Make Easy Scrambled Eggs In The Microwave

I was never much of a fan of making scrambled eggs until I learnt how to do it in a microwave, which I find more reliable and less messy for cleanup. Since then, it’s been a long-standing kitchen staple. Here’s how I do it.

The following two-egg recipe produces a nice quantity of food for two slices of toast. You can work the recipe with much bigger quantities, but you’ll need to increase the cooking time (work in one-minute increments and check frequently — you can always do more, but it’s impossible to undo overcooking).

  • Place 2 eggs and 60 mls of milk (plus salt and pepper if you like) in a tall-ish microwave-proof jug or cooking utensil. Whip together with a fork until combined.
  • Cover the dish. (I use a saucer; cling film is fine, but I find the saucer is less hassle to add and remove and means I’m not needlessly consuming cling film.)
  • Microwave for 60 seconds. Remove the cover and stir.
  • Re-cover and microwave for a further 60 seconds. Break up the now-fully-cooked egg with a fork, and you’re done.

Obviously you can add extra ingredients such as herbs, and you can start the process by melting a little butter or margarine in the bowl before adding the egg and milk if you like for extra flavouring.

What tactics do you use for ideal scrambled eggs in a microwave? Whip up a frenzy in the comments if you wish, and check out our previous posts on perfecting poached eggs and boiled eggs as well.


The Cheapest NBN 50 Plans

Here are the cheapest plans available for Australia’s most popular NBN speed tier.

At Lifehacker, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. We have affiliate and advertising partnerships, which means we may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. BTW – prices are accurate and items in stock at the time of posting.

Comments


19 responses to “Make Easy Scrambled Eggs In The Microwave”

Leave a Reply