Drop the donut. This nifty trick for making fluffy poached eggs in the microwave is all you need to hit your morning protein ...

The microwave's energy heats the water inside the egg. However, because the shell is hard and doesn't allow the expanding water vapor to escape easily, pressure builds up inside the egg.

Add the egg to a coffee mug or bowl with boiling water. Let the egg sit for 5 to 10 minutes. If the water cools, drain it, and add more hot water. Then, peel and slice the egg as you normally would.

Even pierced eggs can explode when cooked in a microwave, they said. The researchers cited a 2001 review of the medical literature that found 13 cases of injuries, mostly burns, from microwaved eggs.

Paramedics treated the woman, aged in her 20s, at her Maryborough home just before 8pm on Thursday after an egg exploded in her microwave. She was taken in a stable condition to Maryborough Base ...

Letter: Penetrating ocular trauma from an exploding microwaved egg -- BMJ Volume 328, p 1075 Microwave ovens should display clear warnings about exploding eggs, suggest researchers in this week's ...

PUT down the egg and step away from the microwave. If you thought you could get away with hard-boiling an egg in the microwave, think again. less than 2 min read December 12, 2017 - 1:30PM The Sun ...

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