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My method for cooking soft-boiled eggs is so simple but this recipe works perfectly every time. The trick is to use freshly laid eggs, then to let the residual heat do all the work. There are many different approaches to poaching eggs — creating a whirlpool in the water, adding vinegar, etc. It relies on using only the freshest egg —the white will be firmer and therefore the egg will hold together better in the water.

And straining the eggs before cooking them to get rid of all the straggly bits is an important step. To get the creamiest scrambled eggs, you need to cook them really gently. In this recipe I use a bain marie a heatproof bowl resting on top of a saucepan of simmering water.

This guarantees a gentle but consistent heat that is just right. After relentless trials, here is my formula for the perfect boiled egg :. Take a small saucepan with a glass lid and carefully place a single egg or two, or three inside it. Burford brown eggs have a nice orange yolk. Fill the pan so the water only just covers the eggs — not even a millimetre more. As soon as the water starts to bubble, remove from the heat. This week's top Food TV picks. SBS On Demand. Watch all of Season 1 as Frank Pinello explores the incredible world of pizza from Chicago's deep dish to the New York 'fold'.

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