For all the simpletons trying to make smart comments, some of us live in places that have neither ovens or stoves to cook. I live in a single room with just a microwave, toaster and kettle so it's just simple videos like this that makes my diet become a bit more pleasant. Many thanks to the creator of this video as I love eggs especially poached.

@MrsBonesjangle

8 ай бұрын

If I lived in a single room like you do I would definitely purchase a small "pizza oven" or similar - this appliance is the same size as a microwave and very cheap to buy, yet it does everything a large oven does - you can make pizza or bake a chicken, cook vegetables, bake cakes and desserts, grill, reheat, whatever! It would change your life, in fact. 🙂🇭🇲

@jpcoll2011

8 ай бұрын

@@MrsBonesjangle many thanks

@MrsBonesjangle

8 ай бұрын

@@jpcoll2011 I don't mean to harp on about this (!) but I've just realised "pizza oven" may be misleading. "Compact convection oven" is a better descriptor & you can get them for well under $100. 🙂🇭🇲

@jpcoll2011

8 ай бұрын

@@MrsBonesjangle nope, I know exactly what you meant as soon as you said it first time. Some of them even have a couple of hot plates on top to boil those pesky eggs 😂😂😂

@MrsBonesjangle

8 ай бұрын

@@jpcoll2011 👍🇭🇲

WONDERFUL!!! some of the ceremonies guys go into with poaching eggs is real comedy....This gal hits it outta da park

Just found this in my feed. I have to say, I am impressed. Totally impressed... Thanks for the life hack!

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 ай бұрын

Oh Andrew - I'm so happy that something so simple made your life better. Please keep in touch and see more of my health and life hacks on instagram @hollywoodeyes

Thank you so much. It's brilliant !...I did one egg at a time . I also put a couple of drops of Apple cider vinegar in the cup ( helps coagulate the whites), covered it with a small plate and microwaved for 40 seconds .....and voila! Perfect poached egg with firm white and runny yolk. Happy breakfast 😊

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the apple cider vinegar tip!

@paginini

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@tkdshine

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the insider tip!

@christopherwhitehead8946

7 ай бұрын

No need for vinegar. Spoils it.

@emmsue1053

7 ай бұрын

Any vinegar is fine, or a tiny sprinkle of salt, it keeps the white together.

Brilliant. No messy pans. Thanks

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you liked my workaround for making delicious poached eggs 🥚 I spray the mug with avocado 🥑 oil to make clean up even easier. Thanks for taking the time to comment. For more life, health and aging hacks, follow me on Instagram @HollywoodEyes or TikTok hollywood.eyes ❤️ to you

I'm going to do it tomorrow.thanks. I am tired of scrambled eggs.Thanks for this

This totally makes sense had to come here after I ordered a very well shaped poached egg and figured there must he a hack no ways it can be that perfect.

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

Жыл бұрын

Mine always turn out pretty round or elliptical. It’s so easy and delicious.

Two eggs in a soup mug, 1c water and two capfuls of vinegar, 1.5min. Perfectly runny eggs. It took some trials but its so easy . Thank you ! 💜

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad this worked for you! Thank you for making me smile 😊

@wwetheghost

2 жыл бұрын

@@HollywoodEyesBrisco Eggs use to make me smile, now I've lost my smile because my chicken died.

At first I thought "no, too much work" but, as I love poached eggs, and as I can't handle pans due to a bad back, I gave it a go. Brilliant result. The easiest method ever! So, many thanks for your endeavours and recipes.

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 жыл бұрын

Glad this poached egg trick works for you!

@markfox1545

8 ай бұрын

You can't lift a pan? Wow, that IS bad back! You can lift a beer, though? Lift a pen to sign for state benefits? Happy for you. 😊

@tobiasware

8 ай бұрын

@markfox1545 Keep thing respectful please. At the time I wrote my comment I could hardly walk or stand due to severe back pain. You may guzzle beer whilst scamming the government out of benefits, but here in Australia we have a higher set of ethics, apparently.

WOW! I tried this for breakfast this morning and it actually works!!! Unbelievably easy and the result is a perfect poached egg without the mess. If you have a bunch of eggs to prepare, just hold them in a pan of warm water. A BIG thank you!👍

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 ай бұрын

It's my pleasure Richard. I'm so glad this worked well for you. Check out my other video about how to make the best avocado toast with poached eggs on top. Enjoy!

Thanks for the tip! Wished you cut the egg and we can see the wonderful yolk on top of toast. I use a cup of water and a pinch of salt. 1 min and it’s perfect!!

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

Жыл бұрын

I’ll have to do another one later and cut the yolk open. Wish I could just add onto this video.

I love this method, but I don't bother boiling water first, just microwave about a minute. I do a couple at a time in the same mug, eggs first and then cover with tapwater (not to the top). You'll dial in the time according to your microwave and yolk preference. I also like to use a cup of bone broth and seasonings (even nutritional yeast flakes for the B vitamins). Keep an eye on it if you see whites rising, stop and stir, nuke a little more. Makes a super quick and tasty protein-rich cup of soup.

Thanks! Great video Well done and easy to follow

This well meets my first rule of cooking: Must be able to fit in my smallish dishwasher afterwards.

Few days back my daughter showed me to make like this.But I learned a bit more here.To use hot water in cup first.Thank you.

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I hate the water up first in the cup before putting the again and heating it again

@harrycurrie9664

Ай бұрын

@@HollywoodEyesBrisco You must have been tired when you wrote this.😁

This is just too awesome for words... ❤

Hey, that’s excellent ! I love poached eggs but always seems to take a lot of time and mess when I use a pan. Thks very much !

@garypautard1069

8 ай бұрын

Yes same here I live on my own and this is one of quick tips how to put together a meal that does not involve loads of washing up later.

Defo gonna try this, thanks 👍👍

Great idea. I will do this and wow it saves time too

Damn. I have to buy 2 coffee mugs. No seriously. I bought a poached egg microwave thing from temu. It broke when I only opened it to look at it. This is brilliant.

I love this idea SO MUCH! Game changing! Love it ❤🫶🫶🫶

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

Ай бұрын

I am so glad you like this. It has made delicious breakfast so much easier for me as a single working mom.

@isabellereid9839

Ай бұрын

In fact, sometimes, it just needs a simple and small idea to bring a daily routine to be brighter and bring us more joy to our life. Hack like that just bring me so much "Oof!" Yeah! 🤗😃🥰

Eggscellent video 🥚

@salstrinter4402

3 жыл бұрын

Eggsactly🥚🥚🥚🥚

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the shout out!

Tried it..works a treat.

I must try this!

This Never fails. It's Absolutely brilliant 💓👍👍

This is amazing

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

Жыл бұрын

So glad you like this

This is awesome

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting

The thing that never seems to be added to these videos is ??? The wattage or power of the microwave?😮

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 ай бұрын

Hi Robert: I put the wattage in the write up below the video. Happy cooking! "You may need to adjust the Time depending on the wattage of your microwave. Mine is 1200 watts."

Genius! Breakfast tomorrow is sorted !😊

Wonderful 💕

I learned this a while ago now. I never used water. I just used spray pam and put a paper towel on top. After the first noise inside it's probably done. I will have to try the water way.

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. All of these are easier than boiling and swirling in a pot.

@varianreeves7553

8 ай бұрын

What is spray pam please?

@davekiesman2202

8 ай бұрын

Spray you buy from grocery store called Pam. @@varianreeves7553

@louisetaylor2889

3 ай бұрын

Am only just viewing this vlog and noticed your enquiry. I'm in the UK but can advise that 'Pam' spray is an American brand name for an olive oil spray. Hope helps! ​@@varianreeves7553

I want that kettle! 😆

Today is a perfect day for me to try this - as my glass hob cracked from top to bottom yesterday and I'm awaiting delivery of a new one!

Thank you for the tip, now I know what to do lol

Love the music!

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback 🥰

So many different ways and ideas, the one I was told is to put 4fl ozs of cold water in a little dish cover and do for 50sec to 1 minute depending on the size of the egg and power of your microwave also easier to get the egg out.

This is actually how they do it in restaurants to avoid errors and efficieny.

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! This is how I learned it!

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

3 жыл бұрын

In cooking school I learned to twirl the boiling water and drop an egg in, but it often turned out messy

@royksk

3 жыл бұрын

@@HollywoodEyesBrisco Swirling is only necessary with older eggs, fresh eggs will have a “tight” white and won’t spread.

@amana1480

3 жыл бұрын

Is it?

@MarioSilva-jg5nh

3 жыл бұрын

@@HollywoodEyesBrisco yep. There’s the flashy way and there’s the easy way. I learned it as well when I worked as a cook. Cheers 🥂

Nice technique

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you - I’m always looking for cooking hacks!

GREAT !

Thank You.

That’s brilliant,I’ve just destroy mine in a pan 😂 ,bloody Jamie Oliver should come here 1st 👌✌️

@allenmgroup4401

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@JackyKozak05

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

The best way to poach eggs. So very simple.

I feel like trying this only instead use water that's at a rolling boil, pour it gently into a coffee cup or bowl with the egg in it, then cover it and leave it for a few minutes before finishing it on the stove since it's just to get the outside shape made

@elisebrisco2918

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds good. Have you tried it?

Wow

Wooowwww definitely will try this, I always fail making poached eggs 😂😂

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 жыл бұрын

It works really well! You may have to adjust your cooking time a little depending on the wattage of your microwave oven.

Break egg... Put in mug NO Water... Microwave for two minutes on 240 have been doing this for about 2 years no problems. If egg looks a bit runny pour a little hot water on top for about 15 seconds.

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip.

This is EGGcellent ....many Thanks

I like the way the mug is small enough to keep the whites together

There is no need to use boiling water. A glass slightly curved dish will do with a small pool of cold water. Cover the egg with a saucer to restrict any "explosions", and experiment with the timing and strength of the micro-wave oven until the egg is just right. Not every oven is the same in this aspect.

thank you

It worked!!!, but for more runny egg set microwave for 45 sec not 1 min ☀️

@annanassar5921

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Yes adjust time for your taste preference as well as microwave wattage.

Absolutely brilliant 👍

Thank you! 🤗🤗🤗 Tried this, my microwave is 900 watts, did it for a minute and a half came out a little over done as too how I like them, will have to adjust time.

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

3 жыл бұрын

You’re right - cooking time varies with wattage

Is that black pudding, or some weird bread? Also that is the most minimal amount of bacon. Also thank you for this great tip. I haven't eaten poached eggs in years, but this method seems really cool

What a damn good idea - I can never time it right in an egg poacher, always end up with undercooked egg white! I might have more luck with this method.... Thanks

what should we put in the mug first, boiling water or raw egg.... and would it make a difference? will skip the microwaving part. Thanks for the video.

eggcellent 😂

@elisebrisco2918

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Cliff!

Thankyou.

Thank you. Great poached eggs for breakfast technique

Excellent, woohoo 🎉

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

Жыл бұрын

It’s great to be able to have poached eggs so easily

You only need to for about a half inch of water above the egg one egg is about 54 seconds depending on the power of your microwave. You don't have to put that much water.

To get a poached egg, you want the white to be cooked and the yolk to be runny. To do this, you are basically injecting heat into the egg from the outside in. In water via boiling, heat travels inwards by conduction but take longer. The advantage is that there are less variables. Boiling water will always be thereabouts of 100'C. So basically you only need to bother with one variable which is time. Using a microwave with water and egg in a mug, there is conduction via water as well as microwaves penetrating the water into the egg white then the yolk. This increases the variables, basically starting temperature of water, amount of water, microwave power and time. Using hot water, you reduce the variables as say your hot water starts at 80'C at point of microwave turn on as the room temperature egg and mug will reduce it's temperature from boiling(if you started with boiling water). So then you start with 80'C water going quickly to roughly 100'C and maintaining it there. From then on the variable is time and microwave power. Fix the power and essentially your only variable is time. So starting with hot water makes things easy as the variability is mostly only time to cook the egg. If you start with cold water, there is additional complexity as it becomes a 2 step process; you need to heat up the water followed by cooking the egg. The 1st step is affected by the amount of water. In order to save time, you'll add less water but any error in timing will directly affect the end-result more. The more water there is, the longer it takes but any error in timing will be buffered by the larger volume of water as it absorbs more proportion of the microwaves compared to the volume of the egg, making it more forgiving in the end result for any error in timing. In summary, the lesser the water used, the lesser the buffer and more unforging in the end result. The colder the water used, the harder it is to estimate the 1st step which is boiling the water and thus the easier to estimate time wrongly and also affecting the end result. Lastly as others have mentioned, the mug's temperature is also a factor so the first use of a cold mug and the 2nd round using an already hot mug will need to have their timing adjusted as well.

@williammcgrath5928

5 ай бұрын

Now I know

@grbadalamenti

4 ай бұрын

You nailed it❤

That sounds very easy, two quick questions, how much water did you put in the coffee cup, and did you heat up the water first before you put the eggs in the cup? 1:49

Love this!! And I notice you didn’t have to poke the yolk with a knife or fork. I guess the water keeps it from exploding? One comment mentioned covering with a small plate, which might prevent a mess if one does blow, plus you can use the plate to strain off the water.

What is the temperature of the egg to start with? Just out of the fridge?

Très interessant

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup!

Less than half a mug of cold water. Crack in an egg. Microwave for about 1min on high power with a 1000w microwave. Adjust by 5 sec increments to get the yolk to your desire runniness preference.

Awesome and thank you? Any easy way to make hollandaise sauce?

@fabianmckenna8197

8 ай бұрын

Google it as there's lots of ideas....... Classic, blender, stick blender or even microwave. Tried microwave and it works well, just put your ingredients in the microwave and heat for 30 seconds, stir well, 30 seconds, stir well, 15 seconds, stir well, 15 seconds....... etc until you're happy with the consistency. Don't try wacking it in for a minute at a time as it will just solidify. Blender works well using melted butter added slowly to egg mixture . Stick blender similarly works well but I've never tried the classic method!

We came here for the yolk. Don’t pretend you didn’t know that.

I do someth8ng similar but use a tin cup and cook on the stove.

I was waiting for the fork to do it's presentation ☺️

Ours were overcooked the first time. Maybe the microwave variation and an easy fix.

You don't need so much water and you don't need boiling water....try this... little cold water in a mug .crack your egg into the mug cover the top with cling film .pierce a hole in the cling film microwave between 50 and 60 seconds on full power depending on how you like your eggs

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I find it’s best if I heat the water in the cup for a minute first before I put the egg (s) in. I can poach 2 eggs at once

@patnewson6908

8 ай бұрын

Surely method shown in this video is more simple & works great?

@jimmycahill1347

8 ай бұрын

That egg looked perfect

@sandravalani359

8 ай бұрын

I prefer her method as she doesn't need to be Environmentally Wasteful and use ClinG Wrap...pluS I haVe found that boilinG water helps the eggs to cook nicely!✌🌹🥚🥚🥚🌹

@markfox1545

8 ай бұрын

​@@sandravalani359- finding those capitals tricky, huh?

Hollywood Eggs 🥚 🥚

What kind spoon for the removal???? My eggs were slipping all over and around the cup😂

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 ай бұрын

A large metal slotted spoon works best. It allows the hot water to drain out

Looks like you got yourself a great editor

Genius. That’s all.

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the sweet comment. I just love poached eggs and I’m glad to have an easy way to do it.

Thanks for this tip, the best poached egg I have ever done.

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you liked this easy way to make delicious eggs!

You don't need to boil the water. The water is just there to buffer the microwaves. I turn on my tap to cold and let it run for 30 seconds so that it's the same temperature every time. Add 1/2 cup of water to small dish or mug. The smaller the better. Then microwave ( in my case ) for 45 seconds. Perfect poached egg.

I do this method too, only I don’t boil the water first, comes out perfect. Just wondering though what if you put the egg in the boiling water in your cup, but stopped there. I’ll bet it cooks without using the microwave, hmm 🤔 I think I’ll try that!

@bobedwards7455

8 ай бұрын

I wondered the exact same thing

Be careful if you do this, I did exactly like the video but my egg exploded as I removed it out of the microwave burning my hand and narrowly missed my face not to mention the cleaning up afterwards, I would not do this again

I do similar, but with an enamel mug on the stovetop.

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

3 жыл бұрын

Great tip- thanks!

@jvallas

3 жыл бұрын

@@HollywoodEyesBrisco You bet!

Looks great but I don't use them microwaves

Did this method produce good, runny yolks, or did it produce solid yolks? For the purpose of providing "gravy" for the toast, I like the yolks to be runny.

Hi what wattage is your microwave?

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 жыл бұрын

1200 watts- hope this helps

What’s the heat level of the microwave to use this method? Sory, noob question.

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

8 ай бұрын

I used full power. You need to adjust according to the wattage of your microwave as well.

Nope, I don’t want microwaved eggs...😂😂😂

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 жыл бұрын

No problem - there are many ways to make eggs! I love poached eggs and needed an easy way to make them since I am a busy single working mom!

Any salt in the water?

Do y need water

Do you not need to prick the yolk to stop the egg exploding.🤔🤔

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 жыл бұрын

I did not prick it. Adjust the time down on your microwave

Looked like a good idea but mine exploded in the micro and made a huge mess.

Did no one see the video cut and the egg came out like a nicely cooked fried egg

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

2 жыл бұрын

LOL. There’s no special effects in this video. I microwave the water, then the egg, that’s how it comes out

Have seen many of these, cold water to boiling, add vinegar to no vinegar, 45 seconds to ?.. My results have been acceptable but never get a nicely shaped egg with runny yolk and completely cooked whites. I still prefer sunny side up.

If you puncture the egg yolk with a fork, it is less likely to explode. If you want a hard-boiled egg without having to peel it, as I do, simmer the water longer, checking until the egg is how you want it.

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip.

@sarahstrong7174

8 ай бұрын

Exploding egg yolks! What sort of chickens do you have?

"Poach the egg in your microwave", they said. "It's so easy", they said. "Best poached egg ever, in the microwave", they said. So happy I tried this fail-proof method because my microwave really needed a good cleaning. As for breakfast, the "Egg croissant at McDonalds is pretty good" I say.

@nevim007

3 жыл бұрын

I have made the same experience, since then I always put a plate on top of the mug. If the egg eventually explodes, there is less mess in the oven.

@el7jake

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Nothing "fool/fail proof" about it. I haven't been able to get the white to cook while keeping the yolk soft/runny.

@eagleviewhd

3 жыл бұрын

I bet you never tried it. I never had the egg explode in the microwave using this method.

@eagleviewhd

3 жыл бұрын

@@el7jake microwaves have different wattages. You have to experiment. Make sure you use the same amount of water every time and that it is the same temperature. If you make one poached egg and then immediately try making another in the same cup, it will not turn out the same because the cup is now hot.

@flapkatt6094

3 жыл бұрын

@@eagleviewhd WTH? I did try it. Blew it to smithereens. can you read?

Crack an egg into cling film in a mug with hit water in an microwave, simple and no clean up

@deecee9479

Жыл бұрын

I’ll try that next time. The other way worked but water all over the glass plate in the mw and I used a huge mug. I just want a nice shaped egg and very little clean up 😅

and they don't explode?

What is the wattage on you m.wave??....😊

@elisebrisco2918

2 жыл бұрын

It is 1200 watts. Thanks for watching!

I have a widemouth cup I could do two at one time

This is one sure way to clean ur oven and eat just only the cooked egg yolk. It exploded. Haha

@HollywoodEyesBrisco

3 жыл бұрын

Adjust time and lower the power next time 💕