Most people have been poaching eggs completely wrong. FOR ONLY USD $7.99 PER MONTH- ENJOY MONTHLY ACCESS TO ALL WALTER TRUPP’S ONLINE COURSES WITH ONE CLICK! https://package.cookwithtrupponline.com/ Forget the vortex. Forget the spinning water “hack.” After poaching 400–500 eggs at a time in professional kitchens for Marco Pierre White, I can tell you this: the vortex creates the problem it claims to solve. In this masterclass, I’ll show you the exact professional method we used in Michelin-level kitchens to produce perfectly shaped poached eggs consistently — without chaos, guessing, or luck. You’ll learn: • Why the vortex destroys your eggs • The real role of vinegar and egg chemistry • The exact temperature range professionals use • Why cold eggs change everything • How restaurants pre-poach eggs perfectly • The easiest way to poach quail eggs • How to poach 6–10 eggs at once with control • The hidden mistakes causing rubbery or messy eggs Then we take it further with one of my favourite dishes: Oeufs Meurette — poached eggs with a rich Burgundy red wine sauce, finished the way we did in classical French kitchens. This isn’t just a recipe. It’s understanding. And once you understand the science, poached eggs become repeatable forever. If you want to take your cooking further, watch this next: Sign up to my Channel www.youtube.com/@ChefWalterTrupp Check out my video on knife skills You’ve Been Cutting Wrong Your Whole Life |You Were Taught This Wrong https://youtu.be/B1d-tuY3lqI Why Your Omelet is Failing The 10 Second Rule |You Were Taught This Wrong https://youtu.be/AVsVaZE31og #poachedeggs, #CookingTips, #ChefSecrets, #MichelinChef, #EggsBenedict, #FrenchCooking, #CookingScience, #MarcoPierreWhite, #HomeCooking, #KitchenHacks, #EggTechnique, #FineDining, #FoodEducation, #CulinaryArts, #ProfessionalChef, #BreakfastIdeas, #OeufsMeurette, #Foodie, #CookingMasterclass, #ChefLife, #EasyRecipes, #EggRecipe, #FoodTechnique, #CookingTutorial, #GourmetCooking, #LearnToCook, #RestaurantSecrets, #BrunchIdeas, #ClassicFrenchCuisine, #quaileggs Ingredients red Wine sauce 10 serves 2 tablespoon of butter 4-5 Shallotte's peeled and sliced 1 bottle red Wine 1/2 cup port wine 1 cup tinned tomatoes 1 liter chicken stock 3-4 branches of thyme 2-3 bay leafs 1 tablespoon black peppercorns 4-5 leaves of gelatin 2-3 tablespoons of cream 1-2 tablespoon butter cold buerre manier to thicken (mix of 1/2 flour and 1/2 soft butter
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The origin of the vortex might be a misunderstanding of classic techniques. Many proper culinary textbooks (I've just checked Pepin's and some more school oriented ones) suggest the following: very fresh eggs, cold, dropped in a tallish pot of simmering water (more modern textbooks suggest using a bowl or strainer first, Pepin just cracks the eggs just above the water). And then, once starting to set, some slow circular movements on the surface of the water to get the eggs to slowly rotate, to center the yolks. That idea of some movement being necessary to perfectly center the yolk probably went into overdrive to get us the vortex...
I'm going to be eating cilbir as a regular lunch with six poached eggs (it's my big meal of the day.) I think I'll be bulk making them once a week buy sous vide them in the shell, then ice bath, and then I will be using your storage method as the only other one I've seen is the large kitchens that store them in water (but my understanding is that is only good for one or two days max.) And using an electric kettle for the water to warm them back it is great. Thanks.
Hi Chef. I have a few thoughts. First of all, I won't argue with you. That method works very well for large batches of eggs, and it is extremely low fuss and consistent. I also agree with you about the vinegar without the salt, as my own experimentation has lead me to the same conclusion that the salt destroys the egg whites. I'm also really glad that you said to store the poached eggs on damn towels; so many people say to store them in a bowl of water in the fridge, and I have found that the eggs become waterlogged by the next morning. All this being said, I do have a couple of thoughts in response to your method: (1) This method of yours seems to only really work when using an electric stove, at least in the home setting with typical domestic stoves. When I used to poach eggs on my old stove (electric), I also would get those little bubbles and currents, and they would float. But now that I have a gas stove where the heat goes up the sides instead of concentrating in the center, I find achieving this effect to be almost impossible. Perhaps in commercial kitchens with more powerful star gas burners, this isn't an issue. (2) I also do agree that the vortex does rip the eggs apart, which is why I worked on developing my own vortex method that I think works far better than they one most people use. Granted, my method still only makes 1 egg at a time, but I do think it can be worth it if you're only making a small batch and want an egg that really impresses. Because of the way that I do them, there are no egg white tails at all, and you end up with a perfect little round mozzarella ball that doesn't need any trimming. A while back I made a demonstration video about it on my YouTube profile because some people asked for it. Please give it a watch if you'd like and let me know what you think (I'd paste the link here, but I think YouTube flags those in the comments and deletes them). Granted, I do use a lot less vinegar than you do, but I think the results are still really good once you see.
Nearly 70 years old Walter. Cooking in pro kitchens since I was 16. Never in my life understood (or used) this vortex utter nonsense. Cheers Walter, all the best.
This video could have been 5 minutes if you didn't incessantly repear yourself, talk around the topic wax poetic over nothing.
I stayed till the end because I could tell you knew what you were talking about - but the way you edited this video was nauseating! Especially the first 3 minutes - mind numbing! You just kept going in circles and came across as so pretentious! This video could have easily been under 2 minutes but you spread out and repeated every point, you need to edit down your scripts man.
Watch this video to see the burgundy garnish in this dish and good luck with your poached eggs /GS78b4LHcP0
For a novice cook, this is super interesting detail !
9.40 the ghost-egg
This video is good because I haven't poached many eggs and the nonsense with online "shortcuts" or "hacks" creates an endless stream of content you find pages before you get to a channel like this which actually knows what they're talking about. I wouldn't have known a vortex is bad but this helps clears it up and appreciate a better explanation with using vinegar too
OMG. You could have just said the bubbles that come to the surface when the water is just simmering will shape the eggs nice. Good Tip. Done.
Wow thanks chef trying that
Learned a lot here. Thank you.
Great advice again. Thanks !
Thank you chef
Great content. I did try and then abandon the vortex ages ago, but I always thought it was to be gentle, and never after eggs were added. I laughed pretty hard at the vigorous whisking, who could think that was the right thing to do after a single attempt? I find I have no trouble with a deep saucepan instead of a pot, seems easier to me.
I wonder if there's a way to do this for onsen tamago.
Thank you chef for all this info
11:14 Do you suggest also adding vinegar to the eggs before poaching?