Thursday, 23 February 2023

A hack that worked!

 

I kept seeing this hack on FB and people were raving about it.  Maybe you already know about it and I'm just late to the party!  I made a perfect poached egg in the microwave and it was so simple.

I put 1 cup of water in a wee bowl, added the egg and cooked it in the microwave at 800w for 1 minute.  It wasn't quite cooked so I did it another 30 seconds.  And got the most perfect poached egg I've ever made! 😋

EDIT:  If you need 2 or more poached eggs I'd suggest using a clean bowl and fresh cold water for each egg.  My DIL did 1 perfect egg then did the second egg in the same bowl with the already hot water.  The egg exploded all over the microwave 😱 It'll take a while for her to live that down!! 😂😂

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20 comments:

  1. Anonymous23 February 2023 at 14:06

    I've never tried that - thanks for the tip
    Alison in Wales x

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    1. Ali23 February 2023 at 14:31

      It really works! I was so surprised :-)

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  2. Anonymous23 February 2023 at 15:10

    My daughter does this if her husband isn’t at home. Otherwise, he makes perfect poached eggs in a pan. Less energy used doing it in the microwave too. Catriona

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    1. Ali23 February 2023 at 15:29

      Less faff and less energy! Win win :-)

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  3. Sooze23 February 2023 at 16:05

    Ooh what a brilliant idea, I'll try that for breakfast tomorrow, thanks! I wonder if piercing the yolk with a cocktail stick would stop any possible explosion?

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    1. Ali23 February 2023 at 16:41

      I did wonder if you need to prick the yolk just in case. Might have worked for my DIL!! :-)

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  4. Joy23 February 2023 at 16:07

    It does work a treat. I prick the yolk with a sharp knife point and that seems to stop explosions. It's such a good hack. xx

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    1. Ali23 February 2023 at 16:42

      Think I might do that next time just in case! :-)

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  5. Anonymous23 February 2023 at 17:36

    I cook a scrambled egg in the microwave. Whisk it with some water, season it, cover it and cook for 45 seconds. I've been doing this for years. Fast breakfast. ~ skye

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    1. Ali23 February 2023 at 17:55

      Love it! I'll give this a go as well :-)

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    2. Anonymous25 February 2023 at 17:41

      I tried it this morning. Works great. Thanks for the idea as my poached eggs are hit and miss. ~ skye

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    3. Ali25 February 2023 at 22:27

      Yeay! I'm glad it worked for you :-)

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  6. Aril23 February 2023 at 19:42

    Worth knowing! ARilx

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    1. Ali23 February 2023 at 20:52

      I'm glad other folk think it's a good tip! ;-)

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  7. Jackie23 February 2023 at 23:19

    Hubby makes poached eggs in the microwave all the time. I should give it a try on my own one day. Thanks for your directions.

    God bless.

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    1. Ali24 February 2023 at 16:27

      Honestly best and easiest poached egg I've made at home :-)

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  8. Anonymous24 February 2023 at 08:20

    Thank you, what a wonderful tip!

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    1. Ali24 February 2023 at 16:27

      You're welcome! I love a tip that works :-)

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  9. Sue 24 February 2023 at 12:45

    What a brilliant tip, I will have to give that a go I've always been useless at poached eggs.
    I used to do scrambled eggs in the microwave and then I learnt how to make them properly in a pan and went back to the old way.

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    1. Ali24 February 2023 at 16:28

      I can do a poached egg in a pan but it's faffy and doesn't always work for me. Scrambled eggs are pretty fast in a pan any way :-)

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