Safely boiling eggs in a microwave oven
My induction hob stopped working so I was left with only my microwave oven to make my boiled eggs for breakfast. I have tried to boil a bowl of water
containing an egg in a microwave oven but the egg frequently explodes.
I tried wrapping the eggs in aluminium foil then putting them in a bowl of water, which I then heated in the microwave oven. Once the water boiled,
I turned the power down so that the water only boiled briefly each time the power was on. Power control in most microwave ovens is achieved by turning
the magnetron on and off. This was partly successful, no egg explosions, but the eggs were not evenly cooked.
So I tried a new method that did work. I filled a 600ml beaker with 500ml of water and a pinch of sodium bicarbonate to reduce the chance of super
heating. I then boiled the water in the microwave oven. I then carefully lowered two eggs in to the hot water and covered the beaker with a saucer.
Initially I heated the water at full power until bubbles streamed from the eggs (No more than 30 seconds or the eggs may explode) and then for 5
minutes on defrost (about 10% power). I let the eggs sit in the hot water for a further three minutes, as I don't like runny eggs.
Be careful, exploding eggs can be surprisingly violent and messy to clean up.
I am wg48 but not on my usual pc hence the temp handle.
Thank goodness for Fleming and the fungi.
Old codger' lives matters, wear a mask and help save them.
Be aware of demagoguery, keep your frontal lobes fully engaged.
I don't know who invented mRNA vaccines but they should get a fancy medal and I hope they made a shed load of money from it.
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