Inventor's bright idea for perfect boiled egg
Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:55 AM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - A British inventor says he has cracked the age-old
riddle of how to boil the perfect egg -- get rid of the water.

Simon Rhymes uses powerful light bulbs instead of boiling water to cook
the egg.

The gadget does the job in six minutes, and then chops off the top of
the egg to allow dipping with toast.

"Many people are confused," the 23-year-old product design student told
BBC radio Wednesday. "This simply uses four 500-watt bulbs to heat the
egg directly."

Rhymes said he has secured a patent and is in talks to mass-produce the
device.

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