An egg poacher includes a cup having a bottom, a side wall extending upward from a perimeter of the bottom, an open top at a top edge of the side wall, and a plurality of perforations formed through the side wall but not through the bottom. The egg poacher may have a handle connected to a part of the side wall. The handle may be curved. A method of poaching an egg includes the steps of selecting an egg poacher, placing the egg poacher in a pan of simmering water, cracking open and placing a raw egg contents in the cup, cooking the egg contents, lifting and draining water from the cup, and releasing the cooked egg.
