Microwave Poached Eggs in 2 Minutes Flat

Allow us to introduce you to your new favourite food hack - microwave poached eggs in two minutes. For quick weekday breakfasts or easy weekend brunches, microwave eggs couldn't be easier. And the best bit is, all you need is an egg in a cup, a bit of water and you're well on your way to perfect poached eggs.

The only question is, what will you have with them?

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How to poach an egg in the microwave:

1. Break an egg into a microwavable mug or cup
2. Add 1/4 to 1/3 of a cup of water (if in doubt, add less and top up later)
3. Add a tiny splash of white wine vinegar (helps bind the egg together)
4. Put in microwave and cover with a microwave safe plate
5. Cook on half power for 45 seconds
6. Remove from mug with a slotted spoon (or a table spoon)

Thanks to Kiran for showing us how it's done!

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[Mumsnet]

Any other microwave hacks you'd recommend? We'll test them and report back...

[MrRoachy]

Absolutly spot on?? The yolk was overcooked lol

[tommoncrieff]

The reason people love Delia, Nigella, Jamie, Mary B etc. is they give indisputably clear and tested instructions. This one seems simple enough but for many people this will go wrong. My constructive criticism - meant positively. The presenter says 'cup' but uses a mug. So when she says 'a third of a cup' does she mean the official UK measure or fill the mug a third full? What temperature is the water? What size is the egg? What sort of vinegar? What wattage is the microwave - I can't believe half power would cook an egg in a thick mug with a heavy plate on top. And she got the egg out with no water, most beginners would find that nigh on impossible and put a soaking wet egg straight onto toast instead of blotting it first. And my last comment: many people will not be breakfasting alone or may want two eggs, so what are the timing rules for multiple eggs?

[joepalermo]

Not very many tubers make mention of power level when poaching eggs your one of the few !

[lizalbert]

Just tried it and it was delicious... I paired mine with some hot chilli sauce...

[shashisuman]

That's your breakfast?
I need 6 times the quantity you're eating to make my stomach feel that something's inside it. lol

[iistoyanova]

ohhh....THANK you soon MUCH....💚
now I know how to do my lunch egg at job, and nobody to understand what I do.... hhaha

[volcwatcher]

Ova and ova, it's awesome mum ❤️❤️❤️

[RealBigBadJohn]

Excellent instructions. And you're so cute!

[Phillip-kw]

Never attempt to poach an egg in a Microwave unless you want to spend the rest of your day in agony in A&E and then come home to clean your microwave. The egg will explode like a hand grenade I kid you not

[Ryan-mrhw]

What if I don't have eggs or a microwave or vinegar or water or a cup or a spoon

[alanbeausang]

half power... like what the hell does that mean and what use is that to any of us? give us an actual setting please.

[bombaybadboy]

on the behalf of all british people, we don't own her or the overcooked egg

[caryn]

Eggs need to be pricked first to avoid exploding 🤔

[sambriddon]

Is it really too difficult to actually just poach them? They look overcooked.

[Oldie]

Ye completely exploded after 30 seconds

[domaiii]

60 sec full power and my egg didnt even show anything whitened...

[krissy]

Seriously, the yokes were tough, the whites weren't done...I really didn't have the eggs to waste...so I ate them, vinegar tasting and all 😪

[islabunting]

Just me does she look like she was about to spit it out

[sweetmac]

How can she say absolutely spot on when the poached egg was overcooked? She doesn't know how to cook it and the person who did the video obviously hid the overcooked egg and put in a different angle. Duh!