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Who Even Uses Egg Cups Nowadays?

icyfroth — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:07:47 GMT

Remember when ppl used to have a soft-boiled perched in an egg cup, on a saucer? Maybe a cpl slices of buttered toast on the side?

Tap the egg with your knife and cut the top off it and spoon the soft yolk out. Sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper?

Who does that these days?

Nobody.

Re: Who Even Uses Egg Cups Nowadays?

the_hawk* — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:13:01 GMT

I remember doing just that as special treat from Granmar

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this-one-time-at-bandcamp — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:23:56 GMT

I actually had one last week........used one of the war department's collectible egg cups.......Torquay Mottoware.

Re: Who Even Uses Egg Cups Nowadays?

icyfroth — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:24:25 GMT

It was always a special thing wasn't it?

Not many people even sit down to breakfast these days.

I don't have breakfast at all. I just get up get ready have 2 cups of coffee and go to work. I have something to eat at morning tea time.

Hubs has his weetbix standing up at the sink looking out the window.

Lots of ppl at work breakfast when they get here and it's always a mad dash to get bowls spoons milk cereal, sometimes you can't get in the door it's so busy with ppl preparing their breakfast.

Then they take it to their desks and eat while they work. Then the empty bowls sit on the side of their desks all day by which time the cereal has set like concrete.

Then they leave them in the sink to soak and someone else has to pick them up and put them in the dishwasher.

Re: Who Even Uses Egg Cups Nowadays?

katymatey* — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:30:07 GMT

My OH does regularly. I see a lot of egg cups in the op shops. 🙂

My son who doesn't live at home wanted a soft boiled egg. He said on facebook that he couldn't because he didn't own an eggcup. My other son answered him with a good idea. He said just use the egg carton hole the egg came out of. I hadn't even thought of that. lol.

Re: Who Even Uses Egg Cups Nowadays?

boris1gary — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:31:39 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:
Remember when ppl used to have a soft-boiled perched in an egg cup, on a saucer? Maybe a cpl slices of buttered toast on the side?

Tap the egg with your knife and cut the top off it and spoon the soft yolk out. Sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper?

Who does that these days?

Nobody.

so....did you read this in the telegraph? or has there been a nationwide survey that I missed?

Re: Who Even Uses Egg Cups Nowadays?

j*oono — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:39:51 GMT

I still use them sometimes. Egg in an egg cup e - e - E

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k0llectable5 — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:44:59 GMT

I use mine all the time. We call them dippy eggs. Soft bolied eggs in a cup with buttered toast fingers to dip in the eggs. I'm always looking out for egg cups at garage sales ect I bought some recently at a garage sale (6 of them) for two bucks 🙂

Re: Who Even Uses Egg Cups Nowadays?

icyfroth — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:57:02 GMT

@boris1gary wrote:
@icyfroth wrote:
Remember when ppl used to have a soft-boiled perched in an egg cup, on a saucer? Maybe a cpl slices of buttered toast on the side?

Tap the egg with your knife and cut the top off it and spoon the soft yolk out. Sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper?

Who does that these days?

Nobody.
so....did you read this in the telegraph? or has there been a nationwide survey that I missed?

lol actually I got the idea from one of your responses, I forget which thread: "if we get bored with politics we can always start a thread about egg cups".

Sorry I stole your idea, but I thought it was a good one 🙂

Re: Who Even Uses Egg Cups Nowadays?

lionrose.7 — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:57:21 GMT

I use my egg cups all the time. I love a soft boiled egg with toast soldiers

Re: Who Even Uses Egg Cups Nowadays?

icyfroth — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:57:47 GMT

@secondhand-wonderland wrote:
I use mine all the time. We call them dippy eggs. Soft bolied eggs in a cup with buttered toast fingers to dip in the eggs. I'm always looking out for egg cups at garage sales ect I bought some recently at a garage sale (6 of them) for two bucks 🙂

BARGAIN!

Re: Who Even Uses Egg Cups Nowadays?

ten*teeny*tiny*toes — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:58:22 GMT

I eat scrambled , poached and fried.

The closest I came to soft boiled eggs was when I stuffed up the devilled eggs for our last bbq.

They are are real hit and making a comeback

Ended up mushing them up for curried egg and lettuce sandwiches, also very yum.

I haven't used an egg cup since the kids were small.

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*crikey*mate* — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:00:00 GMT

we do

soft boiled eggs with multigrain toast soldiers are a staple for the Crikey Kinder

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j*oono — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:01:12 GMT

This is a great little piece of German precision.

It was sent to us by the ex's cousin that lives in German some years ago.

You place the dome over the egg and you pull the silver ball up to the top of the handle and then drop it. It Cracks the shell perfectly all around and it pops straight off.

Not my pic.

Re: Who Even Uses Egg Cups Nowadays?

icyfroth — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:08:13 GMT

Cool! The egg cracker, I mean. There's another gadget for cracking hardboiled eggs as well isn't there? like a serrated pincer?

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cherples — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:10:44 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:
Remember when ppl used to have a soft-boiled perched in an egg cup, on a saucer? Maybe a cpl slices of buttered toast on the side?

Tap the egg with your knife and cut the top off it and spoon the soft yolk out. Sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper?

Who does that these days?

Nobody.

Speak for yourself.

I love my boiled eggs.

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i-need-a-martini — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:33:15 GMT

I use egg cups all the time.

How else are you supposed to eat a boiled egg??

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teapartydelights — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:34:39 GMT

What about when:

Someone used to eat their soft boiled egg and when back

turned another someone turned shell up the other way and said

they haven't finished yet !!

and soldiers well that brings back memories!

Joys of the boiled egg.

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ten*teeny*tiny*toes — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:39:45 GMT

I was just going to say that little goldens!

I don't eat boiled eggs these days.

I associated boiled eggs with old people and children

Clearly I am wrong!!

Re: Who Even Uses Egg Cups Nowadays?

amber-eyed-girl — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:51:51 GMT

I have one of those devices too.

my egg cup looks like this: