{"id":11,"date":"2011-01-16T19:28:57","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T00:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.snipehuntmedia.com\/weblog\/?p=11"},"modified":"2011-01-16T19:28:57","modified_gmt":"2011-01-17T00:28:57","slug":"microwegg-microwave-egg-in-a-mug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/weblog\/2011\/01\/16\/microwegg-microwave-egg-in-a-mug\/","title":{"rendered":"Geek-Chic Gourmet: Microwegg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes you just want an egg, but don&#8217;t feel like getting out the pan, dealing with all that, for just one egg.<\/p>\n<h1>Behold, the Microwegg.<\/h1>\n<h3 id=\"detailedToggle\">Detailed Version<\/h3>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 30px\">\n<p>You will need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One mug.<\/li>\n<li>One or two eggs.<\/li>\n<li>Butter or your favorite butter-like substance.<\/li>\n<li>A fork.<\/li>\n<li>A microwave.<\/li>\n<li>Seasonings\/mixins.<\/li>\n<li>Something to be a lid. (more about this later)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/01_requirements.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-52 geekchic-pic\" title=\"Eggs, mug, butter, mixins, fork, microwave (not pictured)\" src=\"http:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/01_requirements-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/01_requirements-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/01_requirements.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nGet all your things out and on the counter in front of you so you have them.\u00a0 You can leave the microwave where it is.<\/p>\n<p>By seasonings\/mixins, I mean like salt &amp; pepper, or if you&#8217;re feeling spunky, a wee bit of diced onion and green pepper.\u00a0\u00a0 I haven&#8217;t tried this with cheese, but just guessing, shredded cheese would work, a solid slice of American would cause problems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/02_knob-of-butter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-54 geekchic-pic\" title=\"Just a knob of butter\" src=\"http:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/02_knob-of-butter-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a>Use your fork, and slice\/scoop off a little knob of butter into the mug.\u00a0 Like, the size of the last joint of your pinky finger.\u00a0 Microwave that for abouuut 10 seconds.\u00a0 Swirl it around the mug a bit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/04_crack-egg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-55 geekchic-pic\" title=\"Crack, crack, crack, the egg, into the mug\" src=\"http:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/04_crack-egg-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a>Crack the egg into the mug, toss the shell.\u00a0 Wash your hands, raw egg can be bad.<\/p>\n<p>Use the fork to whip up the egg if you want scrambled egg.\u00a0 Just poke the yolk once if you don&#8217;t want it scrambled.\u00a0 But if you don&#8217;t at least poke the yolk, it could explode in your microwave.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/05_add-mixins.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-56 geekchic-pic\" title=\"Scattered, smothered, covered....\" src=\"http:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/05_add-mixins-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/05_add-mixins-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/05_add-mixins.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>Mix in your mixins. Rinse the fork real good of the raw egg, whether or not you mixedin.<\/p>\n<p>Put the mug into the microwave, and put a lid-like thing on it.\u00a0 No plastic wrap, no foil.\u00a0 Nothing tight; you need it to be able to vent a little.\u00a0 A scrap of paper towel would work.\u00a0 Today, I used a paper plate with a hole poked in with the tines of my handy dandy fork.<\/p>\n<p>Microwave for 30 seconds.\u00a0 Stir the egg and chop it up a bit.\u00a0 Microwave 15 seconds more.\u00a0 Done! (Timing depends a bit on the power of your microwave, and how done you want it, but be careful not to overdo it; it&#8217;ll get rubbery and nasty.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/06_egg-pulls-up.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-57 geekchic-pic\" title=\"egg egg egg egg\" src=\"http:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/06_egg-pulls-up-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a>Funny thing to see is the way the egg pulls up and into a little ball!  This will happen less if you put in a bunch of mixins (not that it matters!).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"quickToggle\">QUICK VERSION<\/h3>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 30px\">Put a little butter into a mug.  Melt the butter in the microwave for 10 seconds.  Crack one or two eggs into your mug.  Stir it up with seasonings\/mixins iffin you want.  Put on a vented lid.  Zap it for 30 seconds, stir, 15 seconds, stir and done.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/07_yummy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-58 geekchic-pic aligncenter\" title=\"aaaand... done!\" src=\"http:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/01\/07_yummy-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/snipehuntmedia.com\/weblog\/2011\/01\/16\/microwegg-microwave-egg-in-a-mug\/\" data-send=\"false\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" data-action=\"like\" data-font=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes you just want an egg, but don&#8217;t feel like getting out the pan, dealing with all that, for just one egg. Behold, the Microwegg. Detailed Version You will need: One mug. One or two eggs. Butter or your favorite butter-like substance. A fork. A microwave. Seasonings\/mixins. Something to be a lid. 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