Eggs. What a mess!

I never prick my baking potatoes and they never explode.

But eggs....oh yeah!

Linda

I learned that eggplants explode the hard way. I was baking the eggplant to make eggplant caviar for a party. My eggplant exploded, taking out the oven light as well. I had glass and eggplant spattered all over the oven - not exactly fun to clean up just before the party started.

Helene

Are you microwaving eggs? In the shell?
I am confused (nothing new), please explain?

I don't "do" eggplant but I (almost) always prick my potatoes........'cuz that's what mom always did.
So I do.

I guess I've been fortunate not to have anything truly explode on me. Now rising bread dough in too small container..........THAT'S another story! Kind of looked like an explosion in the fridge.

Deanna

Deanna, I've made eggs in the microwave and if you don't put a little hole in the yolk, it'll explode. Trust me, I know this, LOL.

Annie

Eggs will explode in the microwave even if you prick the yolk! Ask me how I know!!

The secret of preventing the eggs from exploding is to cook them in increasingly small increments of time, letting them rest in between zaps. Then remove them just before they're done to your liking, as they'll continue cooking for a minute or two afterwards. It's an art learned by long practice!

I learned about exploding potatoes when I was in college. I was in a hurry and just shoved them in. When I opened the door it looked like a blizzard had hit.

I learned my lesson.

Carol

And if you say you have never had a potato explode....it's just a matter of time!
That muffled "whoomp" is very alarming when you have guests!
Linda C

I never use to prick baking potatoes either until one exploded in my regular oven. It was a big mess! Now I prick them and wrap them in foil.

But........not in the shell, right?

I do scrambled in the micro, but haven't tried any other way.

Deanna

Trinsc, you don't put the foil wrapped potatoes in the micrwave, do you?

There is a neat litle 'gadget' available in the store for microwaving eggs.
It is white, eggshaped. Some sort of plastic.
You can boil up to four eggs at a time with it, to whichever stage of 'doneness' you prefer. They come out perfect every time.
And almost never (notice the 'almost' in that sentence) explode.
Very quick, very easy way to have boiled eggs.

Rusty

Eggplant roasts fine if you prick it all over with a fork. :D

With sweet potatoes that I'm preparing to bake in the oven, I always trim off the ends (which are usually inedible anyway), and I cut them in half as soon as they start to soften, so I've had no trouble with explosions.

With russets, I usually prick the skin with a fork to allow steam to escape. I've wondered whether it was really necessary to do that, but now I know!

Sue

Roasting chestnuts will explode.

Frozen dough-in-a-tube will explode if it is too warm.

dcarch

No, Rusty, I don't put foil in the micro. Only my regular oven or the toaster oven. :-)

Deanna, the eggs were out of the shell and in a custard dish with a bit of water to "poach". Never again.

Rusty, I have the egg boiler thingy and I love it. Four eggs in the shell, 7 minutes and done. Perfect hard boiled eggs every time.

And I just remembered why I don't cook chicken livers inteh mocro for the dog anymore either. Worse than the eggs.

Here is a link that might be useful: Microwave egg cooker

Did you all know that if you take the wire bail off the top of a champagne bottle but do not remove the cork that the cork will become a projectile in a very short time?

Yep...it'll pop itself out!

Not really en "explosion", but still kinda cool...oh...and not quite as messy! LOL

Linda

Just yesterday I pricked a sweet potato all over and it still did a mini-explosion, a first for me. I've actually had melted butter explode in the microwave... not just melt all over, but actually explode all over the inside.... talk about a greasy mess!

Way back in the 70's, shortly after our family got our first microwave, we discovered that if you cook whole fish, the eyes will pop out.
An explantion: We took our kids and some neighborhood kids fishing and they caught a lot of blue gills.....and DH was too soft hearted to make them throw them back. They were too small to eat so we decided to microwave them for the cats.
Make our eyes pop as well as the little fishies.
Now the kids are in their 40's and still talk about it. LOL

I've only ever had eggs explode in the microwave. We discovered that it you spray a small container with cooking spray and throw an egg in, in a minute you can have a quick egg for breakfast sandwiches. I prefer to make them the old fashioned way, but hubby and the kids like to use the microwave. Anyway, poking the yolk, slightly scrambling - it doesn't matter. They still explode!! I'll have to have them try the little at a time method that daisyduckworth mentioned.

"That muffled "whoomp"" - LOL!! What a perfect description!

Lisa

Almost every morning I "poach" two eggs in the microwave in less than 45 seconds, depending on the eggs themselves, one egg at a time. No boiling water, no contraptions to find or store or wash, no pots or pans to wash, no added salt or fat, just pure delicious, perfectly round, yolky eggs.

Crack an egg in a custard cup, cover loosely with plastic, poke a pinhole or two in the plastic (not the egg), nuke for 13 seconds, check for runny-ness, nuke for another 10 seconds or so until it's how you like it. Repeat with the other egg. Before your toast is done, you have two perfect eggs.

I have never, ever had one explode, and someone or other in this house eats them that way almost every day. Potatoes, now, they're another matter!

Sherry

westelle-I stick a sharp knife into a sweet potato in about 4 spots, before microwaving and haven't had one explode ever. Also, as far as eggs go, I whip the egg with a fork and then cook it in the microwave in a bowl I've sprayed olive oil in. Otherwise the egg really sticks to the bowl. Make sure you don't overcook it.

Robin

Sherry you obviously don't cook your eggs long enough for them to explode....
Give them a few more seconds and that yolk will go kaplooey all over the inside if your microwave.....and bake on!!

Yup, give them time and they'll go all over the microwave, LOL, and I've microwaved hundreds, maybe more, at work. I've found if I just poke the yolk and cook it just until done, I'm OK, otherwise it's a heck of a mess.

I've also had the butter "explode" in the microwave...

Annie

I mostly lurk, but I have to add my expoding food experience.

I was sitting in my family room and heard a tremendous bang in my kitchen. I went in and it looked like a massacre on my counter. I had an enormous watermelon and it was in smithereens all over the counter, cabinets, wall and floor. I had no idea what happened. It obviously didn't fall from anywhere because most of the big pieces were still on the counter.

On a whim, I googled "exploding watermelon". I was surprised to read that if the melon is over ripe, it starts to ferment inside and the gases will cause the melon to explode. Exploding melons are pretty common. Who knew? I was just glad to learn that I wasn't crazy.

But, but, but.....I LIKE my eggs soft, so that's why I don't cook them longer. I guess if you like them hard, that's different. That's one lesson (cooking eggs till they explode) I don't need to learn for myself - I believe you!

Sherry

I don't "do" eggplant or bake potatoes in the microwave. I can tell you it's hard to heat up beans in the microwave though because they expload.

Holy cow, Deee! Who knew? Good story. I won't let them sit too long anymore.

Sherry, I like my eggs soft too, I just tend to stick them in the microwave and then walk away to slice bread for toast or something and then.....KABOOM!!! You'd think I'd have learned after the first dozen or so. (grin)

I've had beans explode in the microwave too, but I've never had an exploding watermelon, Dee, so you win that one.

Annie