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20th Dec 2016

Drop Everything – Here’s How To Make Perfect Poached Eggs In Seconds

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Love poached eggs but always fuck them up?

Fret not, the hero that is Jamie Oliver has come up with a genius food hack to conquer the tricky challenge of perfect poached eggs. Years of swirling boiling water and using far too much vinegar have brought us here.

The trick? Cling-film.

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