On the Food network they boil potatoes, but they poach carrots. They poach turkey, but they boil eggs. They sauté’ onions, but they fry eggs in the same pan. Likewise, they fry hash browns, but they sauté’ onions in the same pan before adding the potatoes.
I can go on for days.
Yes, there are differences between those things.
Poaching is cooking in hot liquid, but the liquid is not boiling or even simmering, so it is a lower temp than both.
Saute generally means you’re using a small amount of oil/fat and stirring/tossing the food to spread the oil/fat around on everything while cooking everything. Pan frying generally means you’re cooking a larger piece of something and not tossing it around.
i think you lack cooking technique. all of these things are different… ie;
Poaching refers to cooking in hot—not boiling—waterI have no answers, just pointing out that boiled carrots and poached eggs are also things.
Boiling, poaching and blanching all have to do with how long something is immersed in boiling water, for instance. (I think, and those definitions may also subtly change with the food item.)
Boiling and poaching are not the same. Frying and sautéing are not the same.
There has to be a guide about this stuff somewhere on the web, right?
We fry onions, you know “fried onions”. Boil vegetables like carrots, broccoli, potatoes.
Poach a turkey? Poaching is illegally hunting game, like pheasant. Turkeys and chickens and other meats are roasted, surely?
Sounds like Food Network wants to sound… Posh.
