Boiling an egg at work

[campbell]

The way i once boiled an egg for lunch is as follows:

1.Boil the kettle before going to work.
2.Whip out that old flask.
3.Fill with boiling water.
4.Pop a couple of eggs in the flask.
5.Nip to work.
6.Scarn the eggs after about an hour or two
7.nom nom nom

x

 

[ThundyCat]

I don't think I have ever posted in the wrong forum in the 5 years I have been here. It's not that hard

I can soon change that

 

[Squark]

You don't need to keep turning the kettle back on.
Delia Smith's method for boiled eggs is to put them in boiling them for 1 minute and then turn the heat off and leave them in the hot water for another 6 minutes.
That does good eggs, but leave in for longer if you want them harder.

The only problem I can see is if the egg cracks, and leaves eggy mess in the kettle.

Pierce the air sack with a pin and they don't break.

The pressure increase within the shell as they heat causes them to crack

 

[jamoor]

You can get microwave egg boiler things.

 

[J.B]

I have a feeling I saw on Brainiac once eggs do a funny thing in microwaves.

Just use a kettle.

 

[monkeyspank]

You can microwave eggs, but you have to do it really slowly so it's a pain

 

[jpmonkey69]

surely it'll make the kettle taste and smell of egg though?

 

[Dark_Angel]

Good for you. Sorry im not perfect

You're forgiven.

 

[Ziggy]

Never put eggs in a deep fat fryer..... I nipped out for a fag at work the other day and returned to find the remains of an exploded egg in my chip fryer.. And the Pub owner stood there giggling like a school girl.

He seems to be getting very bored at work lately, have returned to find a variety of items cooking away on my overhead grill or chargrill. Think the best one was this!

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1372/07112009132.jpg[IMG]

He had taken the time to make a small pirate ship out of half a jacket potato, using cocktail sticks for masts and pasta for cannons, Not sure what the gherkin was for...[/QUOTE]

HAHAHA.

 

[Participant]

Never put eggs in a deep fat fryer..... I nipped out for a fag at work the other day and returned to find the remains of an exploded egg in my chip fryer.. And the Pub owner stood there giggling like a school girl.

He seems to be getting very bored at work lately, have returned to find a variety of items cooking away on my overhead grill or chargrill. Think the best one was this!

He had taken the time to make a small pirate ship out of half a jacket potato, using cocktail sticks for masts and pasta for cannons, Not sure what the gherkin was for...

Lol, class! The gherkin was obviously meant to be the yard.

 

[Vonhelmet]

You want to boil an egg in a kettle?

My mind is boggled.

 

[Ice Globe]

Either microwave the egg (don't forget to pierce the yolk!).
Or, as said before, the Delia method - pour boiling water into container + egg, leaving it in the residual heat.

 

[Redrum]

You will just have to keep turning the kettle back on as soon as it turns off at boiling point.

I've a feeling most kettles don't turn themselves off if the lid is off, or at least I think the one I had didn't, so that's a possible solution. But I don't have a kettle now with which to test that.

 

[Vonhelmet]

I've a feeling most kettles don't turn themselves off if the lid is off, or at least I think the one I had didn't, so that's a possible solution. But I don't have a kettle now with which to test that.

Have fun in your office kitchen/sauna.

Boss: "What the hell are you doing?"
You: "Boiling an egg."
Boss: "WTF fired."

 

[PardonTheWait]

You want to boil an egg in a kettle?

My mind is boggled.

He wants a boiled egg and he appears to only have a kettle. Boiling it in the kettle will allow him to have a boiled egg, which will make him happy.

Are you de-boggled yet?

 

[Vonhelmet]

He wants a boiled egg and he appears to only have a kettle. Boiling it in the kettle will allow him to have a boiled egg, which will make him happy.

Are you de-boggled yet?

Nearly, though it still seems a huge amount of effort.

 

[I get around]

Never put eggs in a deep fat fryer..... I nipped out for a fag at work the other day and returned to find the remains of an exploded egg in my chip fryer.. And the Pub owner stood there giggling like a school girl.

He seems to be getting very bored at work lately, have returned to find a variety of items cooking away on my overhead grill or chargrill. Think the best one was this!

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1372/07112009132.jpg[/IMG

He had taken the time to make a small pirate ship out of half a jacket potato, using cocktail sticks for masts and pasta for cannons, Not sure what the gherkin was for...[/QUOTE]

Can i come work with you, sounds great :D