How To Cook An Egg In The Microwave

Cooking eggs in a frying pan, or hard-boiling them, can be a time-consuming process. Did you know that you can cook an egg in a microwave really easily, in just a few minutes? Here's how.

Step one: get a microwave-safe mug or bowl

Obviously, you don't want to put something in the microwave that isn't designed to be safe in the microwave. Find a mug or bowl that has something printed on it saying that it's safe for the microwave. Otherwise, you could damage the dish, the microwave, and yourself. By the way, never put metal into a microwave! Turning on a microwave with metal inside can destroy the microwave and be really dangerous!

Step two: put some butter, oil, or cooking spray on the inside of the dish

Now that you have chosen the dish that you will use in the microwave to cook your egg, you should put some butter, oil, or cooking spray on the inside to make sure that the egg doesn't stick to the inside of the dish after it's cooked. You don't have to do this, strictly speaking, but it definitely helps speed up the process.

Step three: crack an egg into the dish

Carefully crack open an egg and pour it into the dish. You need to break the egg yolk, because otherwise, steam could build up inside and make the egg explode, which could be really dangerous. It helps to just beat the egg so that the yolk and the white are mixed together. The yolk and the white tend not to cook at the same rate because of their different fat content. Covering your dish can help make the egg cook more evenly. And remember, never microwave an egg in its shell, because it definitely will explode.

Step four: cook one egg for about one minute

When microwaving eggs this way, it's best to cook one egg at a time. You should cook the egg for about a minute, or one and a half minutes if that doesn't seem long enough.

Step five: carefully get the egg out of the dish

Use an oven mitt or some other heat-shielding item to remove the dish from the microwave. The egg gets pretty hot when it cooks, so the dish might also be hot. Carefully get the egg out of the dish. It might be best to use a fork to first separate the egg from the sides of the dish, because they do tend to get stuck. Then, jab the fork into the egg to pull it onto the plate (or whatever you're putting the egg on). This is more optimal than just letting the egg slip onto the plate, because eggs are kind of slippery, and you wouldn't want your newly-cooked egg to bounce off of the plate and fall onto the floor, would you?

Step six: enjoy!

Season the egg to taste, and enjoy!