egg-tastic gadget for those dippy eggs (Egg Perfect Colour Changing Egg Timer)

Member Name: jillycat

Product:	Egg Perfect Colour Changing Egg Timer
Date:	31/07/09 (108 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: gives great runny eggs every time

Disadvantages: none

A soft boiled egg is one of life's little treats. I have always enjoyed with the joy of dipping buttery toast soldiers in to a nice runny egg but I have always found the trying to get a nice runny egg to be at times the holy grail of cookery. But no more one day wondering around our local Lakeland plastic shop I found the egg perfect colour changing egg. At just under a fiver I did wonder would it be worth it but knowing Lakeland great customer service I knew that if it failed to live up to expectations I more than likely would get a refund or credit note.

What is it?
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"Egg shaped, heat sensitive egg timer that changes colour to display when an egg is soft, medium or hard boiled.
By sensing the amount of heat that each egg is taking up, you can have several eggs in the same pan together with the Egg-Perfect and cook them for different lengths of time... All you have to do is look out for the moment Egg-Perfect changes colour" product description form Lakeland website

Does it work?
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In a word yes. We have been using this product for at least 3 years now and it never fails to deliver. We put the egg into the cold water alongside our eggs and set the gas to on and off we go. Once the water in boiling I turn the heat down to a gentle simmer to make it easier to read the egg as at times with the bubbles it can be hard to read the colour changing lines. I have always preferred my eggs to be runny and soft boiled and it was certainly one of the foods I missed most whilst pregnant with this little gadget it doesn't seem to matter what the size of the eggs they are always come out just right. Most of the time I buy free range extra large eggs and this little egg does them a treat. But the odd time my husband has brought home medium eggs instead when he has done the shopping I still manage to get a runny egg. When hard boiled eggs for sandwiches I find that by using this gadget that I don't get any of the sulphur discolourations of the eggs that you get if you just boil them into submission.
I always give this a wash in normal soapy liquid and put it back into the cupboard for next time and have had no problems with this over the years.

Would I recommend it definitely if you are a fan of a runny egg buy this gadget.

It currently sells at Lakeland for £4.88

Summary: a simple gadget to cook your eggs the way you want to whether soft or hard