Eggs are one of the most versatile cooking ingredients but it doesn’t mean they’re always easy to work with – especially when being poached.
Chances are you’ve not been successful when using a saucepan and boiling water and may have turned to white vinegar to solve the issue.
But more often than not, the eggs still end up with wispy whites despite claims that the acidic condiment strengthens the structure.
According to one TikTok creator, however, there’s a much easier way to poach an egg without using the hob or oven at all.
Instead, the owner of the account @air.fryer.uk claimed that an air fryer is the best option.
In a video posted on the social media platform, the air fryer fanatic said: “Let’s make air fryer poached eggs. And let me tell you, they are absolutely incredible… just look at that yolk.”
The results of the cooking hack showed a perfectly round and well-cooked egg that had a runny yolk and firm white that surrounded it.
The method is so easy too, all that’s needed is two oven-proof ramekins, two eggs and some cooking oil or spray.
How to poach an egg in an air fryer
In the video, the air fryer cooking expert explained that the ramekins should be greased with oil before cracking the eggs in.
She used round glass pots, though any similar size ramekin would work – as long as they’re safe to be heated up in the air fryer.
The second step was to fill the pots just over halfway with boiling water straight from the kettle. After this, the eggs were cracked directly into the water-filled containers.
According to the TikTok star, it’s important not to crack the yolk at this point.
She then transferred the ramekins to the air fryer basket and set the appliance to air fryer mode at 200C for just six minutes.
When the timer was up, the TikTok star pulled open the fryer basket to reveal cloud-like egg cups covered in water.
But after draining the water out and sweeping the edges of the ramekin with a knife, the irresistible poached eggs were revealed.
