Microwave poached eggs

[T4tomo]

I wouldn't normally entertain such tomfoolery, but needs must, as in the office armed with only eggs and a microwave.

Surprisingly decent, cooked in a mug of water (one mug per egg, or one egg per mug, whichever suits) prodded the yolk with the corkscrew end to prevent explosion.

 

[Dave7]

I wouldn't normally entertain such tomfoolery, but needs must, as in the office armed with only eggs and a microwave.

Surprisingly decent, cooked in a mug of water (one mug per egg, or one egg per mug, whichever suits) prodded the yolk with the corkscrew end to prevent explosion.

I watched a YouTube of that. I 'think' it said do it for 6 minutes.

 

[slowmotion]

The few microwave poached egg techniques that I've tried all ended in faintly explosive disasters.


Boiled egg, 4 minutes 40 seconds is the way to go.

 

[T4tomo]

I watched a YouTube of that. I 'think' it said do it for 6 minutes.

6 minutes will kill it, mine was about 1 min. 30 with 2 eggs in there.

 

[Dave7]

6 minutes will kill it, mine was about 1 min. 30 with 2 eggs in there.

I thought that when I read it.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Two months ago, at the place I volunteer, I was peering into one of our two side by side microwaves to check that someone's cup of hot milk wasn't boiling over when the oven to my left exploded.

The door blew open and I was covered in 'stuff'. I absolutely shat myself, jumped back, and everyone else let out a collective scream.

Some eejit had put two eggs, in their shells, in the oven.

It took ages to clean up the mess.

I really thought it had been an electrical explosion.

 

[T4tomo]

Some eejit had put two eggs, in their shells, in the oven.

That is f#ckwittery of the highest order.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

That is f#ckwittery of the highest order.

I think it was simply lack of knowledge on the part of the young guy who did it.

Thankfully there was no harm done, except to my y-fronts.

 

[T4tomo]

Lack of knowledge is a side effect of utter f#ckwittery