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.

The humble microwave is the oft-maligned workhorse of the kitchen, but you may be surprised at how many ways it can be used ...

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

Microwave on high until the potatoes are slightly softened. They do not need to be fully cooked — just heated enough to start ...

In this edition of Epicurious 101, professional chef Shilpa Uskokovic shares 7 microwave hacks every home cook should know.