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sf[_9_]

On Thu, 09 Apr 2015 14:52:46 -0500, wrote:

> On Wed, 08 Apr 2015 21:32:37 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:08:07 -0500, wrote:
> >
> >> Is it possible to make Hard Boiled Eggs in a Microwave?
> >>
> >> If yes, How?
> >
> >Why? Are you in a dorm room?
>
> Not a dorm room, but I dont have a stove. I'm a bachelor and I only
> cook real simple stuff from a package or warm something out of a can.
> Most of the time I just eat sandwiches. I only have a microwave, and
> dont plan to buy a stove. The house I last lived in, had one, and one of
> my pets turned the burner on, which started a stack of paper plates and
> a plastic bowl on fire that were sitting on the stove. Luckily I was
> home and put out the fire. This could have burned the house down. I
> hardly ever used the stove anyhow, so after the pet incident, I just
> shut the gas off to the stove, and never used it again. I'll never allow
> any open flame device in my house again. If I cant cook it in the MW,
> I'll live without it.

If you'd upgraded your stove, you wouldn't have had that problem and
the easy fix for no open flame is electricity.
>
> This thread did confirm that boiling eggs wont work using a MW. Before
> I buy some special gadget, I'll just buy the preboiled eggs they sell at
> the convenience store. They cost more, but this was just a one time urge
> to eat some boiled eggs for easter. I just bought some of the preboiled
> ones, and ate them.
>
> I suppose I could boil them on my outdoor charcoal grill though, if I
> really wanted to.

There are lots of BBQ groups on Facebook you can join. Some of them
are interesting, but you need to pick and choose based on your
expertise and interests.

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sf