thomas keller was looking at this egg going did i overcook it, is it a perfectly poached egg? cool spinning you were doing. >> three things, the amount of money, the spinning, the vinegar and the temperature. >> you said three minutes is the general rule. >> yeah, three minutes, three and a quarter a. large egg, tempered correctly bringing it to room temperature. >> like you said. >> three minutes should be perfectly poached. >> it is perfectly poached and perfectly tasting, as well. >> let me tell you what is coming up on "the early show" tomorrow important tax tips you can make right now that will save you next year and the survey of the healthiest choices at the food court when you spend your long days at the mall, right and you didn't have your good thomas keller breakfast before you left, right? >> see, another reason you should fuel up in the morning. >> i'm going to stay here all day and eat. >> we're lucky, not every day we have thomas keller on. thank you. have a great weekend. your local news is next. my "me time" is when i thought i parked on level 2. or maybe 8? my