[geeks] Poaching an Egg

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Joshua Boyd wrote:
>> I just poached an egg for the first time.  I used my Fluke 189 with a 
>> universal temperature probe to make sure the water was the correct 
>> temperature.  I'm such a geek.
> 
> I like measuring temperatures while cooking.  I want to get a IR unit so
> that I can also measure the temps of pans for sauteing.

I have an IR probe, but I haven't used it for cooking yet.

> And a good oven unit would probably also be handy.
> 
> Now, you will be a real food geek when you start cooking by weights
> instead of volumetric measurements.

I do that *all* *the* *time*!

> I still have to really get started on the later, but first I need a
> decent pair of scales.  One regular digital kitchen scale, and one that
> is acurate to 0.01g.

I use an analytical balance.  I'd use something less accurate, like a 
three-beamer, but I already have the analytical balance for use in 
chemistry, so why not?

Peace...  Sridhar