Bethany Rosser claims she was ‘nearly blinded’ (Picture: SWNS)

A woman suffered facial injuries after two eggs she boiled in the microwave exploded.

Bethany Rosser, 22, was rushed to hospital following the incident at her home in Redditch, Worcestershire, last week.

Doctors placed bandages over her face when she arrived and she was forced to stay overnight because of her burns.

Insurer Ms Rosser said doctors could not yet determine if permanent damage had been done to her right eye because it had sealed shut due to swelling.


She did receive good news regarding her scarring, with doctors telling her they would go in time but she may be left with some discolouration.

Bethany Rosser in hospital after the accident (Picture: SWNS)

Ms Rosser before the accident (Picture: SWNS)

Ms Rosser does not yet know how seriously injured her eye is Picture: SWNS)

Ms Rosser said she prepared the eggs in the microwave for breakfast after reading instructions on recipe website Delish.



It said the eggs would not explode if she added salt, which she did.

She said: ‘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, though. The eggs were fine in the microwave.

‘Once I’d taken them out and shut the microwave door, they just burst all of a sudden.

Ms Rosser added: ‘As I splashed myself, 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.

‘It felt like my skin was being ripped off, it was so scary.

‘I’ve never been so scared in my life – I was shaking and crying.’

She also suffered burns (Picture: SWNS)

Ms Rosser hopes shell be back to normal soon (Picture: SWNS)

Another picture of Ms Rosser before the incident (Picture: SWNS)

Ms Rosser said other people she knew also had microwaved eggs explode in their face.

She said: ‘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, luckily they didn’t go off in his face.

On Delish it says eggs can be boiled in the microwave by placing them in a microwave-safe bowl, covered in water, for six to eight minutes depending on the strength of the microwave.

The website advises readers to add salt because it ‘ensures that the egg won’t explode’.

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