Poached Eggs are renowned for being one of the hardest things to perfect and I like many others have struggled to perfect the poached egg over the years. Rarely have I managed to master the feat of a perfect poached egg, even with countless tips from Mum's, Granny's and Television Chefs alike.

Poached egg on toast happens to be my favourite way to each eggs. The poached egg is possible so satisfying to eat, not only for its runny round yoke but perhaps the sense of achievement that you have managed to crack it, pardon the pun, and actually have produced a poached egg and not some runny mess.

I finally got round to purchasing something to help assist me in my poaching quest and I picked a pair of these poach pods up from Debenhams for around £5. The poach pods are made from silicone and are very easy to use. I have had the pods for a couple of month now and I have found they are extremely easy to clean and produce a near perfect poached egg each time.

To poach an egg using the poach pod you start with the normal ritual of boiling a pan of water. You then crack your egg into the pod and pop the pod in the water, once boiling. The pod should then float in the water and your egg should begin to cook.

I have found once the egg has been cooking for a couple of minutes the pod eventually seems to sink. I'm not entirely sure if this is supposed to happen or not. However, it does seem to finish off the poaching process nicely and the egg remains within the pod once you fish it out of the water.

Once cooked, I have found that the egg pops out of the pod very easily and you are left with a nicely shaped, if not a bit small at times (possibly more down to the eggs I buy) poached egg. The eggs are more than presentable if you were serving them too guests.

I find that the pods are very easy to clean after use and having used my pods on 7 or 8 occasions, they look brand new. I would recommend these to anyone who struggles with perfecting the poached egg. However, the feeling of satisfaction when you have poached them unassisted can't be matched!