Michael Mantion
great idea but I eat 6 eggs a day, I normally soft boil a couple dozen eggs at time.
poker-pauly
I can't wait to get one but I'd rather hear a "peeping" when my chicken's egg is done:-)
MQ
Who only wants one egg.....
Germans solved this problem many years ago....
(they even have egg pricker tools to pop the the fat end of the shell.)
Steam, works well and allows one or many eggs to be cooked fast...
(The silicon thing that is hard to manufacture.. maybe, don't, just because it is cool doesn't mean that it has to be done.... Look for a smarter solution.
Guillaume Levesque
That's a pretty good idea for either singles or families who eat breakfast at different times (or if some don't like eggs).
ukrauskopf
i'll test it right here in the good old US of A
Griffin
Maybe they can follow up with an automatic egg peeler...
moreover
I use a pressure cooker which has the added benefit that the eggs (if hard boiled) are super easy to peel and don't get hurt from banging around. That's also how eggs are boiled on a large scale. Six minutes and then let the pressure come down by itself. Perfect every time. Especially easy if you have an induction or gas stove that comes up to temperature very fast.
The Skud
I personally use a plastic microwave device, at the time I bought it, you could choose between a multiple and a 1-egg model. It uses steam generated in the base, a perforated metal cup holds the egg, a solid (again lined with metal, aluminium I suspect) cap makes the steam pass the egg before escape out a small vent hole on top. You simply put a few mils of water in the base, prick the egg (optional, I forget occasionally) place the top on and microwave for 3-4 minutes depending on size of egg and hardness desired. The metal stops the egg from cooking too quickly and exploding.
Jonathan Blindell
Saw this on Dragons Den. Apart from it not working, the biggest complaint was only being able to cook one egg at a time.
BigGoofyGuy
http://www.bing.com/search?q=electriceggcooker&qs=HS&form=QBRE&pq=electric&sc=8-9&sp=1&sk=
There seems to be many alternatives to cooking eggs; especially if one wants more than one cooked egg.
If one only wants one egg, this would be nice. I think it is a neat idea.