Thread: Groan... Microwave Breakfast

On Jun 15, 9:14�am, "Michael \"Dog3\"" <don't...@donttell.huh> wrote:
> Well... I did the unthinkable. I fried? an egg in the microwave this
> morning to make a bagel breakfast. �First I toasted the bagel. Thetoaster
> is located in the living room on the coffee table. I put it on the plastic
> plate and went into the kitchen with it. My egg rings are metal so I took a
> fingerfull of butter and greased the bottom and sides of of a 12oz. plastic
> soup bowl. Cracked the egg in the bowl and seasoned with s&p. Put the nuker
> on 1/2 power for a minute and checked it. Kept nuking it for a few seconds
> at a time until the egg looked cooked. Slid the egg onto the bagel and
> topped with a slice of American cheese and a thin slice of deli ham. Back
> into the nuker for 45 seconds.


I'll assume you broke the yoke before nuking, otherwise I'm surprised
you didn't have to mop up a very messy explosion.

http://www.georgiaeggs.org/pages/microwavecooking.html

On Jun 15, 9:14�am, "Michael \"Dog3\"" <don't...@donttell.huh> wrote:
> Well... I did the unthinkable. I fried? an egg in the microwave this
> morning to make a bagel breakfast. �First I toasted the bagel. Thetoaster
> is located in the living room on the coffee table. I put it on the plastic
> plate and went into the kitchen with it. My egg rings are metal so I took a
> fingerfull of butter and greased the bottom and sides of of a 12oz. plastic
> soup bowl. Cracked the egg in the bowl and seasoned with s&p. Put the nuker
> on 1/2 power for a minute and checked it. Kept nuking it for a few seconds
> at a time until the egg looked cooked. Slid the egg onto the bagel and
> topped with a slice of American cheese and a thin slice of deli ham. Back
> into the nuker for 45 seconds.


I'll assume you broke the yoke before nuking, otherwise I'm surprised
you didn't have to mop up a very messy explosion.

http://www.georgiaeggs.org/pages/microwavecooking.html

Sheldon <[email protected]>
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>
> I'll assume you broke the yoke before nuking, otherwise I'm surprised
> you didn't have to mop up a very messy explosion.
>
> http://www.georgiaeggs.org/pages/microwavecooking.html

Yes I did break the yolk. I learned that lesson a long time ago. Another
big mess is whole mushrooms for some reason. The exploding egg was quite
a mess. This excerpt from the site you posted could come in handy if
you're in a hurry for some hard cooked, chopped egg for salad etc.

"HARD-COOKED EGGS Separate yolks and whites of eggs into 2 lightly
greased liquid measures or small bowls. Stir yolks with fork. Cover each
container with plastic wrap. Cook separately on 50% or 30% power,
Stirring once or twice, allowing about 20 to 30 seconds per yolk, about
30 seconds to 1 minute per white. Remove when slightly underdone. Let
stand, covered, ahout 2 minutes. Cool long enough to handle comfortably,
then chop or chill until ready to chop."

Michael



--
"I eat vegetarians for breakfast"
~unknown but seen on a bumper sticker

To email - michael at lonergan dot us dot com

Sheldon <[email protected]>
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>
> I'll assume you broke the yoke before nuking, otherwise I'm surprised
> you didn't have to mop up a very messy explosion.
>
> http://www.georgiaeggs.org/pages/microwavecooking.html

Yes I did break the yolk. I learned that lesson a long time ago. Another
big mess is whole mushrooms for some reason. The exploding egg was quite
a mess. This excerpt from the site you posted could come in handy if
you're in a hurry for some hard cooked, chopped egg for salad etc.

"HARD-COOKED EGGS Separate yolks and whites of eggs into 2 lightly
greased liquid measures or small bowls. Stir yolks with fork. Cover each
container with plastic wrap. Cook separately on 50% or 30% power,
Stirring once or twice, allowing about 20 to 30 seconds per yolk, about
30 seconds to 1 minute per white. Remove when slightly underdone. Let
stand, covered, ahout 2 minutes. Cool long enough to handle comfortably,
then chop or chill until ready to chop."

Michael



--
"I eat vegetarians for breakfast"
~unknown but seen on a bumper sticker

To email - michael at lonergan dot us dot com

Michael "Dog3" said...

> Well... I did the unthinkable. I fried? an egg in the microwave this
> morning to make a bagel breakfast. First I toasted the bagel. The
> toaster is located in the living room on the coffee table. I put it on
> the plastic plate and went into the kitchen with it. My egg rings are
> metal so I took a fingerfull of butter and greased the bottom and sides
> of of a 12oz. plastic soup bowl. Cracked the egg in the bowl and
> seasoned with s&p. Put the nuker on 1/2 power for a minute and checked
> it. Kept nuking it for a few seconds at a time until the egg looked
> cooked. Slid the egg onto the bagel and topped with a slice of American
> cheese and a thin slice of deli ham. Back into the nuker for 45 seconds.
>
> It was edible. Not too bad really. I had a nectarine with and some V8
> juice. Would have been better off driving through the drive up at
> McDonald's.
>
> Michael <- never cooks in the microwave


Michael,

I wad inspired so I took a small carton of eggbeaters (2-serving size),
PAM'd a small round zip-loc tub, added contents. Nuked on high (1,100W)
covered (twist on style) for 45 seconds. Opened and gently stirred a little
and put it back in for another 20 seconds. Came out perfect. Round, tall
and fluffy and easily slide out onto a wimpy slice of wwwg bread with a
shake of garlic and fresh cracked white pepper with a tall glass of ice
water and a multivitamin.

I never would have bothered to try. Thanks,

Technically scrambled eggs but I don't do egg yolks anymore. And it shaped
just right, not running all over the pan in pieces. Clean up was a cinch, a
little dish soap in the zip-loc, fill halfway with hot water, cover, shake,
rinse. Toss the paper plate, plastic knife and fork.

Andy

Michael "Dog3" said...

> Well... I did the unthinkable. I fried? an egg in the microwave this
> morning to make a bagel breakfast. First I toasted the bagel. The
> toaster is located in the living room on the coffee table. I put it on
> the plastic plate and went into the kitchen with it. My egg rings are
> metal so I took a fingerfull of butter and greased the bottom and sides
> of of a 12oz. plastic soup bowl. Cracked the egg in the bowl and
> seasoned with s&p. Put the nuker on 1/2 power for a minute and checked
> it. Kept nuking it for a few seconds at a time until the egg looked
> cooked. Slid the egg onto the bagel and topped with a slice of American
> cheese and a thin slice of deli ham. Back into the nuker for 45 seconds.
>
> It was edible. Not too bad really. I had a nectarine with and some V8
> juice. Would have been better off driving through the drive up at
> McDonald's.
>
> Michael <- never cooks in the microwave


Michael,

I wad inspired so I took a small carton of eggbeaters (2-serving size),
PAM'd a small round zip-loc tub, added contents. Nuked on high (1,100W)
covered (twist on style) for 45 seconds. Opened and gently stirred a little
and put it back in for another 20 seconds. Came out perfect. Round, tall
and fluffy and easily slide out onto a wimpy slice of wwwg bread with a
shake of garlic and fresh cracked white pepper with a tall glass of ice
water and a multivitamin.

I never would have bothered to try. Thanks,

Technically scrambled eggs but I don't do egg yolks anymore. And it shaped
just right, not running all over the pan in pieces. Clean up was a cinch, a
little dish soap in the zip-loc, fill halfway with hot water, cover, shake,
rinse. Toss the paper plate, plastic knife and fork.

Andy

On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:14:24 +0000, Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> Well... I did the unthinkable. I fried? an egg in the microwave this
> morning to make a bagel breakfast.

<snippety>
>
> It was edible. Not too bad really. I had a nectarine with and some V8
> juice. Would have been better off driving through the drive up at
> McDonald's.
>
> Michael <- never cooks in the microwave

Talking about eggs in the MW...DS's GF was telling me she decided to boil
some eggs in the MW at work the other day - but nobody told her you have
to puncture a small hole in the shells. She said the eggs 'exploded'
(surprise, surprise) and she also said it took her 'ages' to clean up the
mess <grin>.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:14:24 +0000, Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> Well... I did the unthinkable. I fried? an egg in the microwave this
> morning to make a bagel breakfast.

<snippety>
>
> It was edible. Not too bad really. I had a nectarine with and some V8
> juice. Would have been better off driving through the drive up at
> McDonald's.
>
> Michael <- never cooks in the microwave

Talking about eggs in the MW...DS's GF was telling me she decided to boil
some eggs in the MW at work the other day - but nobody told her you have
to puncture a small hole in the shells. She said the eggs 'exploded'
(surprise, surprise) and she also said it took her 'ages' to clean up the
mess <grin>.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

On 2008-06-15, ChattyCathy <[email protected]> wrote:

> Talking about eggs in the MW...DS's GF was telling me she decided to boil
> some eggs in the MW at work the other day - but nobody told her you have
> to puncture a small hole in the shells. She said the eggs 'exploded'
> (surprise, surprise) and she also said it took her 'ages' to clean up the
> mess <grin>.

Eggs and microwaves just don't mix, no matter how you do it.

nb

On 2008-06-15, ChattyCathy <[email protected]> wrote:

> Talking about eggs in the MW...DS's GF was telling me she decided to boil
> some eggs in the MW at work the other day - but nobody told her you have
> to puncture a small hole in the shells. She said the eggs 'exploded'
> (surprise, surprise) and she also said it took her 'ages' to clean up the
> mess <grin>.

Eggs and microwaves just don't mix, no matter how you do it.

nb

On Sun 15 Jun 2008 09:08:24a, ChattyCathy told us...

> On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:14:24 +0000, Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
>> Well... I did the unthinkable. I fried? an egg in the microwave this
>> morning to make a bagel breakfast.
>
> <snippety>
>>
>> It was edible. Not too bad really. I had a nectarine with and some V8
>> juice. Would have been better off driving through the drive up at
>> McDonald's.
>>
>> Michael <- never cooks in the microwave
>
> Talking about eggs in the MW...DS's GF was telling me she decided to boil
> some eggs in the MW at work the other day - but nobody told her you have
> to puncture a small hole in the shells. She said the eggs 'exploded'
> (surprise, surprise) and she also said it took her 'ages' to clean up the
> mess <grin>.
>

Lesson learned!

--
Wayne Boatwright
-------------------------------------------
Sunday, 06(VI)/15(XV)/08(MMVIII)
-------------------------------------------
Today is: Father's Day
-------------------------------------------
Always remember to pillage *before*
you burn.
-------------------------------------------

On Sun 15 Jun 2008 09:08:24a, ChattyCathy told us...

> On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:14:24 +0000, Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
>> Well... I did the unthinkable. I fried? an egg in the microwave this
>> morning to make a bagel breakfast.
>
> <snippety>
>>
>> It was edible. Not too bad really. I had a nectarine with and some V8
>> juice. Would have been better off driving through the drive up at
>> McDonald's.
>>
>> Michael <- never cooks in the microwave
>
> Talking about eggs in the MW...DS's GF was telling me she decided to boil
> some eggs in the MW at work the other day - but nobody told her you have
> to puncture a small hole in the shells. She said the eggs 'exploded'
> (surprise, surprise) and she also said it took her 'ages' to clean up the
> mess <grin>.
>

Lesson learned!

--
Wayne Boatwright
-------------------------------------------
Sunday, 06(VI)/15(XV)/08(MMVIII)
-------------------------------------------
Today is: Father's Day
-------------------------------------------
Always remember to pillage *before*
you burn.
-------------------------------------------

On Jun 15, 11:14*am, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:
> On 2008-06-15, ChattyCathy <cathy1...@mailinator.com> wrote:
>
> > Talking about eggs in the MW...DS's GF was telling me she decided to boil
> > some eggs in the MW at work the other day - but nobody told her you have
> > to puncture a small hole in the shells. She said the eggs 'exploded'
> > (surprise, surprise) and she also said it took her 'ages' to clean up the
> > mess <grin>.
>
> Eggs and microwaves just don't mix, no matter how you do it.

That is true. I'd add that raw meat/fish and microwaves don't mix
either.
>
> nb

--Bryan

On Jun 15, 11:14*am, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:
> On 2008-06-15, ChattyCathy <cathy1...@mailinator.com> wrote:
>
> > Talking about eggs in the MW...DS's GF was telling me she decided to boil
> > some eggs in the MW at work the other day - but nobody told her you have
> > to puncture a small hole in the shells. She said the eggs 'exploded'
> > (surprise, surprise) and she also said it took her 'ages' to clean up the
> > mess <grin>.
>
> Eggs and microwaves just don't mix, no matter how you do it.

That is true. I'd add that raw meat/fish and microwaves don't mix
either.
>
> nb

--Bryan

On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:20:19 +0000, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Sun 15 Jun 2008 09:08:24a, ChattyCathy told us...


>> Talking about eggs in the MW...DS's GF was telling me she decided to
>> boil some eggs in the MW at work the other day - but nobody told her
>> you have to puncture a small hole in the shells. She said the eggs
>> 'exploded' (surprise, surprise) and she also said it took her 'ages' to
>> clean up the mess <grin>.
>>
>>
> Lesson learned!

Quite so! She also told me that she'll *never* try that again <lol>
I've had a modicum of success with scrambled egg in the MW, but, IMHO you
might as well just make it in a pan... Same with rice and pasta - takes
just as long, and I find it's easier on the stove top, anyway.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:20:19 +0000, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Sun 15 Jun 2008 09:08:24a, ChattyCathy told us...


>> Talking about eggs in the MW...DS's GF was telling me she decided to
>> boil some eggs in the MW at work the other day - but nobody told her
>> you have to puncture a small hole in the shells. She said the eggs
>> 'exploded' (surprise, surprise) and she also said it took her 'ages' to
>> clean up the mess <grin>.
>>
>>
> Lesson learned!

Quite so! She also told me that she'll *never* try that again <lol>
I've had a modicum of success with scrambled egg in the MW, but, IMHO you
might as well just make it in a pan... Same with rice and pasta - takes
just as long, and I find it's easier on the stove top, anyway.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:29:07 -0700, Bobo Bonobo® wrote:

> On Jun 15, 11:14*am, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:
>> On 2008-06-15, ChattyCathy <cathy1...@mailinator.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Talking about eggs in the MW...DS's GF was telling me she decided to boil
>> > some eggs in the MW at work the other day - but nobody told her you have
>> > to puncture a small hole in the shells. She said the eggs 'exploded'
>> > (surprise, surprise) and she also said it took her 'ages' to clean up the
>> > mess <grin>.
>>
>> Eggs and microwaves just don't mix, no matter how you do it.
>
> That is true. I'd add that raw meat/fish and microwaves don't mix
> either.

Heh. I've got one of those 'combo' MWs - it has the convection oven/grill
option too. I've used it to warm up garlic bread and pizzas - but I don't
think I've ever cooked a full meal in it since I got it 5 or 6 years ago.
I use it primarily for re-heating food and only for defrosting if I'm
really in a hurry - IMHO, it doesn't just defrost, it par-cooks the meat
around the edges if you are not extremely careful with the timing. The
'cookbook' that came with it claims that you can 'roast a beef tenderloin'
in it. I haven't bothered to find out...

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:29:07 -0700, Bobo Bonobo® wrote:

> On Jun 15, 11:14*am, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:
>> On 2008-06-15, ChattyCathy <cathy1...@mailinator.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Talking about eggs in the MW...DS's GF was telling me she decided to boil
>> > some eggs in the MW at work the other day - but nobody told her you have
>> > to puncture a small hole in the shells. She said the eggs 'exploded'
>> > (surprise, surprise) and she also said it took her 'ages' to clean up the
>> > mess <grin>.
>>
>> Eggs and microwaves just don't mix, no matter how you do it.
>
> That is true. I'd add that raw meat/fish and microwaves don't mix
> either.

Heh. I've got one of those 'combo' MWs - it has the convection oven/grill
option too. I've used it to warm up garlic bread and pizzas - but I don't
think I've ever cooked a full meal in it since I got it 5 or 6 years ago.
I use it primarily for re-heating food and only for defrosting if I'm
really in a hurry - IMHO, it doesn't just defrost, it par-cooks the meat
around the edges if you are not extremely careful with the timing. The
'cookbook' that came with it claims that you can 'roast a beef tenderloin'
in it. I haven't bothered to find out...

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

http://www.judithgreenwood.com
"ChattyCathy"

The
> 'cookbook' that came with it claims that you can 'roast a beef tenderloin'
> in it. I haven't bothered to find out...
--
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

You need to invite some people and tell one to bring the tenderloin and the
other to bring some fine red wine.