Woman left blind in one eye after mistake cooking eggs

A British woman thought it was safe to cook her brekkie in her microwave — but she was very wrong, and the disaster has had a devastating cost.

A woman has been left blind in one eye after two microwave boiled eggs exploded in her face in a horror cooking mistake.

Bethany Rosser, an insurer, was cooking breakfast last Tuesday when she suffered horrific facial burns.

The 22-year-old, from Redditch, Worcestershire, 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.

Following the instructions, she cooked the shelled eggs for six minutes at 900W, then took them out of the microwave to cool at 9am, The Sun reports.

Bethany Rosser has been left blind in one eye after making a mistake when cooking eggs. Picture: SWNS / MEGA

But when she checked if they were ready in the jug, the eggs exploded with a huge bang — burning the right side of Bethany’s face.

She said: “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.”

After cooking her brekkie in the microwave, Bethany's piping hot eggs exploded in her face, leaving her with serious burns. Picture: SWNS / MEGA

Bethany was on her own at the time, so she called 999 while running cold water over her face, but her skin was already starting to peel away.

She was rushed to the burns unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where she received treatment including wet bandages over her face and was kept in overnight.

Bethany says it’s unclear if the damage to her right eye is permanent. She added: “My eye has started to open and I can see, but it’s very blurry.”

She’s been told she won’t have facial scars but to expect long-term skin discolouration.

Bethany said: “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!”

Doctors don’t know if Bethany, pictured here before the accident, will regain her sight. Picture: SWNS / MEGA

Bethany cooked her eggs in a microwave-safe one-litre jug of water, and she’s since discovered she’s not the only person to have had a similar experience.

“I have a cousin who did the same thing. Luckily for her, the explosion happened in the microwave, not in her face.

“There’s also a family friend whose eggs burst as he got them out of the microwave, but again, they didn’t go off in his face.

“It’s very clearly dangerous as numerous people have had the same explosion happen from eggs in the microwave. I honestly wouldn’t risk it.

“I will never boil eggs in the microwave again, and I hope nobody else will either.”

The Sun approached Delish for comment.

HOW TO BOIL EGGS SAFELY AT HOME

To reduce the risk of injury, we recommend always boiling your eggs on the hob as opposed to in the microwave. Fill a saucepan to the three-quarter point with water and add a pinch of salt. Bring it up to the boil, then gently lower the eggs into the water. Cook your eggs for five minutes for a runny egg and 10 minutes for a classic hard-boiled or somewhere in between if you prefer. Remove the eggs with a spoon and either crack open from the top or allow them to cool before peeling.

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