• shweddy@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    What’s the difference between a boiled egg and a poached egg? Theyre both just the egg cooked in water one with shell and one without

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      3 days ago

      I like how it says “if necessary.” Like what possible scenario exists where it’s necessary to poach an egg instead of hard boiling it lol

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        2 days ago

        If you’re staring at that hardboiled egg thinking. “I can’t do it. I can’t eat one more of those…”

        Fine, if you’re going to be a baby about it, poach it, instead

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        3 days ago

        I imagine that eating exactly the same thing for multiple days would get tiring to say the least, so at least a different preparation would be welcome. Probably not necessary in the literal sense, but in the sense that you “need” something different.

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        3 days ago

        maybe if the shell got a bit cracked before cooking? Might as well poach it at that point since it’ll just leak a bunch of albumen into the pot anyways