It's good at a ramen shop, and you can add a soft-boiled egg. It's a blissful time to immerse yourself in a luxurious feeling while tasting the thick yolk.

I have tried many times to taste the "smoothness" at home. However, probably because it was his own way, he struggled to allocate the boiling time and continued to fail. I should have looked up the recommended cooking method with Cookpad, but I was struggling in my own way because I didn't want to put that much effort on the eggs (excuse me).

At that time, I found a soft-boiled egg ball sold at the 100-yen shop Daiso. In the explanation, the words "You can do it in the microwave !! Professional cooking!" I think this can be done even by the troublesome writer ... I'm worried about how much I can expect from 100-yen shop products, but I couldn't keep up with the rising expectations, so I tried it in the editorial department.

■ What is a "soft-boiled egg ball"?

"Poached egg balls" are said to use polypropylene, which has relatively high heat resistance. The left and right handles on the ball, which is about 15 cm in diameter, lock the drainer that opens and closes. The five feet under the ball firmly support them.


To make a soft-boiled egg with a soft-boiled egg ball, you need an egg, a little water, and a microwave. Furthermore, it is an ordinary "fork" as a hidden technique.


■ How to cook a soft-boiled egg with a soft-boiled egg ball?

First, put the egg in a soft-boiled egg bowl. Next, make 4 to 6 holes in the yolk to prevent the egg from bursting due to overheating. Here's the fork I mentioned earlier! With a bamboo skewer, you have to stick it many times, but if you use a fork, you can make a hole at once. After puncturing the yolk, pour enough water to soak the egg to prevent it from bursting. Warm it in the microwave for about 50 seconds, take it out when it is just right, and drain the water quickly with the drainer lid. When I gently opened the lid, I found that the thick egg was firmly in the container.






■ What if I don't have a 500W range?

The instruction manual said that it would heat up at 500W for 50 seconds, but this time the microwave oven in the editorial department did not have a setting of 500W, so I decided to heat it at 700W. When I tried to see how many seconds it took to meet a soft-boiled egg, the egg yolk exploded lightly after 40 seconds. When heating at 700W, 28 to 30 seconds seems to be a suitable time. If your home range is not 500W, please refer to it.



■ "Poached egg ball" born for eggs

Even if you don't use a soft-boiled egg ball, you may hear a wild voice (excuse me) that you can make it with an ordinary plate, but it's easy enough to make you want to use it again even if it's troublesome like the author. I made a soft-boiled egg. As an aside, if the egg is not in the bowl, the "poached egg ball" will fall under the weight of the drainer lid. It's a clumsy cooking utensil that was born just for eggs that you can't stand without eggs.


Of course, the price is 108 yen (tax included).