Is it possible to make Hard Boiled Eggs in a Microwave?

If yes, How?

On Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:08:07 -0500, wrote:

>Is it possible to make Hard Boiled Eggs in a Microwave?
>
>If yes, How?

Yes of course.

How depends on the power of your microwave.

John Kuthe...

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On 4/8/2015 4:08 PM, wrote:
> Is it possible to make Hard Boiled Eggs in a Microwave?
>
> If yes, How?
>

http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Mi...ard+boiled+egg

I've been using one for years, and it works great; four hard-boiled eggs
in about 11 minutes in my microwave.

On Wed, 08 Apr 2015 16:25:06 -0400, Travis McGee >
wrote:

>On 4/8/2015 4:08 PM, wrote:
>> Is it possible to make Hard Boiled Eggs in a Microwave?
>>
>> If yes, How?
>>
>
>http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Mi...ard+boiled+egg
>
>I've been using one for years, and it works great; four hard-boiled eggs
>in about 11 minutes in my microwave.

In a bowl of water, or in a bowl of air?

J.

On 4/8/2015 5:58 PM, JRStern wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Apr 2015 16:25:06 -0400, Travis McGee >
> wrote:
>
>> On 4/8/2015 4:08 PM, wrote:
>>> Is it possible to make Hard Boiled Eggs in a Microwave?
>>>
>>> If yes, How?
>>>
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Mi...ard+boiled+egg
>>
>> I've been using one for years, and it works great; four hard-boiled eggs
>> in about 11 minutes in my microwave.
>
> In a bowl of water, or in a bowl of air?

Per the website listed above - just scroll down farther to see the
following description, as quoted below:

" . . To use, simply place whole eggs into the little
grooves of the interior perforated shelf (piercing
not required), then screw on the top and cook. No
more hot water and delicate maneuvering to keep
the delicate goods intact! The plastic boiler is
high-heat tolerant and goes conveniently into the
dishwasher."

HTH. Whether or not this particular product is good or not, that's
something I'd not know never having used it. Nor have I ever used a MW
to nuke eggs, period. So, YMMV

Sky

On 4/8/2015 6:58 PM, JRStern wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Apr 2015 16:25:06 -0400, Travis McGee >
> wrote:
>
>> On 4/8/2015 4:08 PM, wrote:
>>> Is it possible to make Hard Boiled Eggs in a Microwave?
>>>
>>> If yes, How?
>>>
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Mi...ard+boiled+egg
>>
>> I've been using one for years, and it works great; four hard-boiled eggs
>> in about 11 minutes in my microwave.
>
> In a bowl of water, or in a bowl of air?
>
> J.
>

The bottom half is filled with water. An aluminum shelf holds the eggs
up out of the water. The top half is lined with aluminum, keeping the
microwaves from reaching the eggs. The water in the bottom boils, and
the steam comes up through small holes in the shelf; it's the heat of
the steam that cooks the eggs.

On Wed, 08 Apr 2015 23:10:40 -0400, Travis McGee >
wrote:

>> I've been using one for years, and it works great; four hard-boiled eggs
>> in about 11 minutes in my microwave.

Eleven minutes in a microwave? It takes five in a pan of water.

>The bottom half is filled with water. An aluminum shelf holds the eggs
>up out of the water. The top half is lined with aluminum, keeping the
>microwaves from reaching the eggs. The water in the bottom boils, and
>the steam comes up through small holes in the shelf; it's the heat of
>the steam that cooks the eggs.

The bottoms of the baskets of our electric steamer have little
depressions that you can set eggs in to steam-cook them.

http://www.tefal.com/Cooking-applian...t/p/2820130131

(Ours is a slightly different model but the principle is the same.)

I've tried it once or twice. it seems to take forever.

--
Bob
www.kanyak.com

On Thu, 09 Apr 2015 07:21:22 +0300, Opinicus
> wrote:

> On Wed, 08 Apr 2015 23:10:40 -0400, Travis McGee >
> wrote:
>
> >> I've been using one for years, and it works great; four hard-boiled eggs
> >> in about 11 minutes in my microwave.
>
> Eleven minutes in a microwave? It takes five in a pan of water.

Are you counting the time it takes the water to boil?

--

sf

On Wed, 08 Apr 2015 23:10:40 -0400, Travis McGee >
wrote:

>On 4/8/2015 6:58 PM, JRStern wrote:
>> On Wed, 08 Apr 2015 16:25:06 -0400, Travis McGee >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/8/2015 4:08 PM, wrote:
>>>> Is it possible to make Hard Boiled Eggs in a Microwave?
>>>>
>>>> If yes, How?
>>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Mi...ard+boiled+egg
>>>
>>> I've been using one for years, and it works great; four hard-boiled eggs
>>> in about 11 minutes in my microwave.
>>
>> In a bowl of water, or in a bowl of air?
>>
>> J.
>>
>
>The bottom half is filled with water. An aluminum shelf holds the eggs
>up out of the water. The top half is lined with aluminum, keeping the
>microwaves from reaching the eggs. The water in the bottom boils, and
>the steam comes up through small holes in the shelf; it's the heat of
>the steam that cooks the eggs.

Huh, I didn't even pay attention to the link!

Doesn't sound like good news.

J.

Travis McGee > wrote in
news
> On 4/8/2015 4:08 PM, wrote:
>> Is it possible to make Hard Boiled Eggs in a Microwave?
>>
>> If yes, How?
>>
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Mi.../B0007M2BN0/re
> f=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428524623&sr=8-1&keywords=microwave+hard+boiled+e
> gg
>
> I've been using one for years, and it works great; four hard-boiled
> eggs in about 11 minutes in my microwave.

You appear to be one of the lucky ones. There are literally dozens of
reviews on Amazon documenting exploding eggs and big messes to clean up.
One reviewer said the explosion actually dented the inside of his microwave
oven. Might not happen to evrybody, but it seems it happens to enough
people not to be worth the risk.

On 4/9/2015 4:01 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:
> Travis McGee > wrote in
> news >
>> On 4/8/2015 4:08 PM, wrote:
>>> Is it possible to make Hard Boiled Eggs in a Microwave?
>>>
>>> If yes, How?
>>>
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Mi.../B0007M2BN0/re
>> f=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428524623&sr=8-1&keywords=microwave+hard+boiled+e
>> gg
>>
>> I've been using one for years, and it works great; four hard-boiled
>> eggs in about 11 minutes in my microwave.
>
> You appear to be one of the lucky ones. There are literally dozens of
> reviews on Amazon documenting exploding eggs and big messes to clean up.
> One reviewer said the explosion actually dented the inside of his microwave
> oven. Might not happen to evrybody, but it seems it happens to enough
> people not to be worth the risk.
>
Years before personal computers (much less the Internet shopping for
microwave egg boilers) my father tried boiling an egg in the microwave.
It was purely an experiment on his part. Circa 1973. It definitely
exploded. I don't see much reason for trying to boil eggs in a
microwave oven. Scrambled eggs are another subject. LOL

Jill

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?

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room.

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.

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.

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.

--

sf

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

>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.

Get a grip, kid. I've seen guys who wouldn't touch a stove because
it's a girl thing. Really, you can do this. You *should* do this.

>This thread did confirm that boiling eggs wont work using a MW.

Not really. If you just have to do this, (a) use microwave to boil
water, (maybe 2 minutes) (b) add eggs, (c) bring to second boil (maybe
1 minute). Remove from microwave, let sit for ten minutes.
Hardboiled eggs! For good luck, now run cold water over them for a
couple more minutes.

In fact it may be even easier, just add cold water and eggs to bowl,
microwave for three minutes, let rest for ten, then cool.

*

What doesn't work is putting a raw egg on a plate and putting it in
the microwave without the water.

And that even in the microwave (with water) the overall time is still
over ten minutes.


>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.

Yeah, that's the other half of the guy thing, they can't handle a
stove flame, but piles of flaming wood and smoking charcoal are fine.
I mean, seriously?

J.

On Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 6:49:44 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Apr 2015 14:52:46 -0500, wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> That leaves you a lot of extra time to do your inane trolling here
> under 25 different nyms in the last 3 months.
>
> **** this guy. Or have Bryan Kuthe **** him. Don't give him the time
> of day. He doesn't care about any advice, he's just sick and lonely.
>
Bryan doesn't **** trash, and Kuthe doesn't **** anything but his right hand.
>
> -sw

--Bryan

In article >,
wrote:

> Is it possible to make Hard Boiled Eggs in a Microwave?
>
> If yes, How?

why not use the Bove trick and just buy pre-cooked hard-boiled eggs



but I suppose you could just heat up a bowl of water to boiling, put the
eggs in for X minutes and then proceed as normal

On Fri, 10 Apr 2015 21:18:14 -0700, Malcom Mal Reynolds
> wrote:

>In article >,
> wrote:
>
>> Is it possible to make Hard Boiled Eggs in a Microwave?
>>
>> If yes, How?
>
>why not use the Bove trick and just buy pre-cooked hard-boiled eggs
>
>
>
>but I suppose you could just heat up a bowl of water to boiling, put the
>eggs in for X minutes and then proceed as normal

Cold eggs into hot water is probably going to undercook them, most
everyone heats the eggs with the water and then lets it sit.

I'm going to try to nuke a couple next time around per my formula:
boil water, add eggs, maybe wait a minute, nuke another minute, then
let sit for ten, then rinse cold.

J.

In article >,
JRStern > wrote:

> On Fri, 10 Apr 2015 21:18:14 -0700, Malcom Mal Reynolds
> > wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Is it possible to make Hard Boiled Eggs in a Microwave?
> >>
> >> If yes, How?
> >
> >why not use the Bove trick and just buy pre-cooked hard-boiled eggs
> >
> >
> >
> >but I suppose you could just heat up a bowl of water to boiling, put the
> >eggs in for X minutes and then proceed as normal
>
> Cold eggs into hot water is probably going to undercook them, most
> everyone heats the eggs with the water and then lets it sit.
>
> I'm going to try to nuke a couple next time around per my formula:
> boil water, add eggs, maybe wait a minute, nuke another minute, then
> let sit for ten, then rinse cold.
>
> J.

sounds about right