''It felt horrible, I was in total agony.''
A UK woman has suffered horrific injuries to her eye, after she tried to microwave two eggs.
Bethany Rosser, from Redditch, Worcestershire was cooking breakfast last Tuesday when she suffered horrific facial burns.
The 22-year-old had googled how to safely microwave eggs in water without them bursting, saying she discovered a recipe that stated it was OK to do if you added salt to the water.
However after microwaving them for six minutes, they exploded when she tried to check if they were ready resulting in severe burns to the right side of Bethany’s face, The Sun reports.
She told The Sun: “I googled to see if you could make boiled eggs in the microwave.
“There are endless websites and YouTube videos which say you can. The one I read, though, was the set of instructions on recipe website, Delish.
“It said that you could microwave the eggs as long as you add salt to the eggs in the water to prevent them from bursting.
“The instructions then said to leave the eggs in the microwave for between six and eight minutes. Being cautious, I did six and took them out.
“As I looked into the jug to see if the eggs were done, they went bang in my face.
“It only happened as I took them out. The eggs were fine in the microwave.”
''I was in total agony.''
After calling emergency services, Bethany was rushed to the burns unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
She says it’s unclear if the damage to her right eye is permanent, “my eye has started to open and I can see, but it’s very blurry.”
“As I splashed myself with water, I could see my skin peeling off.
“It felt horrible, I was in total agony. I could feel my skin burning for hours afterwards — even while it was being treated in hospital.
“I’ve never been so scared in my life — I was shaking and crying. The accident was, without doubt, the worst day of my life to date.”
The instructions Bethany read advise home chefs to add salt because it “ensures that the egg won’t explode, and though it might sound harmless, exploding eggs ARE VERY BAD”.
The website adds: “We’re talking volcanic hot egg pieces and sharp bits of shell flying everywhere. Skip the salt at your own risk!”
