A woman has shared what she said is a ‘fool proof’ way to get perfectly poached eggs in under two minutes with her unconventional method – but not everyone was convinced it worked
Poached eggs can be a tricky dish to master. Whether they split or become overcooked, it often seems like only professional chefs can get them just right. But now, one food enthusiast has shared how she managed to get perfectly poached eggs every time, and it takes her less than two minutes to do.
Food enthusiast Elise Brulotte has amassed a massive 469,000-strong following by sharing her best recipes and cooking life hacks tricks. In one particular video, Elise demonstrated her fool-proof method for when time’s tight, allowing her to tuck into perfectly poached eggs in under two minutes.
“The random life hack that I learned and never stopped doing is microwaved poached eggs. I am always in a rush, I never have to do anything. And this hack literally saved me,” Elise stated at the beginning of her TikTok video where she showed off her poached egg hack.
With a mug positioned before her on the counter top, she proceeded to walk viewers through the simple technique – requiring nothing more than a mug and microwave.
“So you just microwave a quarter cup of water for a minute and then crack an egg in there directly from the fridge,” she explained while cracking an egg into the cup.
She then advised gently prodding the yolk with a cocktail stick, while being mindful not to pierce it completely and risk it breaking apart.
“And then you’re gonna cover it and microwave it for another 30 seconds,” she instructed before jumping ahead to reveal her finished microwave creation.
“And then you’re just gonna dump it onto a paper towel, and look how cute she is,” she remarked, admiring her poached egg before slicing it open to show off the gloriously runny yolk. “I’m gonna eat this with some sourdough toast, but it’s cooking, but look at that.”
She declared: “It’s actually perfect, it took two minutes.” However viewers were quick to flood the comments section with queries about her unconventional cooking technique.
One viewer questioned why she’d pierced the yolk beforehand, prompting another user to explain: “So it doesn’t explode.”
“Poached eggs the normal way take no time at all what u talking about!” a second viewer commented, while a third person said: “Worked fine until it didn’t. Don’t do it unless you want to spend an hour cleaning exploded egg from the microwave.”
Should you microwave eggs?
While the viewers were right to say microwaving an egg could be dangerous, there are safe ways to do it.
The reason it can be dangerous to microwave an egg is because the water inside heats quickly when microwaved which makes it turn into steam and building extreme internal pressure. This is what commonly causes eggs to explode, creating a huge, hot mess and burn hazard, even after removing them from the microwave.
To safely microwave eggs, you must break them into a dish, whisk them (like scrambled eggs), or pierce the yolk to vent steam, allowing moisture to escape slowly. So by following Elise’s instructions, your egg should cook nicely in the microwave thanks to cracking the egg in the mug and piercing the yolk before heating it.