Here’s Why You Must Avoid Cooking Shelled Eggs In A Microwave

A TikTok user recently made news after a viral egg hack she attempted went horribly wrong. The 37-year-old was in “absolute agony” when the egg hack went horribly wrong.

The egg exploded “like a fountain” and burned the right side of her face when she picked a spoon to check if it is cooked, according to independent.com.uk.

She said, “I really don’t want anyone else to go through what I went through because it’s trending on TikTok…It was the most dangerous thing I’d ever experienced. For me, it was a terrible experience. I was in excruciating pain. When I inserted the chilly spoon, it erupted like a fountain and scalded me. I washed my face and then had to ask a friend to watch my daughter so I could go to A&E (hospital).”

She remembered boiling the kettle, half-filling the cup with water, adding salt and the egg, and microwaving it for a minute. She said that it wasn’t done, so she cooked it for another minute. She washed her face for 20 minutes after it happened. However, the burning sensation lasted for almost 12 hours.

Microwaving eggs with their shells on is harmful, according to experts. “This can be a dangerous way to cook an entire egg because the shell can hold heat and steam, which can cause an explosion of the boiling egg and shell pieces when handled,” said Yogita Chavan.

Dr Santosh Pandey, acupuncturist and naturopath at Rejua Energy Centre in Mumbai, agreed and advised everyone not to microwave an egg with its shell. “It’ll blow up.” Rather than storing it immediately, puncture a hole in the bottom of the shell and microwave it, or set the eggs in the bottom of a microwave-safe bowl and cover them with warm water. To avoid an explosion, add 1-2 pinches of salt to the bowl,” the doctor was quoted as saying.