From the Department of 'That Really Just Happened'

[Carson Dyle]

I love hard-boiled eggs. I make them a dozen or more at a time and eat one or two just about every day. After cooking them I keep them in the fridge.

Today I grab an egg and I'm thinking "I'm tired of eating these icy cold eggs. They don't have a lot of flavor when cold." So I put the peeled egg in the microwave. And I'm think I could easily blow this thing up, so easy does it... I do two minutes at 40%. So far, so good. I pull it out, it's a little warm. Seems fine.

I slather on a little Sriracha, lift the warm egg to my mouth, bite into it and BOOM! it blows sky high. I have egg and hot sauce in my eyes, my hair, all over my shirt. There's egg entrails all over the kitchen - the floor, the walls, the cabinets, the ceiling. I quickly rinse my eyes and face, but can't stop laughing.

Reminds me of the time when I was a kid and decided to explore a liquid centered golf ball with a serrated knife. Even bigger BOOM that time, and an even bigger mess.

 

[lxskllr]

Huh... I'd have thought you were home free if it made it out of the microwave intact. Maybe try steaming them over the stove.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

20-30 seconds should have been fine for a single egg. Unless your microwave was made some time in the 20th century.

 

[cbrunny]

I require that you do it again with a properly recorded youtube video for all to see.

 

[Mayne]

 

[OverVolt]

15-20 seconds man, or 40 seconds at 40%

Living by myself has made me like a Sim whose only cooking skill is the microwave and I make actual dinners microwaving one thing after another for 15 minutes usually starring at it and dancing around impatiently just like a sim.

Otherwise its hard to make proper portions. Even if its leftovers I'm usually microwaving them.

 

[KMFJD]

I require that you do it again with a properly recorded youtube video for all to see.

I second this!

 

[Red Squirrel]

Haha who would have thought. I guess there was still lot of trapped energy and biting down released it, like popping a balloon.

 

[Howard]

I burned my mouth a long time ago by biting into a microwaved hard boiled egg. There's a steam pocket that can build up inside...

 

[sdifox]

Never thought of poking holes in the egg?

 

[pcgeek11]

Try a raw egg in the shell. Stick it in the microwave on high for two minutes.

 

[LTC8K6]

15-20 seconds man, or 40 seconds at 40%

Living by myself has made me like a Sim whose only cooking skill is the microwave and I make actual dinners microwaving one thing after another for 15 minutes usually starring at it and dancing around impatiently just like a sim.

Otherwise its hard to make proper portions. Even if its leftovers I'm usually microwaving them.

Only inverter type microwaves actually run at the set power level.

Nearly all microwaves set to run at 40% power actually just run at 100% power on a 40% duty cycle.
So they are heating the egg at 100% power, just switching that 100% power on and off.

For true power control, you need an inverter type of microwave, which typically costs more.
With those, you actually get the power level you set. If the inverter microwave is a 1,000 watt model,
it actually runs at 400 watts when set to 40% power.

 

[Eug]

I used to make soft boiled eggs. I went out on a bike trip with a friend and he forgot his lunch. So I gave him one of my soft boiled eggs.

He proceeds to crush it between his two hands, spurting egg yolk everywhere. I was like WTF, man? Apparently soft boiled eggs were a totally foreign concept to him. He only ever had seen or made hard boiled eggs and his rolling plus crushing action would crush the shell making it easy to peel.

Sort of like Louis Cyphre does in Angel Heart.

Only inverter type microwaves actually run at the set power level.

Nearly all microwaves set to run at 40% power actually just run at 100% power on a 40% duty cycle.
So they are heating the egg at 100% power, just switching that 100% power on and off.

For true power control, you need an inverter type of microwave, which typically costs more.
With those, you actually get the power level you set. If the inverter microwave is a 1,000 watt model,
it actually runs at 400 watts when set to 40% power.

So, what's the real world benefit? I have one of these but don't notice much difference. I don't use low power modes much though.

 

[Kyle]

Reminds me of the time when I was a kid and decided to explore a liquid centered golf ball with a serrated knife. Even bigger BOOM that time, and an even bigger mess.

HAH I did the same damn thing...put it in a vice, sawed in to it w/ me and a couple buddies staring at it...boom and screaming as we all got that shit in our eyes. Not my proudest moment.

 

[Tweak155]

I've thought about making hard boiled eggs for a week at a time... you must know the best way by now (minus the microwave). Enlighten us.

 

[RGN]

I can't figure out how 2 minutes is an appropriate time for an already cooked egg, even at 40%. My wife sets her nuked food for way too long too. Boggles my mind.

 

[Carson Dyle]

I've thought about making hard boiled eggs for a week at a time... you must know the best way by now (minus the microwave). Enlighten us.

I think I've actually posted this before. I spent many years of dealing with hard to peel eggs. Tried most of the recommended methods. And while this procedure is similar to many of them, it's been absolutely foolproof for me, for whatever reason. Could be a factor of altitude (5000' here in Colorado) or even the eggs we get. I dunno.

- I use only large eggs, never any other size. They're most commonly on sale and I just stick to them for consistency. I bought two dozen large eggs the other day for only 67 cents a dozen. I'm going to make a batch of pickled eggs later today.

- Use room temperature eggs. Leave them out at least overnight if you just brought them home from the refrigerated case at the supermarket.

- Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. The more water the better, as it keeps the water boiling as you drop in a large number of eggs.

- Set a timer for 3 minutes. Place all the eggs into the boiling water as quickly as you can, then boil hard for 3 minutes.

- At the end of the 3 minutes, turn the heat down to a simmer and allow eggs to simmer for exactly 11 minutes.

- While simmering, prepare an ice bath. Lots of ice and water. When done, transfer the eggs as quickly as possible into the ice bath. I put the pot into the sink and run cold water into it, then fish the eggs out with tongs.

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Pickled Beets & Eggs (aka good shite)

Make as many as you like, but for every 4 to 6 hard-boiled eggs:

15 oz can sliced beets (NOT pickled)
3/4 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
6 whole cloves
2 bay leaves

Place the liquid from the beets into a pot, add the other ingredients and boil gently for 5 minutes until dissolved. Allow to cool, then add to beets and eggs. Allow to pickle for at least 48 hours, but the longer the better. The longer you leave them, the more deeply the eggs are pickled and the more flavor they'll have.

These can also be made with brown sugar and apple cider vinegar, but you may need to adjust the quantities a little. I love the pickled beets themselves, so I usually do 3x the quantity above for a dozen hard-boiled eggs. Fantastic with a cold beer.

 

[Tweak155]

Alright I might give this a shot soon... If I remember I'll give an update on the results. Thanks!

 

[Red Squirrel]

Try a raw egg in the shell. Stick it in the microwave on high for two minutes.

Always a good idea!

 

[MrSquished]

Always a good idea!

Host has the personality of a potato

 

[Red Squirrel]

Host has the personality of a potato

lol yeah he actually gets better over time, that's one of the older seasons. Too bad they don't do that show anymore.