is it possible to cook a soft boiled egg in the microwave?

Answer 1

Absolutely, eggs are mostly water, microwaves transmitt energy to water... it will work. But.... as an egg is a sealed container, you need to put a small hole in the (small) end of the egg, which you can do with clean nail, or a corkscrew... there is even an egg pricker which you can buy in a kitchen supply store made for this purpose. The little hole will let out any steam and the egg won't explode. Put the egg in a microwave safe holder so the hole is upright. Experiment with times, 2 minutes in most microwaves at full power will give you a nice hard white and a warm, but still liquid yoke. Don't undercook the egg as you can get salmonella poisoning from most commercially grown eggs.

Have fun.

Answer 2

Soft Boiled Egg Microwave

Answer 3

As a materials scientist and experimenter, I have, I believe, possible options that may work.
1. Submerge the egg in a cup of water, preferably a glass measuring cup. Microwave for an appropriate time, 3-4 minutes.
2. Try the same, this time at lower power.
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I have successfully cooked a single egg in a greased custard tup with a power setting of 20% for 3 minutes and 45-50 seconds. Seldom, the white, not the yoke will pop as it may overheat locally, so I place a folded paper towel over the cup during the cooking process. Proper time adjustment will result in a cooked egg with an ideally soft yolk.

Answer 4

EGGSPERIMENT: we just tried it and the firsdt exploded because the hole wasnt big enough so we made a crack in the second one and this seemed to work until my girlfriend attempted to deshell it and the skin inside wasnt punctured so there was still a pressure build. a very loud POP later and i was cleaning egg from everywhere while my beautiful lady was washing egg of her face and is now nursing a burned eyelid.
CONCLUSION: the egg that came out was not scrambled not hardboiled but a porous mass with the yellow completely cooked and the white a mixture of molten blob and lump. perhaps the ideal thing to serve when someone doesnt know what egg they want but only with a welding mask and radiation screen between you and the ordeal.

Answer 5

Interestingly there is...I've done as much. There is in fact a microwaveable container designed to put an egg in, along with a bit of water, and zap. The so-called three minute egg comes out in much less time, but I've long forgotten the time.

If you're interested, here's a web site selling the containers: http://housewares.drleonards.com/Housewares/Kitchenware/Microwave-Egg-Cooker/97943.cfm

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Have you ever watched 'Brainiac - Science abuse?' They did this experiment and after about 15-20 seconds, thay managed to destroy the microwave due to the egg exploding. So the answer is no!

Answer 8

Not without possible injury to one's face or damage to the microwave!

Answer 9

it's possible but it will probrably will burn up

Answer 10

No, forget it.