No, not boiling an egg dry --- the latest technology!


http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story/0,,1892504,00.html

Mr Rhymes, 23, dreamt up the Bulbed Egg Maker (BEM) while studying
project design at Bournemouth University. "I thought that boiling
an egg was rather labour intensive for the rewards you get," he
said. ...


The egg is lowered into the 30cm (12in) high glass and metal
machine, which has four halogen bulbs. In six minutes it produces
an egg with a yolk runny enough for toast soldiers. The time can be
altered for a softer or harder result.

Once the egg is done the top is cut off at a circumference of 40mm
(1.5in), which Mr Rhymes, from Chippenham, Wiltshire, has
calculated is wide enough for soldiers.

He has patented the idea and is in talks with
manufacturers. "Hopefully the machine will become a common
household item like a toaster," he said.

--
All your basement are dank!!!

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:57:56 +0100, Adam Funk >
wrote:

>No, not boiling an egg dry --- the latest technology!
>
>
>http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story/0,,1892504,00.html
>
> Mr Rhymes, 23, dreamt up the Bulbed Egg Maker (BEM) while studying
> project design at Bournemouth University. "I thought that boiling
> an egg was rather labour intensive for the rewards you get," he
> said. ...
>
>
> The egg is lowered into the 30cm (12in) high glass and metal
> machine, which has four halogen bulbs. In six minutes it produces
> an egg with a yolk runny enough for toast soldiers. The time can be
> altered for a softer or harder result.
>
> Once the egg is done the top is cut off at a circumference of 40mm
> (1.5in), which Mr Rhymes, from Chippenham, Wiltshire, has
> calculated is wide enough for soldiers.
>
> He has patented the idea and is in talks with
> manufacturers. "Hopefully the machine will become a common
> household item like a toaster," he said.

That seems rather capital-intensive for the rewards you get.

BW

Adam Funk wrote:
> No, not boiling an egg dry --- the latest technology!
>
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story/0,,1892504,00.html
>
> Mr Rhymes, 23, dreamt up the Bulbed Egg Maker (BEM) while studying
> project design at Bournemouth University. "I thought that boiling
> an egg was rather labour intensive for the rewards you get," he
> said. ...
>
>
> The egg is lowered into the 30cm (12in) high glass and metal
> machine, which has four halogen bulbs. In six minutes it produces
> an egg with a yolk runny enough for toast soldiers. The time can be
> altered for a softer or harder result.
>
> Once the egg is done the top is cut off at a circumference of 40mm
> (1.5in), which Mr Rhymes, from Chippenham, Wiltshire, has
> calculated is wide enough for soldiers.
>
> He has patented the idea and is in talks with
> manufacturers. "Hopefully the machine will become a common
> household item like a toaster," he said.
>

It sounds like a solution without a problem..

On 2006-10-11, Adam Funk > wrote:

> No, not boiling an egg dry --- the latest technology!

> calculated is wide enough for soldiers.

It might be an ok device if it costs less than boiling water. But,
the article indicates the device is less "labor" intensive. Cripes,
how labor intensive can boiling an egg be? You put an egg in water
and turn on the stove. "Whew! ...I'm exhausted." Anyway, the key
question is, how energy intensive is this device? Halogen bulbs
aren't exactly low wattage. In fact, most are real power suckers and
this uses 4 of them. Also, the device is 30cm high. That's one foot.
A one foot high machine to cook an egg? Hopefully, you won't need to
cook more than one at a time or you'll have to build an addition to your
kitchen to house all those BEMs.

What was infinitely more interesting to me than a foot high light bulb
egg cooker was the mention of "toast soldiers". WTF!? Google to the
rescue. Evidently, those crafty Brits, instead of cutting up toast in
a bowl and dumping a softboiled egg on it like I have ever since my
childhood, cut right to the chase and just pop off the top of a soft
boiled egg and dip their toast right into the egg while it's still in
the shell. But, since a piece of toast is bigger than a soft boiled
egg, they have to cut the toast into strips that will fit into the
egg. That strip of toast is a toast soldier. Cute, eh? It also
appears this is another excercise of herculian proportions and between
the boiling of the egg and the lifting of the cap on the egg, the poor
limeys are pretty near spent and have barely enough energy left to
even chew, let alone cut a piece of toast into strips. So, to the
rescue comes the Toast Soldier Cutting Machine. Ta-da!:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?I2F2222FD

So, there you have it. A ninety-gazillion watt foot high egg cooker
and a toast soldier machine to help get you out the door with enough
residual energy to make it through the day doing what Brits everywhere
do, like hefting pints and sticking wickets and all that kind of
stuff. British technology saves the day. Here's to ya', guv'ner.

nb

On 2006-10-11, > wrote:

> That seems rather capital-intensive for the rewards you get.

Yup.

Plan A:
Saucepan: £10
Durability: years & years
Water: not much
Electricity or gas: not much

Plan B:
Gadget: £100
Durability: unknown
Halogen lamps: £10/month
Electricity: unknown, probably a bit more than in (2)

Being first in your town to have dry-boiled eggs? Either "priceless"
or "who gives a fsck". YMMV; I'll stick with a Plan A.

--
He could feel the creature inside his mind and taste
its dank, ghastly breath as it breathed through his
mouth. [G.P. Taylor]

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:21:19 -0500, notbob > wrote:

>On 2006-10-11, Adam Funk > wrote:
>
>> No, not boiling an egg dry --- the latest technology!
>
>> calculated is wide enough for soldiers.
>
>It might be an ok device if it costs less than boiling water. But,
>the article indicates the device is less "labor" intensive. Cripes,
>how labor intensive can boiling an egg be? You put an egg in water
>and turn on the stove. "Whew! ...I'm exhausted." Anyway, the key
>question is, how energy intensive is this device? Halogen bulbs
>aren't exactly low wattage. In fact, most are real power suckers and
>this uses 4 of them. Also, the device is 30cm high. That's one foot.
>A one foot high machine to cook an egg? Hopefully, you won't need to
>cook more than one at a time or you'll have to build an addition to your
>kitchen to house all those BEMs.
>
>What was infinitely more interesting to me than a foot high light bulb
>egg cooker was the mention of "toast soldiers". WTF!? Google to the
>rescue. Evidently, those crafty Brits, instead of cutting up toast in
>a bowl and dumping a softboiled egg on it like I have ever since my
>childhood, cut right to the chase and just pop off the top of a soft
>boiled egg and dip their toast right into the egg while it's still in
>the shell. But, since a piece of toast is bigger than a soft boiled
>egg, they have to cut the toast into strips that will fit into the
>egg. That strip of toast is a toast soldier. Cute, eh? It also
>appears this is another excercise of herculian proportions and between
>the boiling of the egg and the lifting of the cap on the egg, the poor
>limeys are pretty near spent and have barely enough energy left to
>even chew, let alone cut a piece of toast into strips. So, to the
>rescue comes the Toast Soldier Cutting Machine. Ta-da!:
>
>http://makeashorterlink.com/?I2F2222FD
>
>So, there you have it. A ninety-gazillion watt foot high egg cooker
>and a toast soldier machine to help get you out the door with enough
>residual energy to make it through the day doing what Brits everywhere
>do, like hefting pints and sticking wickets and all that kind of
>stuff. British technology saves the day. Here's to ya', guv'ner.

It's probably just part of the next Wallace & Gromit movie.

BW

Kontext-Away looks up from Vonnegut's "Breakfast of Champions" to see
that Adam Funk wrote:

> (1.5in), which Mr Rhymes, from Chippenham, Wiltshire, has
> calculated is wide enough for soldiers.

Suffering severe shrinkage, Kontext-Away fiddles nervously with the toast
on its plate, glad never to have been drafted into the army.

¬R

Glenn Knickerbocker wrote:
> Kontext-Away looks up from Vonnegut's "Breakfast of Champions" to see
> that Adam Funk wrote:
>
> > (1.5in), which Mr Rhymes, from Chippenham, Wiltshire, has
> > calculated is wide enough for soldiers.
>
> Suffering severe shrinkage, Kontext-Away fiddles nervously with the toast
> on its plate, glad never to have been drafted into the army.
>
> ¬R

Theres no way out of here, when you come in you're in for good.

notbob > wrote:
>So, there you have it. A ninety-gazillion watt foot high egg cooker
>and a toast soldier machine to help get you out the door with enough
>residual energy to make it through the day doing what Brits everywhere
>do, like hefting pints and sticking wickets and all that kind of
>stuff. British technology saves the day. Here's to ya', guv'ner.

If you want to get Kibo's attention, you have to call it by its real name,
the EZ-Bake Oven 2006!!1! .

Dave "no, I don't know why it has the explanation points" DeLaney
--
\/David DeLaney posting from "It's not the pot that grows the flower
It's not the clock that slows the hour The definition's plain for anyone to see
Love is all it takes to make a family" - R&P. VISUALIZE HAPPYNET VRbeable<BLINK>
http://www.vic.com/~dbd/ - net.legends FAQ & Magic / I WUV you in all CAPS! --K.

On 2006-10-11, > wrote:

>>So, there you have it. A ninety-gazillion watt foot high egg cooker
>>and a toast soldier machine to help get you out the door with enough
>>residual energy to make it through the day doing what Brits everywhere
>>do, like hefting pints and sticking wickets and all that kind of
>>stuff. British technology saves the day. Here's to ya', guv'ner.
>
> It's probably just part of the next Wallace & Gromit movie.

I doubt there are halogen lamps in their universe.

Their egg-and-toast machine will be powered by Wallace dropping down a
chute to the dining room while Gromit runs on a treadmill.

--
When Toad found himself immured in a dank and noisome dungeon, ... he
flung himself at full length on the floor, and shed bitter tears, and
abandoned himself to dark despair. [Kenneth Grahame]

Perhaps this would be another good "invention" to look into:
http://tinyurl.com/zj7x9

Nonny


Adam Funk wrote:
> On 2006-10-11, > wrote:
>
>>> So, there you have it. A ninety-gazillion watt foot high egg cooker
>>> and a toast soldier machine to help get you out the door with enough
>>> residual energy to make it through the day doing what Brits everywhere
>>> do, like hefting pints and sticking wickets and all that kind of
>>> stuff. British technology saves the day. Here's to ya', guv'ner.
>> It's probably just part of the next Wallace & Gromit movie.
>
> I doubt there are halogen lamps in their universe.
>
> Their egg-and-toast machine will be powered by Wallace dropping down a
> chute to the dining room while Gromit runs on a treadmill.
>

--
---Nonnymus---
In the periodic table, as in politics,
the unstable elements tend to hang out on
the far left, with some to the right as well.

Adam Funk > wrote:
> machine, which has four halogen bulbs. In six minutes it produces
> an egg with a yolk runny enough for toast soldiers. The time can be

6 minutes for a 3-minute egg?

BRILLIANT!

--Blair

"notbob" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> What was infinitely more interesting to me than a foot high light bulb
> egg cooker was the mention of "toast soldiers". WTF!? Google to the
> rescue. Evidently, those crafty Brits, instead of cutting up toast in
> a bowl and dumping a softboiled egg on it like I have ever since my
> childhood,

That's what we do for our very small children before they are old enough ( 1
or so) to dip their toast soldiers into the egg.

>cut right to the chase and just pop off the top of a soft
> boiled egg and dip their toast right into the egg while it's still in
> the shell.

The egg is a perfect container, see.....why bother with messing a plate up
with egg debris ?

> But, since a piece of toast is bigger than a soft boiled
> egg, they have to cut the toast into strips that will fit into the
> egg. That strip of toast is a toast soldier. Cute, eh? It also
> appears this is another excercise of herculian proportions

Well, that all depends on your definition of herculean. To my mind, using
the same knife you've just buttered your toast with to slice it into a few
strips take all of about three seconds. Of course, cutting your toast up and
putting it into your baby bowl, then washing that up afterwards takes a bit
more effort.

> and between
> the boiling of the egg and the lifting of the cap on the egg,

It's another three second job - bash the top of the egg with a spoon then
scoop it off. We've all practised this since we could hold a spoon.

> the poor
> limeys are pretty near spent and have barely enough energy left to
> even chew, let alone cut a piece of toast into strips. So, to the
> rescue comes the Toast Soldier Cutting Machine. Ta-da!:
>
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?I2F2222FD

Sounds like another solution without a problem.

>
> So, there you have it. A ninety-gazillion watt foot high egg cooker
> and a toast soldier machine to help get you out the door with enough
> residual energy to make it through the day doing what Brits everywhere
> do, like hefting pints and sticking wickets and all that kind of
> stuff. British technology saves the day. Here's to ya', guv'ner.

I predict it will sell about.....hmmm......zero units.

BTW - the way to really save labour if you so wish is just to drop the egg
into your kettle while you boil it while you're making a cup of tea

But all energy saved for lifting pints is welcome of course.

On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:01:33 +0100, "adm" > wrote:

>
>"notbob" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> What was infinitely more interesting to me than a foot high light bulb
>> egg cooker was the mention of "toast soldiers". WTF!? Google to the
>> rescue. Evidently, those crafty Brits, instead of cutting up toast in
>> a bowl and dumping a softboiled egg on it like I have ever since my
>> childhood,
>
>That's what we do for our very small children before they are old enough ( 1
>or so) to dip their toast soldiers into the egg.
>
>>cut right to the chase and just pop off the top of a soft
>> boiled egg and dip their toast right into the egg while it's still in
>> the shell.
>
>The egg is a perfect container, see.....why bother with messing a plate up
>with egg debris ?
>
>> But, since a piece of toast is bigger than a soft boiled
>> egg, they have to cut the toast into strips that will fit into the
>> egg. That strip of toast is a toast soldier. Cute, eh? It also
>> appears this is another excercise of herculian proportions
>
>Well, that all depends on your definition of herculean. To my mind, using
>the same knife you've just buttered your toast with to slice it into a few
>strips take all of about three seconds. Of course, cutting your toast up and
>putting it into your baby bowl, then washing that up afterwards takes a bit
>more effort.

And just dipping the corner of a diagonally sliced piece of toast is
even easier than cutting it up. I never understood why anyone would
bother to do that, when diagonally sliced toast can easily be dipped
into an egg sitting in an egg cup. Or just tearing off a piece of
toast as you go. Is it that important to have neat little strips?

BW

> wrote

> And just dipping the corner of a diagonally sliced piece of toast is
> even easier than cutting it up. I never understood why anyone would
> bother to do that, when diagonally sliced toast can easily be dipped
> into an egg sitting in an egg cup. Or just tearing off a piece of
> toast as you go. Is it that important to have neat little strips?

Anal retentive? English? Nah, never...

--oTTo--

On 2006-10-13, > wrote:

> bother to do that, when diagonally sliced toast can easily be dipped
> into an egg sitting in an egg cup.

Actually, it seems like a pretty good idea and soft boiled eggs are a
favorite of mine. But, it does beg the question of how one gets all
that egg out. The soft boiled egg with the lovely runny yolk in the
bowl can be eaten to the very last drop, the toast pieces pushed
around to sop up every little bit bit of egg and yolk. But, how about
the egg in a shell? No problem for the first half of the egg. How
does that work when trying to get the remainder of the egg? You got
some sort of small eggshell spoon/squeegie thingie or do you just
break open the egg and spoon out the rest or do you just leave it and
toss the rest un-eaten?

nb

On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:30:03 -0500, notbob > wrote:

>On 2006-10-13, > wrote:
>
>> bother to do that, when diagonally sliced toast can easily be dipped
>> into an egg sitting in an egg cup.
>
>Actually, it seems like a pretty good idea and soft boiled eggs are a
>favorite of mine. But, it does beg the question of how one gets all
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>that egg out.

Um, no, it doesn't. Now go google that phrase or you'll soon be
sitting in the corner.

On 2006-10-13 15:01:33 -0500, "adm" > said:

>
> "notbob" > wrote in message
> . ..
>>
>> What was infinitely more interesting to me than a foot high light bulb
>> egg cooker was the mention of "toast soldiers". WTF!? Google to the
>> rescue. Evidently, those crafty Brits, instead of cutting up toast in
>> a bowl and dumping a softboiled egg on it like I have ever since my
>> childhood,
>
> That's what we do for our very small children before they are old
> enough ( 1 or so) to dip their toast soldiers into the egg.

You feed a one-year-old child raw egg yolk?

On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:30:03 -0500, notbob > wrote:

>On 2006-10-13, > wrote:
>
>> bother to do that, when diagonally sliced toast can easily be dipped
>> into an egg sitting in an egg cup.
>
>Actually, it seems like a pretty good idea and soft boiled eggs are a
>favorite of mine. But, it does beg the question

Uh, no, it doesn't.

BW

On 2006-10-13, Kevin S Wilson > wrote:

> Um, no, it doesn't. Now go google that phrase or you'll soon be
> sitting in the corner.

Here's one:

"In logic, begging the question is the term for a type of fallacy
occurring in deductive reasoning in which the proposition to be proved
is assumed implicitly or explicitly in one of the premises."

A buncha anal double-speak if I've ever heard it. But (butt?), for
you pretentious gits, I'll rephrase to "I humbly submit". Anyone up
to answering my question rather than trying to start ****** word wars?

nb

On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 20:33:01 -0500, notbob > wrote:

>On 2006-10-13, Kevin S Wilson > wrote:
>
>> Um, no, it doesn't. Now go google that phrase or you'll soon be
>> sitting in the corner.
>
>Here's one:
>
>"In logic, begging the question is the term for a type of fallacy
>occurring in deductive reasoning in which the proposition to be proved
>is assumed implicitly or explicitly in one of the premises."
>
>A buncha anal double-speak if I've ever heard it.

In other words, you can't reason your way through the definition.

But aside from that, what do *you* think "begs the question" means, as
distinct from "raises the question"?

BW

On 2006-10-14, Marc Goodman > wrote:

> I'll be glad to answer the question. What was it again?

Are the weedy clots from ark the biggest buncha wets crossposting on
usenet!?

nb

notbob wrote:
> On 2006-10-14, Marc Goodman > wrote:
>
>
>>I'll be glad to answer the question. What was it again?
>
>
> Are the weedy clots from ark the biggest buncha wets crossposting on
> usenet!?
>
> nb

Possibly, but have you visited alt.elvis.king recently?

HTH, HAND, WTF

On 2006-10-14, Marc Goodman > wrote:

> Possibly, but have you visited alt.elvis.king recently?

LOL... No, but it's bound to be a hoot, if the name is any indicator.

nb

notbob > wrote:
>Marc Goodman > wrote:
>> I'll be glad to answer the question. What was it again?
>
>Are the weedy clots from ark the biggest buncha wets crossposting on usenet!?

Nope. There's always rec.orge.mensa, alt. ... no, wait, that one's in the
headers ... and the various NetLoons on the religion and politics groups.

Wait, Marc was supposed to answer. Sorry, I'll come in again.

Dave
--
\/David DeLaney posting from "It's not the pot that grows the flower
It's not the clock that slows the hour The definition's plain for anyone to see
Love is all it takes to make a family" - R&P. VISUALIZE HAPPYNET VRbeable<BLINK>
http://www.vic.com/~dbd/ - net.legends FAQ & Magic / I WUV you in all CAPS! --K.

notbob typed:
> On 2006-10-13, Kevin S Wilson > wrote:
>
Snipped the BS from one of Usenet's largest crossposting TROLLING ASS
HOLES

> Here's one:
>
> "In logic, begging the question is the term for a type of fallacy
> occurring in deductive reasoning in which the proposition to be
> proved
> is assumed implicitly or explicitly in one of the premises."
>
> A buncha anal double-speak if I've ever heard it. But (butt?), for
> you pretentious gits, I'll rephrase to "I humbly submit". Anyone up
> to answering my question rather than trying to start ****** word
> wars?
>
> nb

Hey notbob...how about keeping these ass licks in their *OWN* bullshit
newsgroup...alt.religion.kibology.
None of them have any connection to the real world. The wilson one is
some sort of "educator" at Boise State, and it appears that he gives
out extra credit points to the rest of them when they TROLL and
CROSSPOST to unrelated newsgroups.
Thanks for your concern.

BOB

notbob wrote:
|| On 2006-10-14, Marc Goodman > wrote:
||
||| Possibly, but have you visited alt.elvis.king recently?
||
|| LOL... No, but it's bound to be a hoot, if the name is any
|| indicator.
||
|| nb

That's some name you got there notbob, people will think its me acting the
nutball.

Old Yella

On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:10:01 -0500, notbob wrote:

>On 2006-10-14, Marc Goodman > wrote:
>
>> I'll be glad to answer the question. What was it again?
>
>Are the weedy clots from ark the biggest buncha wets crossposting on
>usenet!?

Never read alt.food.barbecue before, have you? That's where this
Goodman character posts from.

--
Chris McG.
Harming humanity since 1951.
"My dog ate my gratitude journal." -- Paula



--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

On 2006-10-14, Marc Goodman > wrote:

> I'll be glad to answer the question. What was it again?

Are you begging for the question?

--
And on special dank midnights in August he peeks
out of the shutters and sometimes he speaks
and tells how the Lorax was lifted away. [Dr. Seuss]

> wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:01:33 +0100, "adm" > wrote:
>
>>
>>"notbob" > wrote in message
m...
>>>
>>> What was infinitely more interesting to me than a foot high light bulb
>>> egg cooker was the mention of "toast soldiers". WTF!? Google to the
>>> rescue. Evidently, those crafty Brits, instead of cutting up toast in
>>> a bowl and dumping a softboiled egg on it like I have ever since my
>>> childhood,
>>
>>That's what we do for our very small children before they are old enough
>>( 1
>>or so) to dip their toast soldiers into the egg.
>>
>>>cut right to the chase and just pop off the top of a soft
>>> boiled egg and dip their toast right into the egg while it's still in
>>> the shell.
>>
>>The egg is a perfect container, see.....why bother with messing a plate up
>>with egg debris ?
>>
>>> But, since a piece of toast is bigger than a soft boiled
>>> egg, they have to cut the toast into strips that will fit into the
>>> egg. That strip of toast is a toast soldier. Cute, eh? It also
>>> appears this is another excercise of herculian proportions
>>
>>Well, that all depends on your definition of herculean. To my mind, using
>>the same knife you've just buttered your toast with to slice it into a few
>>strips take all of about three seconds. Of course, cutting your toast up
>>and
>>putting it into your baby bowl, then washing that up afterwards takes a
>>bit
>>more effort.
>
> And just dipping the corner of a diagonally sliced piece of toast is
> even easier than cutting it up. I never understood why anyone would
> bother to do that, when diagonally sliced toast can easily be dipped
> into an egg sitting in an egg cup. Or just tearing off a piece of
> toast as you go. Is it that important to have neat little strips?

It is for kids - which is basically who toast soldiers are for. You get to
do all the actions and soldier songs as you get your kids into eating eggs.
It's all good.

Adults, on the other hand tend to just do as you say - bit it as you go so
you always have a spear point that will fit into the egg.

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2006-10-13, > wrote:
>
>> bother to do that, when diagonally sliced toast can easily be dipped
>> into an egg sitting in an egg cup.
>
> Actually, it seems like a pretty good idea and soft boiled eggs are a
> favorite of mine. But, it does beg the question of how one gets all
> that egg out. The soft boiled egg with the lovely runny yolk in the
> bowl can be eaten to the very last drop, the toast pieces pushed
> around to sop up every little bit bit of egg and yolk. But, how about
> the egg in a shell? No problem for the first half of the egg. How
> does that work when trying to get the remainder of the egg? You got
> some sort of small eggshell spoon/squeegie thingie or do you just
> break open the egg and spoon out the rest or do you just leave it and
> toss the rest un-eaten?

Just use a teaspoon. Adults will dig entire parts of the egg out - white and
yolk, while kids will normally just eat the yolk.


>
> nb

"Hal Burton" > wrote in message
news:2006101318481343658-hal@burtonspam...
> On 2006-10-13 15:01:33 -0500, "adm" > said:
>
>>
>> "notbob" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>>>
>>> What was infinitely more interesting to me than a foot high light bulb
>>> egg cooker was the mention of "toast soldiers". WTF!? Google to the
>>> rescue. Evidently, those crafty Brits, instead of cutting up toast in
>>> a bowl and dumping a softboiled egg on it like I have ever since my
>>> childhood,
>>
>> That's what we do for our very small children before they are old enough
>> ( 1 or so) to dip their toast soldiers into the egg.
>
> You feed a one-year-old child raw egg yolk?

Well, we normally boil the egg for 3-4 minutes, which kind of means it's not
raw.

On 2006-10-14, adm > wrote:

> Just use a teaspoon. Adults will dig entire parts of the egg out - white and
> yolk, while kids will normally just eat the yolk.

Thank you, adm. I suspected as much.

nb

"notbob" > wrote in message
. ..
> On 2006-10-14, adm > wrote:
>
>> Just use a teaspoon. Adults will dig entire parts of the egg out - white
>> and
>> yolk, while kids will normally just eat the yolk.
>
> Thank you, adm. I suspected as much.

nb, I presume this is the normal way of eating a softboiled egg in most
parts of the world.

us limeys, although imagined to be soft and foppish are in fact a hardy and
pragmatic people!

Cheers,

adm

notbob wrote:
> Adam Funk wrote:
>
> > No, not boiling an egg dry --- the latest technology!
>
> > calculated is wide enough for soldiers.
>
> It might be an ok device if it costs less than boiling water. But,
> the article indicates the device is less "labor" intensive. Cripes,
> how labor intensive can boiling an egg be? You put an egg in water
> and turn on the stove. "Whew! ...I'm exhausted." Anyway, the key
> question is, how energy intensive is this device? Halogen bulbs
> aren't exactly low wattage. In fact, most are real power suckers and
> this uses 4 of them.

Halogen bulbs are also relatively costly and don't have a very long
life... I have two desk lamps, each contains a halogen bulb, each bulb
costs like $12 and has a useful life of maybe 300 hours. I rarely use
these lamps and when I do I try to remember to turn them off as soon as
I'm done with them... they're very good for a spot of intensely bright
light, excellent for close fine work, like removing a splinter. If
you're not frugal with their use the 300 hours use can accumulate
rather quickly... it hurts to shell out that kind of cash for such a
puny bulb that I can really live without. So like I said, I use those
exclusively for close fine work, good for threading a needle and fine
sewing, excellent for cleaning out pupik lint from your mouse.

I haven't actually seen one but from the description this egg cooker
thingie sure sounds like a contraption that nobody needs.

Sheldon

> Also, the device is 30cm high. That's one foot.
> A one foot high machine to cook an egg? Hopefully, you won't need to
> cook more than one at a time or you'll have to build an addition to your
> kitchen to house all those BEMs.
>
> What was infinitely more interesting to me than a foot high light bulb
> egg cooker was the mention of "toast soldiers". WTF!? Google to the
> rescue. Evidently, those crafty Brits, instead of cutting up toast in
> a bowl and dumping a softboiled egg on it like I have ever since my
> childhood, cut right to the chase and just pop off the top of a soft
> boiled egg and dip their toast right into the egg while it's still in
> the shell. But, since a piece of toast is bigger than a soft boiled
> egg, they have to cut the toast into strips that will fit into the
> egg. That strip of toast is a toast soldier. Cute, eh? It also
> appears this is another excercise of herculian proportions and between
> the boiling of the egg and the lifting of the cap on the egg, the poor
> limeys are pretty near spent and have barely enough energy left to
> even chew, let alone cut a piece of toast into strips. So, to the
> rescue comes the Toast Soldier Cutting Machine. Ta-da!:
>
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?I2F2222FD
>
> So, there you have it. A ninety-gazillion watt foot high egg cooker
> and a toast soldier machine to help get you out the door with enough
> residual energy to make it through the day doing what Brits everywhere
> do, like hefting pints and sticking wickets and all that kind of
> stuff. British technology saves the day. Here's to ya', guv'ner.
>
> nb

On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:30:03 -0500, notbob > wrote:

>On 2006-10-13, > wrote:
>
>> bother to do that, when diagonally sliced toast can easily be dipped
>> into an egg sitting in an egg cup.
>
>Actually, it seems like a pretty good idea and soft boiled eggs are a
>favorite of mine. But, it does beg the question of how one gets all
>that egg out. The soft boiled egg with the lovely runny yolk in the
>bowl can be eaten to the very last drop, the toast pieces pushed
>around to sop up every little bit bit of egg and yolk. But, how about
>the egg in a shell? No problem for the first half of the egg. How
>does that work when trying to get the remainder of the egg?

Spoon.

A woman from France made toast-finger sandwiches for us to dunk in our
eggs one morning. They were fun, but impractical. Most people ended up
eating them separately from the eggs.

serene
--
"I can't decide if I feel more like four ten-year-olds or ten four-year-olds." Laurie Anderson , on turning 40.

http://serenejournal.livejournal.com

On 2006-10-15, Serene > wrote:
>
> Spoon.

Thank you, Serene. Looks like the most obvious solution is the most
popular.

nb

"notbob" > wrote

> > I'll be glad to answer the question. What was it again?
>
> Are the weedy clots from ark the biggest buncha wets crossposting on
> usenet!?

Can you rephrase that in English, please? I don't speak the
Austrian dialect.

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On 2006-10-15, Otto Bahn > wrote:

> Can you rephrase that in English, please? I don't speak the
> Austrian dialect.

Are you suggesting Nigel Molesworth is Australian, you roter!?

nb

"notbob" > wrote

> > Can you rephrase that in English, please? I don't speak the
> > Austrian dialect.
>
> Are you suggesting Nigel Molesworth is Australian, you roter!?

No. Why would you think that?

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