What do you make with eggs WITHOUT a stove? Has anyone ever tried frying one on a Foreman grill? I still haven't bought a stove for my new house, and I'm really missing eggs. Anyone ever "hard boiled" one in a microwave...?

Aderyn
PS: Mock Danish, I know! But otherwise--?

You cannot boil eggs in a microwave but I do scramble them nearly every morning as we have a microwave at work! Just whisk them in a bowl, microwave for 40secs (depends on how powerful your microwave is keep an eye on them) when they start to cook take them out, whisk them again with a fork and zap for another 30 secs or so. YUM

And less washing up as you can eat them using the same fork you used to whisk them!

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LOL, Alcmene, I do the same thing at work right down to using the fork I whisk them with to eat the eggs! I add a splash of half & half and some butter to mine before cooking them. Sometimes I add a spoonful of salsa, too.

Our microwave here at work is 1100 watts, so I usually do mine at 20 sec intervals. The last interval is usually 10-15 sec long depending on how the eggs are cooking up. It always seems to vary from morning to morning. It helps to use a bowl with deep sides.

At one time I used to poach eggs in the microwave. I can't remember too much how I did it other than I know I broke the egg into a custard dish, covered the dish with plastic wrap (made a small slit in it) and cooked until it was done. It would come out with a firm white and runny to semi-cooked yolk depending on the egg.

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Aderyn,
What about buying an inexpensive electric skillet to tied you over until you get the new range?

A woman I used to work with made soft-cooked eggs in the microwave. I think she buttered a small ramiken or custard cup very well, added the egg, covered it, and then nuked it. I don't know how long she cooked it - I presume a minute or less. The one time I think I tried it, I remember the egg exploded. I'm sure I either cooked it too long or at a setting that was too high.

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I love poached eggs, I cannot get the hang of doing it in a pan so I have a small microwave dish specifically for microwaved poached eggs, they come out PERFECT every time. Have a look at all the microwave dishes available there are all sorts like poachers, steamers and so on.

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Come to think of it, I have seen those microwave poachers. I'll have to look into getting one as poached eggs would be nice to have again.

Aderyn, another thing you could look into is a "Fifth burner" or something similar. I used to have one in my dorm room ages ago.

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If you are going to cook a whole egg in the MW (and I mean OUT of the shell, not IN it! LOL!) it's best to puncture the yolk with a toothpick first - otherwise the yolk sac contains the pressure of the cooking yolk until it bursts - which may be while still in the oven, or worse yet, as soon as you poke a fork into it to eat it! Which trust me, is NOT fun - hot egg HURTS!

They make little eggpoacher plastic thingies you can use in the MW, I've seen them at various locations likes Longs or Walgreens or even some supermarkets.

I bought a plastic omelette maker but haven't used it yet.

One gadget I can tell you NOT to waste your money on is those stupid EggWave thingies - they work OK for scrambled but they are a MESS to clean up!

Char

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These are all good ideas, thanks! I knew this creative cooking bunch would be able to think up ways for me to satisfy my egg craving without making a big dent in my "saving for a stove" funds!

Aderyn

I sometimes bake eggs in the toaster oven. Just butter a small ceranic souffle dish and break 2 eggs in (or more depending on size of dish). Top with cheese (or not) and bake at 375 or so until done to your liking ( takes about 20 minutes in my oven). I've also made egg salad with eggs I cooked in the microwave. A little odd but okay tasting.

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I've got a Foreman grill but it is slanted so that wouldn't work for eggs but it does do really well with sausage. Anyhow I second the electric grill suggestion. I lived without a stove for a year (long strange story) and did just fine with a high sided electric skillet with a really big top...I think they are called dutch ovens. Made everything in it and it was so easy to clean. It's a great investment and you can even make baked items in it.

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I am pretty well supplied for electrical cooking devices--Foreman grill, coffee maker, iced tea maker, microwave, toaster oven, crock pots big and small. My toaster oven is a high-end Cuisinart that even has convection baking (I recommend this model HIGHLY if anyone is toaster-oven shopping).

I think I will say "electric frying pan" to the next person who asks what I'd like for a housewarming gift, and then I'll be able to get by almost indefinitely. I just want to save up for "the" range, you know?

Thanks again for all these GREAT ideas!!
Aderyn

On the GF grill - I've done grilled cheese sammies on it by propping up the front legs so the grill surface sits level - I don't see why that wouldn't work for eggs too!

Char

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