A SCOT has been left with severe burns after a microwaved egg exploded over his face.
Gary McDougall from Perth was scalded across his eyes, cheek and nose after an egg he was trying to poach in the microwave burst over him last week.
The 40-year-old had made the quick snack a “million times” before by cracking the egg into a cup and heating it for 40 seconds before taking it out to eat.
But he was shocked when he went to scoop the egg out with a spoon and it completely exploded across his face and chest.
Gary’s friend, who was with him at the time, rushed him to A & E at Perth Royal Infirmary where medics treated the burns.
The Scots carer is now on the mend but has shared images showing his injuries.
One photograph shows dark red burns covering the top half of Gary’s face while his right eye has become so swollen he is unable to open it.
He has also been left with red scald marks from his neck to his bellybutton from the incident.
Gary took to TikTok on Saturday to warn users of the unknown dangers of poaching eggs in the microwave, captioned: “Don’t poach eggs in the microwave.”
In the video Gary said: “Have you ever tried to make poached eggs in a cup in the microwave?
“Well I’ve done it a hundred-million times and last night it didn’t quite go to plan.
“This is not a TikTok for sympathy or to get any messages or that, I will get better soon.
“I’m not made of glass.
“Just be careful if that’s what you do, because sometimes it goes wrong.
“Be careful alright, don’t poach eggs in the microwave.”
The post has now collected over 18,000 likes with thousands of comments from viewers who were shocked by the unexpected incident.
@Cheryl May said: “My daughter did this when she was 16, she’s 30 now. It was horrific, she was unrecognisable.”
@Vicky-heller wrote: “Omg, I hope your eye is okay. Who would have thought that poached eggs in the microwave would be so dangerous.”
@user9704498904420 commented: “I tried to boil an egg and the same thing happened to me, luckily I got out of the way in time.”
@bargain queen replied: “Oh that looks painful, get better soon my love.”
@shonaxreece added: “Oh no I do this all the time. Get well soon, that looks sore.”
Speaking today Gary said: “I was poaching an egg like I have done a million times before.
“You boil the kettle, fill an ordinary teacup half way up with water and then crack the egg into the cup.
“You then put it in the microwave for 40 seconds and voila, one poached egg.
“When I took it out of the microwave and placed the soup spoon in the cup to fish the egg out, the egg popped and the boiling water exploded all over my face and chest leaving severe burns.
“I went to A & E to seek out immediate medical help and I am now on the mend.
“Two things that are positive from this experience is I can still see out of that eye but more importantly…we could have been facing each other when I went to take the egg out but we weren’t and she escaped uninjured.”
