Why is it that egg molds for frying eggs come in circle, star, heart, boy,
girl, fish, pig, cow, lamb, duck and flower shapes, but not in the shape of
bread? Why do we have to buy round buns, and rolls to fit the shape of egg
rings? Bread is cheaper, available in greater varieties for individual needs
and desires, but it seems the idea of making an egg ring in silicone or
stainless or Teflon-coated steel, 4.7" (12 cm) square has simply not
occurred to anyone. I like a good fried egg sandwich on whole wheat with
Miracle Whip, and I do manage to produce fried eggs that don't overflow the
bread too much, but it's a hit or miss proposition. Hey, all you have to do
is buy a few loaves, take out a center slice of each, give them to your
engineers and come out with a whole bunch of new shape rings that will sell
like - - bread!

"Chuck Olson" > wrote in message
...
> Why is it that egg molds for frying eggs come in circle, star, heart, boy,
> girl, fish, pig, cow, lamb, duck and flower shapes, but not in the shape
> of bread? Why do we have to buy round buns, and rolls to fit the shape of
> egg rings? Bread is cheaper, available in greater varieties for individual
> needs and desires, but it seems the idea of making an egg ring in silicone
> or stainless or Teflon-coated steel, 4.7" (12 cm) square has simply not
> occurred to anyone. I like a good fried egg sandwich on whole wheat with
> Miracle Whip, and I do manage to produce fried eggs that don't overflow
> the bread too much, but it's a hit or miss proposition. Hey, all you have
> to do is buy a few loaves, take out a center slice of each, give them to
> your engineers and come out with a whole bunch of new shape rings that
> will sell like - - bread!

I seriously have no idea what you're getting at with this. Are there really
boy and girl and fish and star and cow and lamb and duck and flower shaped
things to fry an egg? If those are your choices, I'd use a circle. Are
you saying you want the shape to be *exactly* the shape of your bread?
Isn't that a little anal? Do you also want both the white and the yoke to
be involved in the entire shape?

Get a life Chuck.

In article >,
"Chuck Olson" > wrote:

> Why is it that egg molds for frying eggs come in circle, star, heart, boy,
> girl, fish, pig, cow, lamb, duck and flower shapes, but not in the shape of
> bread? Why do we have to buy round buns, and rolls to fit the shape of egg
> rings? Bread is cheaper, available in greater varieties for individual needs
> and desires, but it seems the idea of making an egg ring in silicone or
> stainless or Teflon-coated steel, 4.7" (12 cm) square has simply not
> occurred to anyone. I like a good fried egg sandwich on whole wheat with
> Miracle Whip, and I do manage to produce fried eggs that don't overflow the
> bread too much, but it's a hit or miss proposition. Hey, all you have to do
> is buy a few loaves, take out a center slice of each, give them to your
> engineers and come out with a whole bunch of new shape rings that will sell
> like - - bread!

Make your own?

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

On Oct 23, 11:14*pm, "Cheryl" > wrote:
> "Chuck Olson" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Why is it that egg molds for frying eggs come in circle, star, heart, boy,
> > girl, fish, pig, cow, lamb, duck and flower shapes, but not in the shape
> > of bread? Why do we have to buy round buns, and rolls to fit the shape of
> > egg rings? Bread is cheaper, available in greater varieties for individual
> > needs and desires, but it seems the idea of making an egg ring in silicone
> > or stainless or Teflon-coated steel, 4.7" (12 cm) square has simply not
> > occurred to anyone. I like a good fried egg sandwich on whole wheat with
> > Miracle Whip, and I do manage to produce fried eggs that don't overflow
> > the bread too much, but it's a hit or miss proposition. Hey, all you have
> > to do is buy a few loaves, take out a center slice of each, give them to
> > your engineers and come out with a whole bunch of new shape rings that
> > will sell like - - bread!
>
> I seriously have no idea what you're getting at with this. *Are there really
> boy and girl and fish and star and cow and lamb and duck and flower shaped
> things to fry an egg? *If those are your choices, I'd use a circle. * Are
> you saying you want the shape to be *exactly* the shape of your bread?
> Isn't that a little anal? *Do you also want both the white and the yoke to
> be involved in the entire shape?
>

I have to admit, I'd buy a bread shaped egg cooker. I usually end up
making a couple eggs, trimming off some of the white and working to
make it fit into a sandwich. I use regular white bread, and one circle
thing does not fit a sandwich. And I want some egg in every bite. It
shouldn't be that much work just to make an egg sandwich at home.

In article
>,
" > wrote:

> On Oct 23, 11:14*pm, "Cheryl" > wrote:
> > "Chuck Olson" > wrote in message
> >
> > ...
> >
> > > Why is it that egg molds for frying eggs come in circle, star, heart, boy,
> > > girl, fish, pig, cow, lamb, duck and flower shapes, but not in the shape
> > > of bread?
> >
> > I seriously have no idea what you're getting at with this. *Are there really
> > boy and girl and fish and star and cow and lamb and duck and flower shaped
> > things to fry an egg? *If those are your choices, I'd use a circle. * Are
> > you saying you want the shape to be *exactly* the shape of your bread?
> > Isn't that a little anal? *Do you also want both the white and the yoke to
> > be involved in the entire shape?
> >
> I have to admit, I'd buy a bread shaped egg cooker. I usually end up
> making a couple eggs, trimming off some of the white and working to
> make it fit into a sandwich. I use regular white bread, and one circle
> thing does not fit a sandwich. And I want some egg in every bite. It
> shouldn't be that much work just to make an egg sandwich at home.

Well, some people are anal. Like me! When I eat pumpkin pie, I
carefully use my fork to get somewhat equal portions of crust and
filling in each bite. When I eat a frosted layer cake, I do the same.

I'm not much for egg sandwiches, but I do like fried eggs on toast. In
fact, that's what I had for dinner last night. I cooked a generous
quantity of frozen hash brown potatoes, so I decided that one piece of
toast was enough. I was hungry, so I fried three eggs. I sauteed some
chopped onions in butter first. I then added the eggs, cooked, flipped
and cooked to "medium". I arranged the eggs over the toast so I would
get roughly equivalent amounts of egg in each bite. There was a little
egg hanging over some edges, but it was plenty good enough.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Meghan wrote:

> I have to admit, I'd buy a bread shaped egg cooker. I usually end up
> making a couple eggs, trimming off some of the white and working to make
> it fit into a sandwich. I use regular white bread, and one circle thing
> does not fit a sandwich. And I want some egg in every bite. It shouldn't
> be that much work just to make an egg sandwich at home.

Sheesh! Why not use a slice of bread from the same loaf, and trim out all
but the outermost crust?

Bob

"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
b.com...
> Meghan wrote:
>
>> I have to admit, I'd buy a bread shaped egg cooker. I usually end up
>> making a couple eggs, trimming off some of the white and working to make
>> it fit into a sandwich. I use regular white bread, and one circle thing
>> does not fit a sandwich. And I want some egg in every bite. It shouldn't
>> be that much work just to make an egg sandwich at home.
>
> Sheesh! Why not use a slice of bread from the same loaf, and trim out all
> but the outermost crust?
>
> Bob
>
Innovative - - but that's a lot of work for just one use - - figure out a
way to preserve it for multiple uses and you have something.

Chuck wrote:

>>> I have to admit, I'd buy a bread shaped egg cooker. I usually end up
>>> making a couple eggs, trimming off some of the white and working to make
>>> it fit into a sandwich. I use regular white bread, and one circle thing
>>> does not fit a sandwich. And I want some egg in every bite. It
>>> shouldn't be that much work just to make an egg sandwich at home.
>>
>> Sheesh! Why not use a slice of bread from the same loaf, and trim out all
>> but the outermost crust?
>>
> Innovative - - but that's a lot of work for just one use - - figure out a
> way to preserve it for multiple uses and you have something.

But then you're still stuck with the problem that there's no standard size
for a piece of bread. You'd have to get a separate egg ring for every size
loaf you buy. And if you MAKE your own bread and it doesn't alway rise to
the same height, then you have to come up with a ring for each irregular
size.

Bob

>> Meghan wrote:
>>
>>> I have to admit, I'd buy a bread shaped egg cooker. I usually end up
>>> making a couple eggs, trimming off some of the white and working to make
>>> it fit into a sandwich. I use regular white bread, and one circle thing
>>> does not fit a sandwich. And I want some egg in every bite. It
>>> shouldn't
>>> be that much work just to make an egg sandwich at home.

Is the small square frying pan no longer made? We used to have an enameled
cast-iron job just the size of a slice of bread.

Felice

On Oct 24, 11:50*am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:
> Meghan wrote:
> > I have to admit, I'd buy a bread shaped egg cooker. I usually end up
> > making a couple eggs, trimming off some of the white and working to make
> > it fit into a sandwich. I use regular white bread, and one circle thing
> > does not fit a sandwich. And I want some egg in every bite. *It shouldn't
> > be that much work just to make an egg sandwich at home.
>
> Sheesh! Why not use a slice of bread from the same loaf, and trim out all
> but the outermost crust?
>

So, every time I want to make an egg sandwich, I should waste a piece
of bread to make a ring? That could be several pieces of bread per
loaf as I would not being saving the used piece of bread for the next
day.

Sorry, I would much rather use something that can be reused for years
to come.

On Oct 24, 1:21*pm, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:
> Chuck wrote:
> >>> I have to admit, I'd buy a bread shaped egg cooker. I usually end up
> >>> making a couple eggs, trimming off some of the white and working to make
> >>> it fit into a sandwich. I use regular white bread, and one circle thing
> >>> does not fit a sandwich. And I want some egg in every bite. *It
> >>> shouldn't be that much work just to make an egg sandwich at home.
>
> >> Sheesh! Why not use a slice of bread from the same loaf, and trim out all
> >> but the outermost crust?
>
> > Innovative - - but that's a lot of work for just one use - - figure out a
> > way to preserve it for multiple uses and you have something.
>
> But then you're still stuck with the problem that there's no standard size
> for a piece of bread. You'd have to get a separate egg ring for every size
> loaf you buy. And if you MAKE your own bread and it doesn't alway rise to
> the same height, then you have to come up with a ring for each irregular
> size.
>

Not a problem for me. I only eat one kind of bread. It hasn't changed
size in the last 20 years or more.

On Oct 24, 8:50*pm, "
> wrote:
> On Oct 24, 1:21*pm, "Bob Terwilliger" >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Chuck wrote:
> > >>> I have to admit, I'd buy a bread shaped egg cooker. I usually end up
> > >>> making a couple eggs, trimming off some of the white and working to make
> > >>> it fit into a sandwich. I use regular white bread, and one circle thing
> > >>> does not fit a sandwich. And I want some egg in every bite. *It
> > >>> shouldn't be that much work just to make an egg sandwich at home.
>
> > >> Sheesh! Why not use a slice of bread from the same loaf, and trim out all
> > >> but the outermost crust?
>
> > > Innovative - - but that's a lot of work for just one use - - figure out a
> > > way to preserve it for multiple uses and you have something.
>
> > But then you're still stuck with the problem that there's no standard size
> > for a piece of bread. You'd have to get a separate egg ring for every size
> > loaf you buy. And if you MAKE your own bread and it doesn't alway rise to
> > the same height, then you have to come up with a ring for each irregular
> > size.
>
> Not a problem for me. I only eat one kind of bread. It hasn't changed
> size in the last 20 years or more.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Hit a hardware store, get a piece of tin, get some tin snips, and
create your own. Better yet, just form the right shape from a skinny
strip of heavy-duty aluminum foil.

N.

but it seems the idea of making an egg ring in silicone or
> stainless or Teflon-coated steel, 4.7" (12 cm) square

Then you can stamp out your odd shaped lunch meat to fit better.