To be fair: they said poached egg; poaching is just boiling the contents of the egg in water. Fill a bowl with some water, crack egg into water, microwave.

It would be sick if you could hard boil them just by microwaving them unopened. Maybe if you poke a hole in for gas to escape... 🤔

Also when I am feeling particularly lazy, I just scramble eggs and microwave it. Somehow it ends up even fluffier than making them on the stove in a pan, just gotta make sure to not overcook them.

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I microwave scrambled egg for sandwiches daily. The trick is to add a little water. Or, I just rip up two slices of lunch meat and scramble that in, it has enough water in it.

Microwaved egg on the side of a bowl hardens into concrete. Wash immediately or use paper bowls.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Also when I am feeling particularly lazy, I just scramble eggs and microwave it.

What sort of vessel/container do you use for this? Is a tight-fitting lid required?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just an uncovered bowl.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Huh, interesting. Thanks, I'll have to try this.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

@Kolanaki@pawb.social Holy sh*t, it worked! And they turned out so fluffy!

@Glitterbomb@lemmy.world, thanks for the tip about adding a bit of water and washing the bowl ASAP.

I added milk instead of water, and it still worked. I'll definitely be doing this again!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What are your secrets?

[–] iii@mander.xyz 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Take a halve cup of water, microwave at max power for a minute. Now you have a cup of hot water.

Then crack open an egg in the cup. Microwave for another 30s.

Get it out with a spoon. Add pepper and salt.

Eat.

Repeat.

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks!

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Just crack your egg into a bowl, here’s the critical part: put some sort of loose lid on it. Loose, dammit, like just sitting on. The egg will explode but be contained and it will just work (with extra noise)