the egg cooker. Add water to the fill line or according to your cooker's instructions. Place the egg cooker on a countertop, plug it in, and press the power button.

ThermoFun - Poached Eggs Recipe - ThermoFun | Thermomix Recipes & Tips (2024)

October 5, 2014

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Poached eggs in the Thermomix are just so easy and yummy. I have adjusted this recipe from the new Every Day Cookbook (EDC) – it is not in the old EDC.

So those with the old EDC and don’t know how to do them, this is my tweaked version.

ThermoFun – Poached Eggs Recipe

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Ingredients

1200g boiling water from kettle
25g white vinegar
oil to spray TM simmering basket
2 eggs

Instructions

Pour boiling water and vinegar into TM bowl.
Spray basket with oil and insert into TM bowl.
Bring water back to boiling, approx. 2 mins / Varoma / speed 2.
Crack two eggs into separate containers.
When varoma temperature light is on – set timer to cook 3 mins / Varoma / speed 2.
Pour eggs into basket through the hole in TM lid.
While eggs are cooking, make your toast and get your plate and slotted spoon ready to remove your eggs and serve.

Notes

If you like them very soft and runny 2 minutes works well too!
The secret is that the water MUST be at boiling temperature before putting the eggs in.
Recipe for Hollandaise Sauce is in the Every Day Cookbook and the Basic Cookbook.

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Cheryl Schwab says
October 27, 2019 at 2:20 pm

I can not believe this worked.. glad i tried it today! Thanks for the recipe
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- thermofun says
  October 28, 2019 at 12:32 pm
  
  Awesome to hear Cheryl! :)
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Cory Goodman says
March 16, 2019 at 10:16 am

Hmm, maybe I didn't have the water quite boiling. First lot looked like they just sat on the bottom of the basket. The second lot only had the yolks left, all the egg whites leached through the simmering basket.
New tm5 owner. Still trying to work it all out.
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- thermofun says
  March 18, 2019 at 5:47 pm
  
  Cory for this recipe the boiling water is imperative. I hope you have more success next time. :)
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Jessie Burton says
February 03, 2018 at 8:51 am

FIRST TIME EVER!!! So very impressed with myself it actually worked so perfectly!!
Thank you thank you
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- thermofun says
  February 03, 2018 at 2:01 pm
  
  Awesome to hear Jessie! Thank you!
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Cathy says
November 28, 2016 at 7:15 am

Where I am confused is do I put the eggs in the steamer basket from the shell or do I have to put them in a container (say a silicon egg poacher container)?
When I do them free hand I put them straight into the water
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- thermofun says
  November 28, 2016 at 3:19 pm
  
  Hi Cathy, I crack them into individual small dishes (just avoids getting shell in the TM bowl) and then I tip each egg into the TM bowl in the simmering basket. I hope this makes it clearer for you. :)
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Leah Sanders says
November 11, 2016 at 10:37 am

cooked 4 eggs today and steamed spinach in the veroma at the some time. Didn't change cooking time and everything turned out beautiful. Thank you for a great recipe.
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Sophie says
April 20, 2016 at 8:00 am

I love how quick and easy this is to make but I tried 3 eggs at a time and found that they clumped together and one of the yolks actually broke (my guess is when I poured one egg in after another it fell on top and broke...) Is there a way to avoid this?? Thanks :)
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- thermofun says
  April 20, 2016 at 12:04 pm
  
  Sorry Sophie not really that I'm aware of. The secret is to try and tip them in very carefully - whilst crossing your fingers and toes!! lol! Give it another try. :)
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Julie says
April 03, 2016 at 4:03 pm

Well you have made my day! I have been searching for the best, easiest, simplest, cleanest way to poach our beloved poached eggs, and NOW I have found it!
I have tried just about every recommended way, even bought a stupid little egg poacher, arghhh!
Love, love, love this way I will only be poaching eggs this way from now on! Yahoo!!!!!!
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- thermofun says
  April 03, 2016 at 6:24 pm
  
  Oh that's so great to hear Julie :) Glad you've found your go to recipe. It's always a great find :)
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Diane says
September 26, 2015 at 11:51 am

This recipe is fantastic, I've tried the ones with putting the egg in with the shell on & you loose most of the egg white, this recipe works a dream, I'm doing breakfast for 8 tomorrow, how many eggs could I do at a time?
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- thermofun says
  October 02, 2015 at 8:36 pm
  
  Diane to be honest I've only ever done 4 at a time. Let me know if you do try more and how they go.
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  - Diane says
    October 02, 2015 at 8:50 pm
    
    Thanks, I only did 4 at a time, with the muffins cooking it all worked well, I don't think you could go beyond 4, it would get very messy, I did find for some reason the more eggs the quicker they cooked. Loved the recipe it is a winner
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    - thermofun says
      October 04, 2015 at 8:16 pm
      
      Thanks Diane. :)
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samantha says
February 22, 2015 at 9:33 am

Great recipe and easy.First poached eggs that have ever been successful.
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Wendy says
February 08, 2015 at 1:23 pm

It works! Am looking at thermo with whole new interest. I don't love cooking so I'm looking for great results every time.thanks for your site.
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- thermofun says
  February 09, 2015 at 1:41 pm
  
  Awesome Wendy, pleased to hear you had success! :)
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Sue Coles says
February 06, 2015 at 11:57 am

Oh I'm looking forward to trying this. I have a poached egg on toast every morning - what a time saver this will be.
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Joy says
February 05, 2015 at 8:04 pm

Tried these after reading the instructions and then going from memory. First 2 eggs - speed too high (sp4) so adjusted that. Husband was cooking the bacon and toast so didn't have time to come back to the laptop.
Next 2 eggs: down to sp 2 but both times had forgotten the vinegar and only had it on 90C not Varoma. The yolks were still perfect but we lost a lot of the white.
So I will try again but it looks very promising. And we enjoyed tonight's dinner.
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Thermo_Princess says
January 04, 2015 at 1:12 pm

I actually got silicon cups for my thermie after much frustration trying to poach eggs. But I tried this and it WORKED PERFECTLY!! Thanks so much! So yummy :)
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Robyn says
November 01, 2014 at 8:27 am

What time would you need to cook 4 eggs?
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- thermofun says
  November 02, 2014 at 3:45 pm
  
  I've never done four at one time Robyn. I would say the same amount of time though.
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Nikki silk says
October 06, 2014 at 8:19 am

Hi, won't the egg yolks break if you pour the eggs into the basket from the hole in the lid or did I read this wrong? Tx
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- thermofun says
  October 06, 2014 at 1:20 pm
  
  Nikki - you have read it correctly! I too was sceptical - but so far I haven't had a yolk break yet! :)
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