Step 1: Fill a ramekin with a half-cup of salted, room-temperature water. It must be enough to submerge the egg. You'll want enough water to submerge the egg but not spill over the top of the ramekin.

Not all cooking hacks are created equal. This one-minute microwave egg method is so fast and easy, I do it almost every day.

sliced open poached egg on toast - Tatiana_didenko/Getty Images Chefs offer the everyday home cooks tons of tips for how to poach eggs, but the process — deceptively simple, yet so difficult to master ...

Start by pouring half a cup of room-temperature water into a microwave-safe cup. Add a pinch of salt to the water and gently lower one egg into the cup. Next, place the cup in the microwave and cook ...

Poached eggs are a delicious addition to many dishes. Don’t be afraid to try poaching an egg if you haven’t yet or haven’t ...

I was super skeptical, but some of my suspicions eased once I learned that it was actually Chef José Andrés’ recipe. He’s a ...

What is life but an endless search for the elusive perfectly cooked egg? In all seriousness though, cooking eggs is deceptively hard. Take your eyes off the stove for a minute, and you have a burnt ...

A perfectly poached egg should boast a runny yolk alongside an opaque, set white. The most conventional approach to poaching an egg involves boiling water in a saucepan; nevertheless, this isn't ...