Egg Poacher Pans & Cups
Supplies for poaching eggs include egg poaching pans for high-volume kitchens preparing large batches of product and poached egg cups for cooking eggs individually. These options ensure you're able to find the right cooking equipment to simplify poached egg prep in your operation.
Egg Poacher Pans & Cups: What You need to Know
Whether you're serving classics like Eggs Benedict or elaborate breakfast bowls with veggies and grains, equipping your commercial kitchen with the right egg poaching pans will help you create perfectly poached eggs every time. Operations cooking eggs in small quantities or to-order may benefit from individual poached egg cups made of metal or silicone.
Common Questions About Poached Egg Cups & Pans
What pan do you use for poached eggs?
An egg cooker pan designed for that specific purpose should be used to cook batches of poached eggs. Egg poacher pans sold as a full set include several components:
- A full- or half-size pan, depending on the size of the egg poacher plate, acts as the base of the setup and holds water for cooking the eggs.
- An egg poacher plate is a metal tray that is placed on top of the poaching pan and has rows of circular holes meant to hold egg poacher inserts.
- Inserts for egg poaching pans are also known as cups. These hold the egg and are placed into the tray. They're round containers with a metal tab that cooks can use to set them into the tray and take them off again.
- The cover for an egg cooker pan is flat with a knob and is crucial for containing steam.
Each of these components is also sold separately if replacements or additional pieces are needed. Full-size pans can poach 15 eggs at once, and half-size pans can poach eight eggs at one time. Egg poacher inserts are sold by the dozen or individually. These parts are small and can easily be lost in a hectic commercial kitchen, so operators should keep plenty on hand to ensure production isn't slowed down by insufficient supplies.
An egg poaching pan for cooking smaller batches of four eggs on the range resembles a skillet but contains the same components described above.
How do I use a silicone egg poacher?
Poached egg cups made of silicone or both silicone and metal are designed to hook onto the side of a pot, so poached eggs can be made in any pot of boiling water instead of requiring a dedicated egg poaching pan.