How to Make a Hard Boiled Egg in the Microwave

Have you ever had a hankering for tuna or chicken salad but you don't know have any hard-boiled eggs on hand? Here's a quick way to hard boil eggs without waiting 15 or 20 minutes while they cook on the stove top. Even better, you don't have to remove the shell. It's already gone.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Microwavable bowl
• 1 raw egg
• Cooking oil

1. If you want a boiled egg and you want it now, here's a way to accomplish that. Using a salad sized bowl, fill it with water and then crack an egg into the water. Add just a little bit of oil to the water to prevent the egg from sticking to the bowl.

2. Put the bowl into the microwave. Depending on how quickly your microwave works, the egg should be hard-boiled in three to five minutes.

3. Remove the bowl, scoop out the egg using a spoon and you're good to go. Interestingly, even though the egg has been cracked open, it does somewhat resume the shape of a egg hard-boiled in the conventional fashion.

4. When you have a yearning for tuna or chicken salad in a hurry, you can master this in five minutes flat. While the egg is boiling in the microwave, mix together the remaining contents (tuna or chicken, mayonaise, celery, onions, etc.). When the egg has finished boiling, remove it from the bowl, chop it up and add it to your mixture.

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[amylaine]

on 7/15/2009 Great tips, but do not forget to let the eggs go to room temperature before putting them in the microwave or you will have a exploding eggs on your hands.

[OregonMarty]

on 7/13/2009 you may get better results with a different method - there are several on e-how.

[osuntexas]

on 6/12/2009 DO NOT try this unless you like cleaning a mess in the mircowave. This silly idea had to have been submitted by the ehHow food and Drunk editior

[jersey-mom]

on 3/25/2009 I'd upgrade the 'Difficulty' rating to potentially hazardous!

[jersey-mom]

on 3/25/2009 I had a similar experience, but dared to try a second time. I checked at 2 min. but it still wasn't done. At 3 minutes it looked done. I made the mistake of attempting to cut it open immediately and 'BOOM'! Egg in my face! I did salvage enough to make my salad though. :D