Cook Book? Frying Eggs on a MacBook Pro

Nicole Martinelli ()

Cook Book? Frying Eggs on a MacBook Pro

Doubt I’ll be making lunch on my MacBook anytime soon, but its ongoing overheating and fan problems have made me wonder whether the rumors they get hot enough to cook on are true.

Wonder no more: flickr user Digital Monk tossed a little egg yolk on his MacBook Pro and in 10 minutes, voilà, cooked it. (Unless it’s an early April Fool’s joke…)

He says:

“I’ve read in more than one instance that you can cook an egg on a Macbook pro. Of course, whoever was saying that was using it as a metaphor to explain how hot these laptops can really get. I have always nodded my head in agreement that mbp’s heating problem is something Apple is not taking seriously (Do you hear us Apple? Grrrr!). Don’t get me wrong, it’s a fantastic machine, far superior than the laptops that run Window or what have you. But it does have it’s own share of drawbacks.

Today I decided to see for myself if you could really cook an egg on a Macbook pro! So I ended up placing some yolk on my MBP. And it didn’t take more than 10 minutes to find out if MBP is also a cooking machine!  Above are the results.. I did not actually taste the yolk, but it was cooked alright!”

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  • Kolind

    Random piece of knowledge: Egg yolk coagulates at 65° to 70°C (149°-158°F).

    I wouldn’t try to boil boil water for a cup of tea on my MBP – but maybe keep the tea warm? Placing a cup of tea on my MBP, does however not seem like the smartest thing to do.

  • Paul

    Another reason NOT to buy a Mac!

  • AaronBertrand

    Not surprising. My temp gauge on my MBP 17″ (previous model, not current) is typically 140 degrees or higher

  • Dave

    Bottom left-hand corner…exactly. That’s where mine tends to heat up the most, which is a bit of an inconvenience since that is where my left hand rests while typing.

  • Ryan

    Yea, mine gets too hot to touch for more than a 2-3 seconds. I really don’t know what to do about it…

  • http://macaholics.de Macaholics

    I´m gonna try out a Rib-Eye Steak for Dinner ;)

  • http://cowdogdesign.com Darrell Williams

    I’m not denying this could work. But isn’t that just a small sample of egg. I want to see someone crack a full egg on that bad boy to see what happens. Just so long as it isn’t my laptop. Really though the pro level has run hot since the titanium came back in 01. So this isn’t really a new issue. just unresloved

  • JD

    I’ve not had that part of my MBP heat up beyond “warm” but nothing to move my hand over. The upper left hand side around the ESC key and power port I could boil water under heavy use. Very hot and not leaving my hand anywhere near that area.

    I have seen a few threads on various Mac related forums stating the left wrist rest area is very hot. I think I would be returning mine to Apple if this happens.

  • Terry

    The new Unibodys don’t heat up like this. Of course that was not mentioned because it wouldn’t be good for page views…hey I hear LCD’s used to be really expensive. Maybe you should run a story on $1500 17″ LCDs…

  • Erin’s Dad

    This is an outstanding feature! If the new TurboChef ovens at Starbucks are on-the-blink, I can step in and warm the sandwiches with my laptop. Perfect!

  • http://macphobia.com MacPhobia

    Dont buy a Mac .. oh That guy is from My country Nepal