I’ve made microwaved hard-boiled eggs exactly twice. The first time they came out perfectly. The second time they exploded with so much force the door blew open, despite me doing everything exactly the same. I will never microwave eggs again, but I’m happy for your success
I was told that the trick is to not have the egg in its shell.
Take a cup, fill it one third with water, then crack your egg in the cup. Now it can’t build up pressure, it can’t explode.
It microwaved without exploding. As I took it out of the microwave, it exploded. It went everywhere. The floor, the ceiling, every cabinet door. I count myself lucky that I didn’t get boiling hot egg in my eyes.
Also, the noise attracted attention from everybody in the house, no way to just discretely clean it up before anyone noticed my stupid experiment.
That sounds like superheated water to me. When you heat water in a microwave it can reach temperatures above 100C without boiling, if you disturb the water in that state it boils instantly and explodes.
Now it can’t build up pressure, it can’t explode.
Oh, it can. I tried this, just without water.
It microwaved without exploding. As I took it out of the microwave, it exploded. It went everywhere. The floor, the ceiling, every cabinet door.
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I do it frequently, but I open the egg and put its contents to teamug and microwave that. I can put multiple eggs in a single mug. This way I don’t have to mess with hot shell, and I won’t burn my fingers.
Isn’t that just poached eggs?
I’m not as gourmet as you, I call them “eggs made in microwave”
I use that trick to make scrambled eggs. Need to add a bit of water, and for some reason, a dash of vinegar, top it with a paper towel.
Will this work with soft boiling? (I would think so but might be hard to get the timing right?)
Yes, but set the timer for a bit shorter time. I had to play a bit to find the best timing on my microwave
Microwaves have “hotspots”. They usually have a rotating platter inside, to expose the contents more evenly to it. Smaller things, can cook differently depending on placement.
If I were the kind of guy that ate eggs regularly, I’d probably have tested whether poking some holes in the shell would avoid it exploding as violently as they tend to due to the buildup of pressure. I normally poke holes with a thumbtack when I boil them in a pot, but only one in each end. But yeah, maybe more than one hole in each end would be enough to alleviate the pressure, combined with setting the microwave to a lower wattage when cooking.
I don’t want to alarm you, but do not approach the egg lest a tiny face hugger will jump out at you
Check your vents for any creatures
😁😁 Will do! I thought an alien chestbuster figure would fit perfectly on top of the egg.
Looks like an egg from Aliens.
PRO TIP: Make scrambled eggs in a coffee cup. Great trick for a meal at work!
Crack the egg in a coffee cup, add a dash of water and vinegar, whip up with a fork, cover with a paper towel, nuke it for X seconds. 90 seconds seemed about right last time I did this, YMMV.
No idea why the vinegar and paper towel are needed, but it don’t cook right without those elements. 🤷🏻 I sometimes use Tabasco for the vinegar addition.
I read here that it firms up the egg whites, but not in the presence of the yolk, so I’m not certain what the point of the vinegar is either. The water could just be for helping the egg cook and not become too rubbery.
Nuke it from orbit
it’s the only way to be sure.
The shell is good for you but I advise chewing thoroughly.
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Isn’t that just a microwaved egg?
You trying to downplay greatness?
I’m just asking where and where does the boiling happen?
