# How To Cook Egg Noodles In The Microwave. NEED ANSWER FAST **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 31, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300 "2016-10-31T20:54:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/21 "2016-11-01T22:09:12Z")
I prefer the mill type Spaetzle maker. [https://www.fantes.com/weston-spaetzle-maker-and-food-mill](https://www.fantes.com/weston-spaetzle-maker-and-food-mill) Nice and dumplingy ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/22 "2016-11-02T01:29:50Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Sounds like you might be making your spaetzle too thick then? I’ve never had an issue with them sticking. I mix it up until it’s like a thick pancake batter. If you scroll down in [this thread](http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=514566), you can see pictures of how I make them and their consistency. It’s easy peasy. Great Googly Moogly! I’ve always made it into a stiff noodle-like dough. I’ll give your way a try. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/23 "2016-11-02T01:34:50Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Great Googly Moogly! I’ve always made it into a stiff noodle-like dough. I’ll give your way a try. If you watch [this video](https://youtu.be/hpHY0t7dYRE?t=476), that’s around the consistency I aim for. In case the time stamp doesn’t work, it’s at about 7:55. There’s a wide range of consistencies that will work, but that’s pretty much exactly what I aim for. Like a very thick pancake batter. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/24 "2016-11-02T02:07:08Z")
It’s not sticking to the spaetzle maker! She’s a WITCH!!! (I have one of these. Was I a fool, or should it work just as well?) [http://t.vermontcountrystore.com/store/jump/productDetail/59469?searchid=7SPFGPLA&feedid=googlenonbrand&product\_id=59469-81273&adpos=1o2&creative=60642848538&device=t&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=CjwKEAjw-uDABRDPz4-0tp6T6lMSJADNoyPbQbgQDdbcgI0MJ\_88ysfhsqPONt69sLK\_cy61sdUmQBoC1o7w\_wcB](http://t.vermontcountrystore.com/store/jump/productDetail/59469?searchid=7SPFGPLA&feedid=googlenonbrand&product_id=59469-81273&adpos=1o2&creative=60642848538&device=t&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=CjwKEAjw-uDABRDPz4-0tp6T6lMSJADNoyPbQbgQDdbcgI0MJ_88ysfhsqPONt69sLK_cy61sdUmQBoC1o7w_wcB) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/25 "2016-11-02T02:11:37Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > It’s not sticking to the spaetzle maker! She’s a WITCH!!! > > (I have one of these. Was I a fool, or should it work just as well?) > > [http://t.vermontcountrystore.com/store/jump/productDetail/59469?searchid=7SPFGPLA&feedid=googlenonbrand&product\_id=59469-81273&adpos=1o2&creative=60642848538&device=t&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=CjwKEAjw-uDABRDPz4-0tp6T6lMSJADNoyPbQbgQDdbcgI0MJ\_88ysfhsqPONt69sLK\_cy61sdUmQBoC1o7w\_wcB](http://t.vermontcountrystore.com/store/jump/productDetail/59469?searchid=7SPFGPLA&feedid=googlenonbrand&product_id=59469-81273&adpos=1o2&creative=60642848538&device=t&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=CjwKEAjw-uDABRDPz4-0tp6T6lMSJADNoyPbQbgQDdbcgI0MJ_88ysfhsqPONt69sLK_cy61sdUmQBoC1o7w_wcB) Nope, that should work great. The hopper style should be even easier than the scrape-with-the-triangular-thing-across-the-holes style. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/26 "2016-11-02T02:18:21Z")
If this works, you’ve just changed my life. Pick out your favorite piece in the Chicago Art Institute, and make sure it matches the sofa. Next time I’m in town I’ll steal it for you. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/27 "2016-11-02T02:21:09Z")
Actually, [here’s a video with someone doing it with the hopper style maker](https://youtu.be/I9sw7c93qQ8?t=104). Note the consistency. That’s perhaps a tad thicker than I make it, but same idea. There’s a lot of leeway as to how hydrated the dough/batter should be. But it shouldn’t be something you can roll out into noodles. It’s closer to a batter. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/28 "2016-11-02T02:22:30Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > If this works, you’ve just changed my life. > > Pick out your favorite piece in the Chicago Art Institute, and make sure it matches the sofa. Next time I’m in town I’ll steal it for you. Hmm…it’s either gonna be a Kandinsky or one of the Gerhard Richter _Ice_ series. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/29 "2016-11-02T02:24:59Z")
Do you think Lorado Taft’s _Fountain of the Great Lakes_ would fit in your back yard? It would make an awesome bird bath. > **[Fountain of the Great Lakes](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_the_Great_Lakes#)** > > Fountain of the Great Lakes, or Spirit of the Great Lakes Fountain, is an allegorical sculpture and fountain by Lorado Taft. The bronze artwork, created between 1907 and 1913, depicts five women arranged so that the fountains waterfall recalls the waterflow through the five Great Lakes of North America. In the Great Lakes, the waterflow begins in Lake Superior at 600 feet (180 m) above sea level and continues eastward through each lake until it reaches Lake Ontario. The Fountain is one The fo... ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/30 "2016-11-02T02:39:27Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Actually, [here’s a video with someone doing it with the hopper style maker](https://youtu.be/I9sw7c93qQ8?t=104). Note the consistency. That’s perhaps a tad thicker than I make it, but same idea. My German is a little rusty. What th’ hell is he putting into his spaetzle? I see flour, salt, nutmeg (?), eggs…and then a bowl of something that looks like dirt. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/31 "2016-11-02T02:58:47Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > My German is a little rusty. What th’ hell is he putting into his spaetzle? > > I see flour, salt, nutmeg (?), eggs…and then a bowl of something that looks like dirt. Ground hazelnut. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/32 "2016-11-02T04:22:46Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > My German is a little rusty. What th’ hell is he putting into his spaetzle? > > I see flour, salt, nutmeg (?), eggs…and then a bowl of something that looks like dirt. Oh, I didn’t even notice any of that. I just linked to the first spaetzle recipe that showcased a hopper and a good shot of the consistency of the dough/batter. But I notice now that it says “haselnuss-spaetzle,” which as **levdrakon** points out, is hazelnut. And it is, as you surmise, nutmeg (Muskatnuss) that’s grated there. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/33 "2016-11-02T13:25:06Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Oh, I didn’t even notice any of that. I just linked to the first spaetzle recipe that showcased a hopper and a good shot of the consistency of the dough/batter. But I notice now that it says “haselnuss-spaetzle,” which as **levdrakon** points out, is hazelnut. And it is, as you surmise, nutmeg (Muskatnuss) that’s grated there. The implied cannibalism at the end of the video is pretty disturbing though. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/34 "2016-11-02T13:28:44Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > The implied cannibalism at the end of the video is pretty disturbing though. Oh, the only videos I WATCH have implied cannibalism in them. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzYmy3bCqkM) ---
**Author:** ![YesAndItCounts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3be4f8/32.png) [@YesAndItCounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YesAndItCounts)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/35 "2020-05-11T19:41:37Z")
Hopefully since posting the original question in 1999, you’ve figured it out by now. But this is a timeless question! One that also perplexed me until I recently perfected it. Yes, as others have noted, it is a bit laborious and time-consuming. But not really all that much. And for anyone else who finds it’s not always convenient or possible to use a stove (e.g., living in dorm, barracks, other communal living situation, or with a tyrant who doesn’t share his kitchen, etc.), this is for you! Note: For my method, I also use an electric tea kettle. You COULD start out with colder water, but it might be mushier and definitely would require adjusting the cooking intervals. I’ve tried that…but \*this \*way produces the best results. THE TRICK? The trick is to recognize that egg noodles are a completely different beast from plain, “normal,” “regular” wheat pasta. If you treat them the same, they WILL quickly turn to slimy mush. _ **So, anyway, the trick is to introduce the least amount of water possible at all times.** _ Also note: depending on your microwave’s wattage, age, etc., you might need to adjust cook times. Without further ado, here’s what works for me: 1. Boil water in a separate container. (Electric tea kettles are convenient.) 2. Pour desired amount of egg noodles in a microwave-safe bowl. 3. Barely coat the noodles with the slightest amount of boiling water, and stir/toss the noodles, to distribute the water–just enough to dampen them. Maybe a teaspoon or so. 4. Microwave for 1 minute only. (Any longer, and they can burn in the center.) 5. Stir–very important!!! Flip them over (to move the dry noodles from the top to absorb moisture from the bottom center), and break the clump apart. Add a tiny bit more hot water, and stir again. Try to move the noodles from the outside to the center, or else the center ones might overcook and burn. 6. Microwave for 30-45 seconds. 7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 as many times as necessary, until you have achieved the desired consistency, texture, and have cooked them to your satisfaction. Additional Recommendations: - Don’t walk away (i.e., to multitask) and leave these noodles in the middle of cooking, or else they WILL turn to slimy mush! - Don’t overcook in Step 6, or else they will get crispy and burn in the center. - Again, use only the slightest amount of water necessary. Remember: in the microwave, they need to steam-cook, not boil. (Unless you enjoy slimy mush! :rolleyes:) You’re welcome, and…enjoy! :):)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![YesAndItCounts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3be4f8/32.png) [@YesAndItCounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YesAndItCounts)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/36 "2020-05-11T19:44:53Z")
Hopefully since posting the original question in 1999, you’ve figured it out by now. But this is a timeless question! One that also perplexed me until I recently perfected it. Yes, as others have noted, it is a bit laborious and time-consuming. But not really all that much. And for anyone else who finds it’s not always convenient or possible to use a stove (e.g., living in dorm, barracks, other communal living situation, or with a tyrant who doesn’t share his kitchen, etc.), this is for you! Note: For my method, I also use an electric tea kettle. You COULD start out with colder water, but it might be mushier and definitely would require adjusting the cooking intervals. I’ve tried that…but \*this \*way produces the best results. THE TRICK? The trick is to recognize that egg noodles are a completely different beast from plain, “normal,” “regular” wheat pasta. If you treat them the same, they WILL quickly turn to slimy mush. _ **So, anyway, the trick is to introduce the least amount of water possible, at all times.** _ Also note: depending on your microwave’s wattage, age, etc., you might need to adjust cook times. Without further ado, here’s what works for me: 1. Boil water in a separate container. (Electric tea kettles are convenient.) 2. Pour desired amount of egg noodles in a microwave-safe bowl. 3. Barely coat the noodles with the slightest amount of boiling water, and stir/toss the noodles, to distribute the water–just enough to dampen them. Maybe a teaspoon or so. 4. Microwave for 1 minute only. (Any longer, and they can burn in the center.) 5. Stir–very important!!! Flip them over (to move the dry noodles from the top to absorb moisture from the bottom center), and break the clump apart. Add a tiny bit more hot water, and stir again. Try to move the noodles from the outside to the center, or else the center ones might overcook and burn. 6. Microwave for 30-45 seconds. 7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 as many times as necessary, until you have achieved the desired consistency, texture, and have cooked them to your satisfaction. Additional Recommendations: - Don’t walk away (i.e., to multitask) and leave these noodles in the middle of cooking, or else they WILL turn to slimy mush! - Don’t overcook in Step 6, or else they will get crispy and burn in the center. - Again, use only the slightest amount of water necessary. Remember: in the microwave, they need to steam-cook, not boil. (Unless you enjoy slimy mush! :rolleyes:) You’re welcome, and…enjoy! :):)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300/37 "2020-05-11T20:15:22Z")
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