Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Simply Recipes / Getty Images While I consider myself to be a pretty competent home cook, poached eggs have always been my ...

Eggs should be poached in barely simmering, salted water with a splash of vinegar added. Use the freshest eggs possible for tidy poached eggs; using older eggs can lead to stringy whites. To make ...

While I consider myself to be a pretty competent home cook, poached eggs have always been my Achilles heel. I've tried swirling the water, adding vinegar to the water, using perfectly-size ramekins to ...