Shasta’s Favorite Things: Poach Pods
Posted on March 22nd, 2009 in Are You Gonna Eat That?, Photos, Shasta's Favorite Things
Some months back I was on the hunt for an egg poacher, after we melted the plastic cup parts of our last one. Wanting to find something a lot more durable, I went to my favorite kitchen supply store to poke around. One of the clerks pointed me to these awesome little silicone poach pods, and I bought a pair to see if we liked them. They are a bit pricey (I paid almost $12 for two) but they are totally worth it! You don’t need to use a special pan or anything, just a regular pot with water in it. You can also bake in them! I think they will be absolutely perfect for these chocolate lava cakes I like to make. I bought mine here in the GTA, but you can order your own over here.
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March 22nd, 2009 at 11:58 am
That’s a great find. Now, when you have a larger gathering of folks, here’s an idea for you to try–eggs in a bag! It’s an easy way to make custom omelettes with *minimal* host effort.
Required stuff:
large stock pot.
zipper-lock FREEZER bags, pint size, 1 per person.
Sharpie marker.
eggs.
omelette ‘fixins’
kitchen tongs
ladle
Process:
bring a pot of water to a medium boil.
scramble enough eggs for the troupe (maybe 2 or 3 eggs per person).
chop up add-ins (mushrooms, onions, peppers, tomato, and so on).
write the guest’s name on their freezer bag and then ladle in 1 scoop of eggs.
hand the guest the bag and let them add fixin’s to complete their omelette.
seal the bag.
drop the bag into boiling water.
cook for a few minutes.
use kitchen tongs to squish the eggs and push raw eggs to the outside of the bag–return to boiling water; repeat until a squish yields no raw egg.
unzip the bag and slide the omelette onto a plate.
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March 25th, 2009 at 9:30 am
These look very cool, Shasta!
XOXO
padme
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