What happens when you boil an egg in the microwave?

Table of Contents:

1. What happens when you boil an egg in the microwave?
2. Do you boil eggs from cold water?
3. What kind of egg goes in an egg cup?
4. How do you eat an egg in a cup?
5. What can I use if I don't have egg cups?
6. What are 100 ways to cook an egg?
7. What is the point of an egg cup?

What happens when you boil an egg in the microwave?

As an egg is cooked, the proteins inside the yolk clump together. Tiny pockets of water form as well, scattered throughout the matrix. These are harmless if you eat the egg after it cools. But if the egg is reheated and the yolk proteins rise above 212 degrees, they could heat the water up to that temperature as well.

Do you boil eggs from cold water?

Fill the pan with cold water, 1 inch above the eggs. Bring the water to a rapid boil on the stovetop over high heat. Once the water comes to a boil, cover the pan with a lid and remove the pan from the heat.

What kind of egg goes in an egg cup?

When it comes to boiled eggs for breakfast, soft-boiled is my egg of choice. I love the runny yolk and I feel so fancy eating the egg from an egg cup. Making a soft-boiled egg is tricky.

How do you eat an egg in a cup?

When one egg has been consumed, the shell is removed from the top of the cup and placed on the plate, and the second egg is transferred from the bottom of the cup, placed upright in the top of the cup and eaten.

What can I use if I don't have egg cups?

Use a shot glass: If you simply must have your egg upright, but don't want to buy a twee, single-use cup, just grab a shot glass. It works pretty well. (Conversely, you could buy an egg cup and use it as a shot glass.

What are 100 ways to cook an egg?

So the story goes that the 100 folds in a chef's hat represent the 100 ways to cook an egg, but is this true? Well, let's see… there's scrambled, over easy, over medium, over hard, poached, shirred, soft boiled, hard boiled, pickled, baked, sunny side up; in an omelette, quiche, or frittata; etc, etc, etc.

What is the point of an egg cup?

The egg cup has one purpose: to make eating a soft-boiled egg as simple as possible. It shields the diner from the absolute indignity of thwacking a hot egg around a cereal bowl. Such rigid utility is common with luxury items—even integral to their cache.