Dave is right, both are boiling. The difference is usually just boiling is plain water, maybe salted. Poaching involves seasoned water (except with eggs)
CJ what seasoning goes in the water to poach the pears?
what else is poached? is there some fish that is poached? the word poach just sounds sort of gross to me, doesn’t it?
and in truth, isn’t poached the same as PURLOINED? poaching off of someone else’s land, poaching from a wildlife preserve? isn’t poached really STOLEN? ; )
Some people put some vinegar in the water when poaching eggs. supposed to make them not stick.
You know whoever does the spell check for Google chrome is a Steeler-hater. It claims to not know the word “Steelers” or “Steeler.”