How to cook hard boiled eggs in the microwave

Video: How to Microwave a Hard Boiled Egg

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Part 2 of 2: Prepare the Egg
Tips
Warnings
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1 Brush a microwave-safe bowl with butter. Using a paper tea towel, brush the inside of a small microwave-safe bowl with butter.

Instead of butter, you can spray a little olive oil on the surface of the bowl.

2 Spread half a teaspoon (2.5 grams) of common salt evenly over the surface of the bowl. It is not necessary to accurately measure the salt to a tenth of a gram - you need to take enough salt to evenly coat the bottom of the container you choose. The salt will help cook the egg more evenly, and you will not need to salt the finished dish later on.

If you like saltier foods, you can add salt after cooking the egg.

3 Break the egg into a bowl. Pound the side of the egg against the edge of the bowl, then pull the halves of the shell in opposite directions. Make sure the white and yolk have dropped into the bowl. Make sure no shell pieces get into the bowl.

You can cook several eggs at the same time, but this will make it more difficult to get the dish cooked evenly.

4 Pierce the yolk with a fork or the tip of a knife. The membrane separating the yolk from the protein is very thin, but even enough to hold the heating liquid. As a result, the pressure inside the yolk increases and it can explode in the microwave. To avoid this, be sure to pierce each yolk with the tip of a knife, skewer or fork, making three to four punctures.

A warning: It is imperative that you pierce the yolks of the eggs before placing them in the microwave. Failure to do so can cause the yolk to explode and result in severe burns if hot spray splashes onto the skin.

5 Cover the surface of the bowl with cling film. Peel off a piece of cling film that is slightly larger than the surface of the bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and secure around the edges so that the heat stays inside the bowl when heated. This will allow hot steam from heating the eggs to build up inside the bowl, making the eggs cook faster.

Never use aluminum foil in the microwave oven as this may cause a fire.

Part 2 of 2: Prepare the Egg

1 Place the egg bowl in the microwave and heat for 30 seconds at 400 watts. If you can change power settings on your microwave oven, set it to medium or slow. This will take longer to heat the eggs in the microwave, but it is always best to start cooking slowly to prevent the eggs from exploding.
- If you cannot change the setting on the microwave, assume that the default setting is high and heat the egg for twenty seconds instead of thirty. Even if this is not enough to cook a hard boiled egg, you can return it to the oven and leave it for a few more seconds.
2 Place the egg in the microwave for another ten seconds if it's not done yet. Check the yolk of the egg - it should be hard. If the yolk is still soft, return the bowl to the microwave, turn it on medium or low, and cook the egg for another ten seconds. Do not lengthen the cooking time, otherwise the egg will become too hot.
- For a hard-boiled egg, the white should turn white, not clear, and the yolk should be firm and orange.
3 Wait 30 seconds before removing the tape from the bowl. The heat treatment process will continue for some time after you remove the bowl from the microwave. Before starting your meal, make sure the egg white is curled and the yolk is firm.
A warning: be careful when you pick up the egg - it will be very hot inside.

Tips

Do not cook the eggs at the maximum setting, otherwise they will overcook.

Warnings

Never microwave whole eggs - be sure to break them before placing them in the oven. If this is not done, the egg may explode.
Never place an egg that is already hard-boiled in the microwave. It can explode if heated.