But her very first step—at least if Child isn't using fresh eggs—is to boil the eggs in their shells for 10 seconds before poaching. That brief boiling period helps the thin egg white hold its ...

Grocery stores are now enforcing purchase limits on fresh eggs as avian flu continues ... at Trader Joe's hangs by cartons of eggs in Merrick, N.Y., Feb. 10, 2025. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters ...