Why yes, there is a need for a place to set down hard-boiled eggs. And yes, of course it should offer a soft landing. Like a pillow. Of course. An egg pillow. The Vacu Vin Egg Pillow.

Product description:

Egg Pilllow
Vacu Vin Egg Pillows bring colour to your breakfast table! Your boiled eggs can lay comfortably on their coloured pillows waiting to be consumed. After use, the Egg Pillows can be washed in the washing machine.

* Holds your egg in place
* Fun and easy to use
* Washing machine safe

(Via Oh Gizmo!)

This five dollar Egg Poacher Cup could look like a variety of things. Just let your imagination run wild for a moment. For the sake of kitchen gadgets everywhere, let’s just say it looks like a cute, stainless steel animal of some sort. And it’s made of metal and it’s five bucks. There are a lot of egg poaching gadgets out there, but for a cheap and sturdy kitchen accessory you don’t have to be a whiz to see the value in this one.

Only chickens know when eggs are really ‘done’, and for proof of this just ask Henrietta. The Henrietta Egg Cooker, that is. The novelty kitchen appliance boils hard or soft eggs, and then ‘chirps’ when they are done. Also featuring the ability to poach eggs, this magical hen knows how to make eggs–after all, that’s what they do.

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I can think of 71% of a reason why the egg industry wouldn’t want to adopt this Egg-Bot Nutrition Label from Thingiverse user dnewman. All that cholesterol may be found in the yolk–which makes egg whites an appealing alternative–but even the Evil Mad Scientist Egg-Bot can’t print on the inside of an egg.

Click through for a picture of the Egg-Bot machine in action.

(Via Boing Boing)

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Eggs are rather rebellious as far as food items go. Crack one in a pan, and it will spread out just doing what it damn well pleases. However, as unruly as eggs can be, that doesn’t mean they can’t be tamed. When it comes to breakfast sandwich construction, use the Joie Toast Top Egg Shaper to reel in wayward eggs. By the time the toast is done, you’ll have a well-adjusted egg, ready for it’s place in society the sandwich.

Deviled eggs have a long history of being a go-to party appetizer. Nothing wrong with that; they are delicious little nibbles. However, their popularity is cause enough for hosts and hostesses everywhere to try to gussy them up. Problem is, one doesn’t necessarily want or need to mess with the classics. And if you do, perhaps it is best to start from the bottom up. As in what they are served on.

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