Two stage heated water treatment of shell eggs results in-shell poached eggs. The in-shell poached are sufficiently cooked so when the eggs are cracked onto a plate the eggs have the characteristics of conventional poached eggs without further cooking and need only to be warmed for consumption. The in-shell poached eggs are also pasteurized in the shell to meet the FDA and WHO requirement of a 5-log reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis.

Two stage heated water treatment of shell eggs results in-shell poached eggs. The in-shell poached are sufficiently cooked so when the eggs are cracked onto a plate the eggs have the characteristics of conventional poached eggs without further cooking and need only to be warmed for consumption. The in-shell poached eggs are also pasteurized in the shell to meet the FDA and WHO requirement of a 5-log reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis.