Passover: how to choose and how to use?

A crochet is not a particularly common kitchen device. Only gourmets, aristocrats and professional chefs of elite restaurants know him. Previously, this concept implied a glass for feeding eggs.

It is on such devices that our attention will be drawn. Such an invention unfairly stands aside, and in fact it can significantly diversify the everyday kitchen.

Such food as poached egg, came to us from France. It is traditionally prepared for breakfast. Moreover, eggs cooked in this way are part of many dishes. To cook an egg poached, it is necessary to break it and put in hot water, after making a funnel in it.

The method of preparation of such a dish is difficult, and not everyone can cope with it. After all, it is important to achieve the right consistency and give the egg a beautiful shape.

These devices are produced in the form of special molds, which may have a different shape and design. Also pokhodnitsy can differ in a method of application therefore it is necessary to read the instruction to the new acquisition surely.

To use such a device is very simple, you will need to follow a simple recommendation:

1. the form is lubricated with butter, this applies to plastic and silicone, with Teflon and non-stick coating, this item can be skipped;
2. eggs gently break into molds so that the yolk is not damaged;
3. molds are lowered into water heated to 60 degrees (air bubbles form and rise at the bottom of the dish);
4. the cooking process lasts from 3 to 4 minutes, while the water should not boil strongly;
5. the molds are removed and the eggs are laid out on the dishes, bread, or immediately into the dish.

Cooking instructions are as follows:

1. pour into the bowl of the multicooker two glasses of water;
2. we grease forms and we drive in eggs;
3. we set the prepared forms into the basket;
4. set the mode "double boiler", close the lid and cook from 3 to 4 minutes;
5. to prevent condensate from entering the molds, eggs can be covered with foil;
6. turn out the forms and carefully remove the cooked eggs.

Today, there are several types of poppers, and each of them has its own characteristics. Consider the most popular and easy to use.

• Small tinssimilar to handbags-string bags.
• Semicircular shapes with holes and legs that do not allow the crochet to touch the bottom of the dishes.
• Models like on scoops or skimmers.
• Compact molds, which can also be used to make julienne, cupcakes.
• Crochet models. Can be fixed on the wall of dishes, which will boil eggs. This egg cooker is convenient to use.
• Poached Frying Pan. Allows you to cook several eggs at once.Such designs look like a regular skillet with high sides and a lid. A mold in the form of a plate with grooves for several eggs is inserted inside, usually by 4. Pans should have a thick bottom that will ensure uniform water heating. The method of preparation does not differ from what was described above.
• Variants with screw cap. Created from food plastic. With this device you can cook not only poaches, but also omelets with various components, flooded eggs and other culinary delights. Such dishes will not be idle, for it will always be used.
• Shot glass It can also be used to cook an original dish from a simple product. These devices are immersed in hot water until the middle. The finished egg can not reach, and serve on the table along with the farmer.

Various materials are used to create such kitchen "helpers":

• silicone models are becoming increasingly popular, because they are practical, affordable and durable;
• plastic poppers are inferior in popularity to silicone ones, but many hostesses and professionals trust such options;
• metal cookers have a non-stick coating, they look solid, practical and durable, but absolutely not suitable for a microwave;
• a silver poached egg for cooking in French style is often chosen as a gift, such items can also be included in the dish sets;
• porcelain devices look presentable and solid, they are painted by hand, are expensive and of great value;
• Brass is also used to create such unusual dishes.

If you plan to purchase such a useful device, It will be useful to learn tips on choosing the perfect pusher:

• the material of manufacture must be of high quality, suitable for cooking and not contain harmful components;
• not all poppers are suitable for use, some of them are just a beautiful element, with a place on the shelf behind glass doors;
• for a large family and work in the restaurant kitchen, it is more expedient to choose forms for cooking several eggs;
• when choosing a manufacturer, you need to focus on user feedback, its professionalism, reliability and seriousness of the approach to the production of kitchen appliances;
• If you often cook food in the microwave, choose only silicone forms.

Today, many companies produce similar kitchen appliances. We selected the best manufacturers, whose products are of high quality and worthy of being in a professional kitchen.

• English company Joseph Joseph well known among professionals. Its instruments comply with European quality standards. Among the large assortment it is not difficult to find poppers. They are made of high-quality plastic, which can be used in the microwave.
• Amazing product called Eggies produced by a Chinese company. This is a set that consists of 6 containers and a spoon for convenient separation of white and yolk. The cost of such a kit is more than affordable, and the feedback on the device is extremely positive.
• The best Spanish dishes are made by Lekue. It is one of the largest in the world. For the production of poppers used a special material - platinum silicone. Due to this, the forms are characterized by high strength, durability and exceptional operational features.

In the next video, you can watch a review of a Joseph M-Cuisine ™ Egg Poacher microwave plow.