Boil An Egg in a Plastic Bag? -- Heat Capacity | Kitchen Science

Let's demonstrates water's high capacity, or ability to absorb a lot of heat before changing temperature by attempting to cook an egg in a plastic bag over a flame. 😲

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[KetoAsianFlavours]

Hi Emmy! I have developed a keto molecular gastronomy egg noodle/spaghetti noodle recipe I would like to invite you to try! It’s right up your alley! It’s extremely low carb (2g or .5g per batch), gluten free, dairy free, no nut flour or coconut flour! Many influencers have already tried it and the recipe is being shared everywhere in the keto world. Please help me reach out to the diabetic community as well! They can really benefit from this recipe health wise!

I’ve watched your orbeeze video a long time ago and you seem to enjoy molecular gastronomy, so you will love this recipe!!!

Ann

[santifranco]

You know it’s gonna be a good one when Emmy wears her lab gear lol

[jennadare]

I love that you show us the fails as well. Because everything can’t always be perfect. But persistence is key !

[johnnyc.]

This was such a fun video! You could see the extra plastic hanging from the bottom of the veggie bags waiting to get melted. Definitely the type and shape of plastic affects the outcome dramatically. Many plastics melt in boiling water too, so plastics research is the real x-factor here!

[gregmuon]

LOL. It's a sous vide egg made in the most difficult way possible! 🤣The main issue here IMHO is that the melting point of polyethylene is only ~10-20 degrees (F) higher than the boiling point of water. The best you can hope for is a long poach. Maybe try a mylar bag instead. 500 deg melting point. This is a fun new subject to explore though. What other alternate cooking methods are there? Solar? Hot springs?

[Thisisnolongerinuse]

Emmy! I love how you embrace the imperfection that comes with cooking and experimenting. In a society that strives for unrealistic standards of perfection, it is nice to see a role model YouTuber personality share an honest video that doesn’t end in complete success! Way to keep it real ;)

[leatherfaceyk]

I love this video so much. When I was 11 or 12 my best friend and I heard that you could put a Pringles can filled with water over coals and boil water without the cardboard catching fire. Like 1976 or so. We tried it and what do you know, it works!
Emmy doing science is always the best.

[julieparker]

Emmy, maybe if you used one of those Crock-Pot liner cooking bags it wouldn't leak since it is made for heat. I love all your videos and how you persevere with everything you do.

[repeat_defender]

I unwittingly found myself in a dark corner of Youtube I was not previously aware of and fell down a rabbit hole of psychological terrors... but thank all of the gods that Emmy is here with some wholesome content to cleanse my brain of what I just witnessed. I'm just gonna hang out on your channel for a while...

[ZaihasSyakhir]

My only problem is plastic toxicity when heat is applied.

I think u need more water to further insulate the top part of the plastic

[susanrolstad]

Have you ever shown scrambled eggs in a shell? My sons showed me this trick. You spin it in a sock or nylon and then you cook it like a hard boiled egg. Neither of them liked hard boiled eggs but they liked this option. Of course it was easier for me to make scrambled eggs but maybe for Easter parties when they don't like it separate

[philipmcrowsr]

I have discovered a way to reheat leftovers in the oven. I plate up the lefties on a heat proof plate, and cover with plastic wrap. I place the plate in the oven set to the low side of WARM, and heat for 20 to 60 minutes, depending on the portion size. It always comes out like it was cooked fresh. The plastic will not melt at this temperature.
Because it's preventing steam from escaping, the plastic wrap gets wet. That moisture keeps it from getting any hotter than 212 degrees. And most plastic wraps won't melt until they get to 220 to 250 degrees.

[larainneestell]

Love all Emmy's videos. Just knowing Emmy cursed made me smile. She's just so pure hearted!

[GuerillaRoe]

I seen this somewhere else and hands down, what scratched my head was "that bag isn't burning..."

[grendle]

"If you were to try this..."
No Emmy, no one is going to try this.

[janetbethuy]

Have you considered trying anything like boiling stones? I know from my anthropology class that they were common in the plains native tribes. They used containers made from bark and wood or even animal hides to contain water, then heated stones and dropped them into the water to transfer the heat that way.

[DraciaNightcat]

You remain very calm when things go wrong. I tend to get upset too easily 🤣

[sherryarmstrong]

Freezer bag (thicker plastic) and a flame defuser (in direct heat)

[myteaminc]

Would love to see a behind the scenes/studio tour. I love the new set up, and unless I missed the video I don’t think you talked about it.

[MattCalovich]

Emmy @emmymade, there's an easier way!
In Boy Scouts we've picked up a lot of fun fire cooking hacks, like steaming a cake in a plastic bag, but if you want to boil an egg then you use a paper cup! The water seeps into the paper a bit, so it doesn't burn up, but the temperature conducts directly into the water and you will get a full boil in a paper cup!

The top of the rim might catch fire, but because the egg is enclosed in its shell, we didn't really mind if soot ends up in the water, but you really can put the paper cup almost right on top of the coals for a solid boiled egg.