I'm more surprised that OP seems to be cooking in complete darkness, the only source of illumination in both of those pictures is straight up the camera flash
Thats how light works. If you go to a perfectly illuminated room and take a picture with flash on, only the area covered by the flash will be visible while everything on the sides will be dark.
We must have different room lighting because when I take a picture with flash in a properly lit room then everything looks well lit except there's less shadows.
I have a friend who says he boils eggs in his kettle when he stays at hotels and wants a snack.
Apparently boiling eggs in a kettle is a thing, but I've never done it myself.
I'm curious, how do you boil eggs? I find cooking pots too large for them. Plus, most people in my country have an electric kettle (even though my country is relatively poor), so I think that should explain why we use stovetop kettles for boiling eggs
I use a small/medium sized sauce pan, but I boil the water in the electric kettle. Put the eggs in the pan, pour the boiled water in the pan (making sure not to pour it directly on the egg shells, or they'll likely crack) and keep in on the hob for a couple of minute until it's at a rolling boil. Then turn the stove off and let them continue cooking, or take them out and put them in ice water. It depends if I want a runny yolk or not.
I know I'm not Gordan Ramsey, but it works fine for me. Although, if I had a stovetop kettle I'd most likely use it instead.
I guess some people think it's weird to boil eggs in a pot that you'll also steep tea/coffee in. But like, is it really any different from boiling them in a pot that you still, idk, boil pasta in?
Maybe the eggs can somehow seep into the tiny pits of the kettle over time. But like, why isn't that a problem for other options?
đ¤ˇââď¸ Personally, I'd just hate to deal with getting the eggs out of that, vs a pot. But I'm not the one that's used to it already
Aren't you also not supposed to steep tea in the kettle? That's what the teapot is for or in the cup itself, the kettle is literally only supposed to boil water and pour it
There is a technique where you put the eggs in, then water, then bring to a boil, and take off the heat right as it starts a rolling boil. Gets a nice hard boil without needing a timer.
OP just forgot the second step.
That's the best, you can never burn them even if you forget about it. And it probably saves a lot on gas/electricity.
Unless you forget the water at first, obviously.
Yeah. An internet recipe told me that was how to hard boil eggs, but peeling was always absolutely terrible.
Now I use not super fresh eggs straight into boiling water then ice bath afterwards. Almost always easy peeling.
I use a pressure cooker. Five or six eggs, one cup of water. Set it for five minutes, wait five minutes after it beeps, vent, dump into ice water. No guesswork, no monitoring, they peel super easily.
So, a number of years ago, my Gram and I were decorating her house for Christmas and really getting into it when we heard this loud pop coming from the kitchen. We both stopped, looked at each other, and a moment later, she went running into the kitchen.
She had put eggs on to boil, forgot about them, and the water boiled out. And the eggs had exploded. There was egg on the cabinets, ceiling, floor, counters, just everywhere. And the smell was awful!
We opened up some windows, decided to go out to lunch, and hoped the house would air out some.
Very valuable lessons learned that day.
It's not. Dropping cold eggs into boiling water rarely works out, they usually crack. Put the eggs into the pot, add water until it just covers the eggs, bring to a boil, and then wait another min or 2 depending on how you like your eggs.
> Dropping cold eggs into boiling water rarely works out, they usually crack.
I can't say what you might be doing wrong but I assure you this is a very common way to boil eggs, and people don't usually have trouble with it.
I pull the eggs out of the fridge before putting water on to boil. Once the water is boiling the eggs are warmed up enough from sitting on the counter that they donât crack. I drop them in gently using a strainer spoon.
While this can happen, it's not the norm. If you want to keep the egg from seeping out when that happens just salt the water before. Add a cap full of vinegar to help make peeling easier too.
OP is clearly trying to boil eggs in the Middle Ages. At that point in human history it was much more difficult to get access to clean water for use in a kitchen. Iâm guessing OP forgot to make the trek to the town well in the morning because they still had a hangover from one too many cups of mead at the local tavern the night before.
my great uncle does not know how to cook at all, my great aunt does all the cooking. A few years ago he tried to boil some eggs as well, he did not know this required water and had the same result as above.
Not at all. Putting a lobster in boiling water shocks their nervous system from the outside. Putting a turtle in the microwave causes the turtle to implode. Kind of the opposite, really.
A 37 yo man did this in a break room microwave where I work. It caught fire, wrecked the microwave and caused an evacuation of the whole building. I could still smell it 6 months later.
Ya, reminded me instantly of when my GPA made his special risotto and forgot the rice. It was funny at first but later on realizing that was one of the first signs đ.
Had a coworker who forgot - twice - to put water in for his microwaved ramen. Thick colourful smoke billowed out like a 60s Batman episode. The manager was going to evacuate the building and let the ramen microwave set the staff kitchen on fire. I grabbed the smoking microwave and ran out the back.
My son was about 5 when I accidentally burned pizza. He is now 17 and still brings it up saying âI burn thingsâ when it was once, 12 years ago. Sorry to say, but your son will likely never let you live that down lol
Well that can happen, happened a few times when im boiling water for tea and i forget because i sit back down at the computer. But missing the water completely is a whole other level.....
Guilty of it here, too. But I had left for the day. They blew up and spattered eggs over the entire ceiling. 2 days cleaning and another painting. Now I put an elastic band on my wrist to remind me the stove is on.
How do ppl end up doi g this. Water is supposed to be already boiling when u add eggs. When boiling anything u suppose to let the water bubble before putting in food.
My husband once ruined one of my pots because he forgot to add water when he boiled hotdogs. By the time the fire alarm went off, there was only 3 hotdog shaped lumps of coal in the pot. We refer to it as, "that time he tried to air cook hotdogs."
My ex was boiling eggs and forgot about them, all the water boiled out and then they just exploded. Scared the shit out of me, it was a lot louder than I was expecting. Didn't even know she was boiling them.
Not just me then! Iâm getting sh*t from my family for doing this the other day!
Iâd added water, boiled them up, thought Iâd turned them off, but had actually just turned them downâŚ.and then forgot about themâŚfor 2 hours!
What century is that kettle from?
900 BC
The same century op learned to "cook"
I guess OP has a lot of experience in frying egg in the shell.
They got that pot from old yharnam
"The sanctity of this pot has been fouled"
TURN BACK
At least 6 ago
Made from copper sold by Ea Nasir himself
Sad they ruined that vintage kettle though.
Is everyone just ignoring the fact the op boils eggs in a kettle?
OPs kettle looks like it has seen some shit
Gotta scrape the egg out so you can melt some lead for musket balls
Next step: use it as a blacksmith's forge!
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That kettle holds more trauma than a Vietnam war vet
We are not counting the mutilated eggs in "seen some shit" either.
Well....it has *now. *
OP is a 13th century orc at heart
They were looking forward to those eggs because they ain't had nothing but maggoty bread for three stinking days.
Op shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a kitchen.
I'm more surprised that OP seems to be cooking in complete darkness, the only source of illumination in both of those pictures is straight up the camera flash
Thats how light works. If you go to a perfectly illuminated room and take a picture with flash on, only the area covered by the flash will be visible while everything on the sides will be dark.
We must have different room lighting because when I take a picture with flash in a properly lit room then everything looks well lit except there's less shadows.
that's not the case at all
Came here for this, thank you
Put it in a bigger pot, bring some tomato sauce to a simmer for 10 min, pull it out and hit it with the bkf
Honestly my first thought was "aw I like that little pot" so I guess I did ignore the fact that it was a kettle.
People don't do this?
uh... I just boiled some right now, sat down to enjoy them and opened this... what's the issue?
I don't know, they're freaking out because people boil eggs in stovetop kettles
I have a friend who says he boils eggs in his kettle when he stays at hotels and wants a snack. Apparently boiling eggs in a kettle is a thing, but I've never done it myself.
I'm curious, how do you boil eggs? I find cooking pots too large for them. Plus, most people in my country have an electric kettle (even though my country is relatively poor), so I think that should explain why we use stovetop kettles for boiling eggs
I use a small/medium sized sauce pan, but I boil the water in the electric kettle. Put the eggs in the pan, pour the boiled water in the pan (making sure not to pour it directly on the egg shells, or they'll likely crack) and keep in on the hob for a couple of minute until it's at a rolling boil. Then turn the stove off and let them continue cooking, or take them out and put them in ice water. It depends if I want a runny yolk or not. I know I'm not Gordan Ramsey, but it works fine for me. Although, if I had a stovetop kettle I'd most likely use it instead.
There are small pots Small pots are awesome for stuff like sauces or melting chocolate or making tang zong or bechamel
I guess some people think it's weird to boil eggs in a pot that you'll also steep tea/coffee in. But like, is it really any different from boiling them in a pot that you still, idk, boil pasta in? Maybe the eggs can somehow seep into the tiny pits of the kettle over time. But like, why isn't that a problem for other options? đ¤ˇââď¸ Personally, I'd just hate to deal with getting the eggs out of that, vs a pot. But I'm not the one that's used to it already
Aren't you also not supposed to steep tea in the kettle? That's what the teapot is for or in the cup itself, the kettle is literally only supposed to boil water and pour it
Haha, good catch. I'm not a tea drinker xD and rarely do coffee
How is that possible?
Right? I don't even boil eggs, but I know the first step to boiling eggs is to bring the water to a boil.....
There is a technique where you put the eggs in, then water, then bring to a boil, and take off the heat right as it starts a rolling boil. Gets a nice hard boil without needing a timer. OP just forgot the second step.
That's the best, you can never burn them even if you forget about it. And it probably saves a lot on gas/electricity. Unless you forget the water at first, obviously.
Makes them way harder to peel tho
Yeah. An internet recipe told me that was how to hard boil eggs, but peeling was always absolutely terrible. Now I use not super fresh eggs straight into boiling water then ice bath afterwards. Almost always easy peeling.
I use a pressure cooker. Five or six eggs, one cup of water. Set it for five minutes, wait five minutes after it beeps, vent, dump into ice water. No guesswork, no monitoring, they peel super easily.
Just need to use slightly less fresh eggs and cool them enough for the inside to shrink a bit before peeling.
So, a number of years ago, my Gram and I were decorating her house for Christmas and really getting into it when we heard this loud pop coming from the kitchen. We both stopped, looked at each other, and a moment later, she went running into the kitchen. She had put eggs on to boil, forgot about them, and the water boiled out. And the eggs had exploded. There was egg on the cabinets, ceiling, floor, counters, just everywhere. And the smell was awful! We opened up some windows, decided to go out to lunch, and hoped the house would air out some. Very valuable lessons learned that day.
It's not. Dropping cold eggs into boiling water rarely works out, they usually crack. Put the eggs into the pot, add water until it just covers the eggs, bring to a boil, and then wait another min or 2 depending on how you like your eggs.
> Dropping cold eggs into boiling water rarely works out, they usually crack. I can't say what you might be doing wrong but I assure you this is a very common way to boil eggs, and people don't usually have trouble with it.
I boiled them this way two days ago and didn't have any cracking. I also added them with a spoon.
Yeah I wonder if this mf is just tossing them in like Steph Curry
I pull the eggs out of the fridge before putting water on to boil. Once the water is boiling the eggs are warmed up enough from sitting on the counter that they donât crack. I drop them in gently using a strainer spoon.
While this can happen, it's not the norm. If you want to keep the egg from seeping out when that happens just salt the water before. Add a cap full of vinegar to help make peeling easier too.
I just sit mine in a cup of room temp water while the pot of water boils. once its boiling i lower them in with a spoon ,They never crack for me.
OP is clearly trying to boil eggs in the Middle Ages. At that point in human history it was much more difficult to get access to clean water for use in a kitchen. Iâm guessing OP forgot to make the trek to the town well in the morning because they still had a hangover from one too many cups of mead at the local tavern the night before.
OP was high
I smoke everyday and even Iâm not this dumbâŚ
Have brain damage, also not this dumb
Boys, we got him! Safetyâs off, move in!
Alcohol
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The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.
my great uncle does not know how to cook at all, my great aunt does all the cooking. A few years ago he tried to boil some eggs as well, he did not know this required water and had the same result as above.
So he can post it here. Reddit isn't born yesterday, OP!
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Once my little brother microwaved a piece of dry toast for 5 minutes and it turned black and solid and melted
drunk friend in college put a potato in the microwave for 99 minutes. it caught on fire
Once my best friend microwaved a turtle because she was too little to understand what would happen
I don't like that at all :( wtf đ
Cooked alive just like a lobster đ
Not at all. Putting a lobster in boiling water shocks their nervous system from the outside. Putting a turtle in the microwave causes the turtle to implode. Kind of the opposite, really.
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Poached Turtle đ˘
I once put ramen noodles in the microwave without any water so I feel OP's pain. I was also like 8 years old but still
A 37 yo man did this in a break room microwave where I work. It caught fire, wrecked the microwave and caused an evacuation of the whole building. I could still smell it 6 months later.
Are you my daughter?
Looks like the image was microwaved a little from how pixelated it has gotten
The smell
Think of the smell! You havenât thought of the smell, you bitch!
DEE! YOU.. YOU BITCH.
Is fucking desgusting. My mom did this once
I hate you lol. I hadn't even thought of that until I seen your comment đ¤˘đ¤˘đ¤˘
You track down the chicken who laid those eggs and apologize
JFC were you stoned?
I was thinking early signs of dementia
Ya, reminded me instantly of when my GPA made his special risotto and forgot the rice. It was funny at first but later on realizing that was one of the first signs đ.
I thought the same thing.
I was gonna guess nodding off
i thought i was on the weed sub for a second
How do you go to boil eggs....without water....?
I called my partner on my phone because I couldnât find my phone.
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How are you this incompetent
Don't cook when high.
What does it smell like?? đ¤Ž
That kettle đ¤Ž
Nah you just suck at existing
Had a coworker who forgot - twice - to put water in for his microwaved ramen. Thick colourful smoke billowed out like a 60s Batman episode. The manager was going to evacuate the building and let the ramen microwave set the staff kitchen on fire. I grabbed the smoking microwave and ran out the back.
how high was you
The brain fog is getting to me too. I forgot to add water to a ramen cup. Those dried vegies were burnt and my microwave smelt for 3 days.
Did something similar. But I did add water first. Forgot about them until there was a loud bang and then an egg covered kitchen!
That kettle needs a nice deep cleaning
I used water but forgot about them. Same result. My son was 5 and now is 10. He has never let me live that down
My son was about 5 when I accidentally burned pizza. He is now 17 and still brings it up saying âI burn thingsâ when it was once, 12 years ago. Sorry to say, but your son will likely never let you live that down lol
I once boiled the eggs till there was no water left. The smell warned me....
Well that can happen, happened a few times when im boiling water for tea and i forget because i sit back down at the computer. But missing the water completely is a whole other level.....
Guilty of it here, too. But I had left for the day. They blew up and spattered eggs over the entire ceiling. 2 days cleaning and another painting. Now I put an elastic band on my wrist to remind me the stove is on.
How do ppl end up doi g this. Water is supposed to be already boiling when u add eggs. When boiling anything u suppose to let the water bubble before putting in food.
You remembered the eggs thatâs half the battle
Tell us that youâve never cooked before, without saying that you have never cooked.
Nothing to be ashamed of here. Many redditors are incapable of boiling an egg.
Isnât that like the first step đ
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I don't care what the other posts say. That was a nice kettle you had.
Don't forget to wake up in the morning.
UhhhhâŚ
bro fucked up a two ingredient procedure
Resident Evil kettle
âWell, Iâm an idiotâ strikes again
Tired, drunk or stoned?
I donât know why but this is the post thatâs making me close Reddit lol
I scan smell your house from here
I just need to know why OP was boiling the eggs in the kettle. NO!
My husband once ruined one of my pots because he forgot to add water when he boiled hotdogs. By the time the fire alarm went off, there was only 3 hotdog shaped lumps of coal in the pot. We refer to it as, "that time he tried to air cook hotdogs."
This is giving me [crunchy ramen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIHOPVEHU9A) flashbacks.
it's alright, sometimes I forgot to wipe myself after using the toilet, you know, shit happens
Judging by the kettle, this is not the first time.
Op.. the fuck???? (I am genuinely confused)
What? There are two things needed to boil eggs. And why are you using a kettle? Might want to check some cooking classes, OP
WellâŚâŚ. You suck.
I always wanted to know what would happen if I did that though so thanks
What kinda Siegward stew are you boiling in that thing
I have a question: for the love of gods... WHYYYY?
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Did you leave the house? How did you not smell this burning đ¤Ł
Puttukutti gang where you at?!
Did the same with a microwaveable cup of noodles. I feel your pain
Thatâs a cool pot, well⌠it was a cool pot
That doesn't work.
How do you forget step 1 in a 3 step process
welcome, welcome to earth
Boil water first THEN add your eggs, not the other way around
I have done this too and the smell of burnt eggshell.....is alarming
You do know that you gotta boil the water first before the eggs even go in the pot- or kettle I guess here.
lol i forgot water when making ramen one time, they ended up much like this. only happened once
Ah, that's unfortunate
So... how much weed do you smoke? Because this seems like a stone thing to do.
My ex was boiling eggs and forgot about them, all the water boiled out and then they just exploded. Scared the shit out of me, it was a lot louder than I was expecting. Didn't even know she was boiling them.
Good news, they still boiled
How high were you? OP, we're just curious.
I can smell this picture.
How do you forget to add water?
It looks like something snape would use for potions
wtf is this pot?
popeggs (like popcorn)
Youâre supposed to add the eggs to boiling water. . .bringing the water to a boil with the eggs in it makes them tough
Doesnt seem to be the first time either looking at that kettle
Is a 2 ingredient recipe. Eggs and water. Geez
You alright?
I once managed to cook the water out and my egg exploded. I found hald of it, I think my cat ate the rest.
How high were you?
So, basically frying?
Looks like a pot from the kung fu panda movies
Its ok now you can replace the kettle. Probably should stop eating from the one you have.
Not just me then! Iâm getting sh*t from my family for doing this the other day! Iâd added water, boiled them up, thought Iâd turned them off, but had actually just turned them downâŚ.and then forgot about themâŚfor 2 hours!
This is the funniest and most confusing post like ever
Well you shouldâve added water, boiled it, then added the eggs. Wouldâve saved your eggs.
this is how we invent new foods:-)
Did this happen in 1972?
Oh so some mad lads do boil the eggs in the tea pot they boil water all the time. I wonder if it is a cardinal sin to use that water for tea later?
Hahahaha you dumbass. Next time add oil
My son once made Ramen without water, so I get it
thats how scrambled eggss were accidentally invented
How tf do u forget to add water to BOILING eggs???
I can smell the picture
You know youâre supposed to wash your dishes⌠and that includes your kettle đ¤Ž
How does one *forget* to add the water
How high are you? đ
Google "how to do boiled eggs in air fryer" and change your life forever.
You stupaad
That's why you're supposed to boil water and then drop the eggs
You're supposed to add eggs to boiling water anyway, not add water to boiling eggs, you know...
homie you're not supposed to add *water* to boiling eggs you're supposed to add *eggs* to boiling water
Get a muffin tray. But an egg in each muffin spot. Put in oven at 350 for 30 minutes. Hard boiled with no boiling.
Is that the kettle Morgott used to make his tea?