This morning's science-experiment-gone-wrong
Had some hard boiled eggs which were not boiled long enough (dyed for Easter).
Decided I did not like soft boiled eggs
Cracked the egg, and put it in the microwave for a minute
Looked fine. Took it back to the table, started to peel it... moments later, EGG EXPLOSION EVERYWHERE. EGG ACROSS KITCHEN.EGG IN HAIR. EGG ON FACE. EGG ON WALL. EGG ON CEILING.
(that is all)
@davebauerart
And what about soft boiled eggs? π€ π€ͺ
I want to talk to an eggspert!!
I love science, it can explode even our own deeply held beliefs.
Hope you're okay.
I, early, learned a science lesson when I accidentally set fire to a sheet of aluminum foil. I was sure, at age seven, that aluminum could not burn because Mom wrapped potatoes in foil before tossing in the fire. I did not realize a sheet of foil explodes in flames if held vertically to a lit match held at the bottom. (Do not try this inside!)
I'm so sorry that you had this learning moment...
I, also, am not fond of soft boiled eggs, and have re-boiled them on occasion. It never occurred to me to try the microwave, and I am now glad I didn't.
@ai6yr My brother did something similar once. But with golf balls. He thought they seemed too chilly and maybe warming them up would be good that morning. They seemed ok when he took them out.
He put them in his pocket and left the house.
Luckily the resulting explosion did not impact any nearby body parts. But it could have gone really wrong....
@CliffsEsport @ai6yr It sounds like the beginning of a science paper that would would an Ig Nobel.
I want to be on it if you go that route....
@ai6yr Sometime about a decade ago (i.e. before COVID/WFH), a coworker did something similar in the break room microwave.
Long story short, burning eggshells smell a lot like burning hair, and I discovered that I'm a "run toward the gunfire" person.
DO
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EGGS!
Likewise, do not deep-fry gnocchi.
@Legit_Spaghetti
Thatβs amazing.
I did have to replay to confirm he did turn the burner off once things got really exciting.
Omigosh they are attack gnochii!!!!
@Legit_Spaghetti @ai6yr
you can microwave eggs, like @SRLevine says they just need space to expand (I've tried it and it works and they taste normal):
@[email protected] You can microwave eggs and they come out fine, but they do need room to expand (I discovered that microwave scrambled egg thing a couple of months ago and it's really nice when it's too hot to want to turn the stove on, just an egg and stirred with some sort of thick/heavy fat, sour cream seems to work well but I've also done heavy cream and I think the original recipe was with crème freche)
@ai6yr A frag grenegg. You shelled your own kitchen.
These puns would be funnier if there were no wars going on right now though.
there are little silicon molds they make for this too, i prefer them over microwaving plastic
https://microwaveshub.com/how-to-cook-eggs-in-silicone-mold-in-microwave/
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