The weirdest (but best) ways to cook eggs in your favourite kitchen appliances
Cooking eggs in a frying pan is so passé.
And while cooking an egg is not exactly rocket science, if there’s a cooler and more creative way to do it then we’re so here for it. We’ve tested cooking eggs in some of our favourite appliances and let’s just say… it’s hard to go back to a frypan after you’ve cooked eggs in these four weird but wonderful ways.
How to ‘boil’ eggs in the air fryer
Is there anything the air fryer can’t do? Perhaps our favourite kitchen appliance ever, the air fryer takes the guesswork out of boiling eggs – just pop your eggs in your air fryer and cook them between 8-14 minutes depending on your desired level of yolk gooeyness. Check out the hack HERE.
How to poach eggs in a pie maker
Poaching eggs in a pie maker definitely wasn’t on my 2023 bingo card, but here we are. The pie maker has increased in popularity and for a good reason – there are 100+ ways to use it and poaching eggs in it is one of our favourites. All you do is crack your eggs into the pie holes and in just four minutes, you’ll have a perfectly poached egg.
We used this egg poaching hack to create our take on a Macca’s Bacon and Egg McMuffin. Try out the recipe HERE.
How to make scrambled eggs in the microwave
Eggs in the microwave is not a new phenomenon, but it’s also very easy to stuff up (cook them for too long and you end up with rubbery eggs). Our foolproof recipe will ensure you get perfectly scrambled eggs in only a couple of minutes – no pan cleaning required. Get the recipe HERE.
Frittata – slow cooker style
While slow cooker season may be over, there are so many ways to use ye ol’ slow cooker that go beyond classic stews and curries. The slow cooker can help simplify those recipes that even the best cooks fail sometimes, i.e. the frittata (because a dry, sticking-to-the-bottom-of-the-pan frittata is just not a vibe). Our frittata made in the slow cooker is perfect for easy entertaining – prep takes 15 minutes and then you can just set and forget for 2.5 hours. You can find this genius recipe HERE.
More appliance hacks:
- Air fryer white chocolate and raspberry scones
- Pie maker pork dumplings
- Cheat’s slow cooker focaccia
Originally published as The weirdest (but best) ways to cook eggs in your favourite kitchen appliances
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