It's not stupid at all! There's a huge market for egg shapers and they're really popular in kids' lunches in Japan.
We actually just bought a few because my kids like eggs but aren't huge on hard-boiled so I want to make them fun (because they're a perfect food for school lunches--good balance of protein and healthy fat).
Alton Brown, if you donโt already know, is a SUPER SMART โfoodistโ.
He says how to get the yolk centered: secure the carton with a rubber band & 24 hours before boiling: place the secured carton in refrigerator: sideways.
Other people say to: gently stir the boiling water: alternating between: clockwise & counter clockwise.
Happy Boiling!!
There was a sequel by Don Rosa in the 90s too. I had a subscription to Kalle Anka & co back then and remember that issue came with a free gift of a square egg mould (simple cardboard version you assembled yourself).
For anyone else who's curious about that amber colored egg-squishing container -- that's it's entire job ... to cube eggs. And it's been around since the 70s. Who knew?
I have my moms set of these from the 70's. We took the square eggs to a party one time and some people was amazed. We convinced someone that the local store could special order the square raw eggs. Had a good laugh when the store manager told us about someone asking to order the special square eggs.
I have one of these, my mother bought it like 30 years ago. If you want to make egg sandwiches you can just slice it easily into square slices. Much easier than cutting a regular shape egg.
I have a few of these.. I like them a lot.
I'll say you have to have at least 6 of these for it to be worth it. It takes a little bit for the eggs to take shape.
I bought one of these!* The truly stupid bit is that it takes about an hour and a half to cube ONE egg. So if you wanted to make a dozen square deviled egg servings to impress your friendsโฆsix square eggs is 9 hours of work.
Because Iโm a sucker for a gimmick. Iโve never actually used it.
Completely off topic, but I have ruined this song for myself with memes. Was surprised when the original lyrics played instead of the shitpost version Slightly NSFW
Can I also have that nice little marble cutting board thing with the hinged blade on it? I donโt really need it but it looks really satisfying to use.
I kinda wanna use this for deviled eggs. This is how they should be made world wide imo. No more of those little special plates you have to put them on yk?
I love these. A couple of years ago i worked in a kindergardenand all the little devils loved Minecraft so for lunch we most of the time prepared square food including cube eggs
I used egg shapers all of the time when my daughter was young! She loved boiled eggs and it was a fun way to make her lunch more exciting when she opened it at school.
I can't say this isn't cool.