what is the difference between coddled and poached eggs
coddled eggs are gently or lightly cooked eggs . They can be partially cooked , mostly cooked , or hardly cooked at all ( as in the eggs used to make Caesar salad dressing , which are only slightly poached for a thicker end - product ) . Poached eggs are eggs that , arguably , are coddled in a very specific way : they are very gently cooked , in simmering water .