Say goodbye to wispy whites.

There are plenty of poached egg tips and tricks floating around on the internet.

(Ten seconds was basically just enough time to take the chill off of my test egg.)

A portrait of Julia child next to Breakfast Salad with Smoked Salmon & Poached Eggs

Eva Kolenko, Getty Images / Rick Friedman

Beck S, Bertholle L, Child J. Poached eggs.

In:Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Alfred A Knopf; 1964.