How do I cook an egg in the microwave?

Crack an egg into the bowl and season with salt and pepper. Cover the bowl with a microwave-safe plate. Microwave the egg in 15-second increments, checking for desired doneness . It's okay if you hear some sputtering and popping.

Are microwave egg poachers any good?

A microwave-poached egg maker is the perfect kitchen gadget if you're on a budget and not on the hunt for anything fancy . In just minutes, you can whip up perfectly runny eggs that look like they've come from a restaurant. No need to hunt down the best saucepan sets, and they go perfectly with buttered toast.

How do you poach an egg in the microwave without it exploding?

As a safeguard against explosions, poke the egg yolk with a toothpick, then cover the mug with a microwave-safe saucer or small plate (or, if you don't have one, plastic wrap). Should the yolk explode, the cover keeps the mess in the mug, not all over the microwave.

How long does it take to poach an egg in a cup in the microwave?

To replicate this restaurant trick at home, fill a 1-cup microwaveable bowl or teacup with 1/2 cup water. Gently crack an egg into the water, making sure it's completely submerged. Cover with a saucer and microwave on high for about 1 minute , or until the white is set but the yolk is still runny.

How much water do you put in a microwave egg poacher?

To use, all you must do it fill both the compartments 1/3 full of water before microwaving for a short period and then cracking the eggs into the warm water- the instructions come on the back of the package.

How long do you cook eggs in a plastic egg poacher?

Grease the inside of the silicone egg poacher lightly with oil. Crack an egg and slide it into the bowl of the poacher. Float the silicone egg poacher on the surface of the boiling water. Cover the pot and let it cook for four - six minutes depending on how firm you like your eggs.

How do you poach an egg in the microwave with a plastic poacher?

Cooking instructions: Fill the poacher with water up to the line, put the lid on and microwave for 15 seconds. Remove from the microwave and crack an egg into the water, place the lid on top. Return to the microwave, after 30 seconds, remove lid and turn the egg over carefully using a spoon.

How do microwaved eggs taste?

Do microwaved eggs taste good? “Microwave scrambled eggs won't taste too much different from stovetop ones, especially if you season them well ,” says Rebecca Eisenberg, founder of the cooking website The Practical Kitchen. “Where you'll really notice a difference is in texture.

Can you microwave an egg in water to boil it?

Place the egg in a 2-cup glass measuring cup. Cover with cold water by one inch. Microwave on 50% power for 4 minutes. Let the egg rest in in the hot water for 2 minutes (it continues gently cooking and prevents too much pressure from building up).

Do you put lid on microwave egg poacher?

Simply break the egg(s) into the poacher, prick the yolk and whites, add water, and place the lid on top . Cook in the microwave for a quick and easy breakfast solution.

Do poached eggs taste different than boiled eggs?

Yes, they have the same flavor , but the soft-boiled egg comes nowhere near the poached egg's texture.

How do you poach an egg trick?

Simply bring a pot of water to a boil and add vinegar, salt, and pepper — then use a whisk to create a strong whirlpool. Crack your egg directly into the swirl, then let it poach for 90 seconds to two minutes. The whirlpool keeps it together and gives it a nice round shape.

What are 3 ways to poach an egg?

We have three of the easiest techniques: the whirlpool method, the frypan method, and the oven method for perfectly runny yolks and tender whites every time. Set yourself up for success with the right eggs. What type of egg is good for poaching?

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The easiest poached eggs ever. Let me show you how to poach an egg in the microwave. After microwave poached eggs that are cooked in water, you will use this method time and time again.

You will love that microwave poached eggs don’t require any special tools, just a bowl, some water and your eggs.

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Microwave Poached Eggs Recipe

After sharing with you earlier this week how to cook soft boiled eggs in the microwave and hard boiled eggs in the microwave, it felt like the perfect time to show you how to master microwave poached eggs.

One of my favourite movies is Julie Vs Julia (check it out here). I love the concept of one person going through the favourite cook’s recipe book and trying them herself at home to improve her own French cooking.

The best bits are when she is trying to master the Julia Childs recipes and they fail or it’s the panic that such a recipe is too hard for what she would normally cook.

One of those featured that is outside of her comfort zone is poached eggs.

My chef hubby always rolls his eyes at that bit. Because as a chef, he could do it without even thinking and he often makes me flawless poached eggs.

But for many people poached eggs is hard, so when one our readers, that was loving our microwave month, said we must microwave a poached egg we jumped at the chance and followed his no fail method.

So, thanks Mr Baker for your great friendship and recipe suggestion and here is your microwave poached eggs!

Can You Poach An Egg In The Microwave?

Yes, you can. Poached eggs in the microwave are amazing, are fast and you don’t have to worry like you do with the pan on the stove that the temperature is wrong or they are not going to take.

Are Poached Eggs Safe?

Yes, poached eggs are safe. They are a lower calorie alternative to a fried egg and cook in water, rather than cooking in fat.

Because there is no fat and its just water, a poached egg carries the same calories as a boiled egg.

Poached Egg In Microwave With Water

You will notice there are many silicone egg cups available for microwaving poached eggs with. You really don’t need these, instead you can make poached eggs in the microwave with water.

You simply crack an egg into the water and microwave and it’s the most simple way to cook poached eggs ever!

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Microwave Poached Eggs Recipe Ingredients

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Eggs – I recommend doing up to 4 poached eggs at once in the microwave. Though you can do them in batches and they don’t take long in the microwave to cook.

Water – The poached eggs need to be cooked in a microwave safe container in water.

Bowl – You can use any bowl you like that is microwave safe. We went with a classic cereal bowl for this.

Optional – I recommend our air fryer toast to go with this recipe as poached eggs on toast are delicious. Though start getting your toast ready first, as you want to eat your eggs as soon as they are cooked.

Then for the kitchen gadgets that we have used in this microwave poached eggs recipe it has just been our Panasonic Microwave Oven. We have this one and its wonderful for many types of microwave recipes.

How To Make Poached Eggs In Microwave?

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Pour. Grab your bowl and run your hot water tap until the water is hot like it is when you do washing up. Then pour the tap water into the bowl until its about ¾ full.
Eggs. Next crack your eggs into the warm water. I recommend for best results 1-2 large eggs.
Microwave. Then carefully place your bowl with the warm water and the eggs into the microwave. Microwave your poached eggs for 2 minutes on full power.
Serve. Then grab your poached eggs and serve over toast.

And I am sure you can see now how easy it is to do poached eggs in the microwave.

How Long To Poach Egg In Microwave?

The poached eggs microwave time is JUST 2 minutes. Though note, this is based on my 800W microwave and if you have a higher wattage microwave, you may be able to do yours in just 90 seconds.

We also poached two eggs at once, and if you had a larger bowl I am sure you could do 4 eggs at once.

Well Done Poached Egg

Confession time. When we first did our poached eggs, hoping for soft boiled, they were hard.

I.e. no dippy yolk.

What we did wrong was we were in the middle of taking photos and the poached eggs were sat for a few minutes.

You want well done poached eggs, then allow the egg to sit on your plate for 5 minutes before slicing and it will carry on cooking.

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Your microwave poached egg recipe is below, note you can print it out with or without photos, adjust servings, or click between metric and imperial depending on where you are in the world.

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How To Poach An Egg In The Microwave

The easiest poached eggs ever. Let me show you how to poach an egg in the microwave. After microwave poached eggs that are cooked in water, you will use this method time and time again.

Prep Time1 minute min

Cook Time2 minutes mins

Total Time3 minutes mins

Course: Breakfast, Main Course

Cuisine: Microwave

Servings: 2

Calories: 63kcal

Author: RecipeThis.com

Ingredients

2 Large Eggs
Air Fryer Toast optional

Kitchen Gadgets

Microwave

Metric – Imperial

Instructions

Let your tap run until you have warm/hot water. Then pour into your microwave safe bowl.
Crack 1-2 large eggs into the warm water.
Then place the bowl into the microwave.
Microwave your eggs for 2 minutes on full power.
Once cooked quickly remove the eggs, place over toast, and slice into for the perfect yolk. Or leave 3-4 minutes if you would like a well done poached egg.

Notes

Quantity – I recommend 1-2 eggs for an equal cook. You could do them in batches if feeding more or use a much bigger bowl.

Thanks for reading how to make a soft poached egg in the microwave on Recipe This. We have many more microwave recipes for you to check out next. Though if you would like some toast to go with your poached eggs do check out our air fryer toast recipe.

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