As the water boiled I placed a glass lid on the

You definitely need to have the water boiling first then drop to a simmer then place the eggs in the pan

the first time , it was a disaster with the water boiling over onto the cups and making a mess

Grease your cups with a tiny shot of cooking spray, rub it about with your fingers to cover the whole inside, now crack a nice fresh egg into the cup and set aside until your water boils

Once the water boils gently set your cups in the water, cover the pan and cook now for 5 to 5 min 15 seconds and your eggs are done perfectly every time

I tried it again and kept the water boiling

Sprayed the egg poacher cups with liberal amount of "PAM easy release".cracked and added the eggs to poacher cup on the counterAs I heated the water I placed the poacher cups in just before the water boiled

It's hit or miss as to how much time to run the microwave.

I tried simmering water in a pan, swirling the water, turning off the heat and covering the pan, and a different two-egg microwave container but the eggs exploded as they were cooking