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The great Eggsperiment taking place on 19th July/ Aka EGG WARS

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Enigma2000 · 18/07/2022 16:51

Following on from my patio egg experiment. I have set up this thread ready for us all to take part in on 19th July.

Pick your surface and splat your egg between 10am - 6pm.

Let's do our egg science and save humanity.

I will be setting up my egg out front (as it is hotter than my back garden) on foil tomorrow.

Lets go! 😁😁

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Blondeshavemorefun · 19/07/2022 10:14

Enigma2000 · 19/07/2022 10:09

Are we ready to rock and roll?

Just to add, Cookies are also allowed. 😋😋

I'm about to place my eggs (going to have a go with the planned one out front on foil and one in a pan in the car. 😁😁

Post photos once you have placed your eggs or cookies. 😁

The one in the car will prob cook fast as trapped heat

Thesearmsofmine · 19/07/2022 10:15

Ok our egg is out in foil in the hottest corner of our garden(on a paving slab). Will take photos.

Enigma2000 · 19/07/2022 10:17

Mine are on.
I changed my mind and kept with my original plan. One on foil and one in a pan.
😁😁

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Sunfriedegg · 19/07/2022 10:20

Ive got a cast iron frying pan on my front porch warming up.

Enigma2000 · 19/07/2022 10:21

Photo

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kateandme · 19/07/2022 10:21

I'm on.

Enigma2000 · 19/07/2022 10:22

Blondeshavemorefun

I agree but I went with my original plan as i believe other posters have the car idea planned so it's not fair for me to jump in at the last minute.

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kateandme · 19/07/2022 10:24

Lid mostly because birds a million in our garden. but I'm thinking extra magnifying effect bonus?

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NeverDropYourMooncup · 19/07/2022 10:29

Can somebody do the egg inside their car?

Might be useful for the 'I'm only going to be five minutes and I've left the window open a crack for the dog/kid/grandma' brigade.

Don't have a car and I'm not setting foot out the front storage heater/garden (block paving on 2m sand on concrete antiflood plinth facing ESE, so in full sun from dawn to 5pm) until it's a more respectable temperature out there some time in mid November if I have anything to do with it

SleepingAgent · 19/07/2022 10:31

forinborin · 18/07/2022 18:55

Knowing MN it won't just stop with a cracked egg, will it. There will be car roof pavlovas here tomorrow, effortlessly decorated with foraged forest fruit and tears.

Proper snort at this!! Grin

anotherneutralname · 19/07/2022 10:32

I have no eggs and I’m not crisping myself going out to get some - would anyone be willing to try cracking an egg into a ziplock bag and seeing if it cooks outside? #outsourcing 😁

SoupDragon · 19/07/2022 10:37

Annoyingly I now have to be out in my car during prime cooking time! 🙁

CanuckBC · 19/07/2022 10:37

This is awesome! I am in Canada and it is miserable out right now. Matches me with my COVID so I am living vicariously through you😊

Moonflower12 · 19/07/2022 10:38

@anotherneutralname
I will. Will go out now to research the best place.

Enigma2000 · 19/07/2022 10:38

anotherneutralname

All done. That is my last zip lock bag so know you are loved. 😂😂

I did mess up the yolk though. 😬

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Blondeshavemorefun · 19/07/2022 10:40

kateandme · 19/07/2022 10:24

Lid mostly because birds a million in our garden. but I'm thinking extra magnifying effect bonus?

Oh yes and trapping heat as well

good thinking

Moonflower12 · 19/07/2022 10:47

Here it is.
On a pheasant feeder in full sun in Warwickshire.

Moonflower12 · 19/07/2022 10:48

Here it is!!!

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Haveatakeaway · 19/07/2022 10:49

My pans out on my shed roof (South facing, West mids, Wales border) I've pre oiled, think that could have been a mistake. Crack off time between 3.30pm and 4pm. Eggcited!

Bimblepops · 19/07/2022 10:52

Pan is out on the patio, starting to soak up some heat. Think I’ll add some oil around 1.30

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anotherneutralname · 19/07/2022 10:52

@Enigma2000 @Moonflower12 I am overwhelmed! A long time since I’ve had a day this exciting.

Blondeshavemorefun · 19/07/2022 10:53

Thinking about it if I had left a pan out for hours till 2/3pm

the egg would cook quicker as pan is hot

Ahhhhhbisto · 19/07/2022 10:57

I'm in!
Black glass topped table 🍳

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RicherThanYew · 19/07/2022 11:06

Right, it's 29 degrees and my egg went out at eggzactly 11am. I used 2 squirts of oil on some foil inside an old glass ramekin. Shall see how we progress. Awful shame about your yolk in the Ziploc bag @Enigma2000

Has anyone tried anything other than foil/frying pan/Ziploc?

RicherThanYew · 19/07/2022 11:09

Please forgive the blue glove. Birds have been dropping them since Covid began.

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