Out of favour?, how do you hold yours?

[Zogbert Splod]

Over the last few days I have been into 4 different shops looking to buy something. In one of the shops I asked a staff member where I could find the item, only to get the answer, "What's that then? We don't stock those. What are they for?".  At that point I went home.
What was I trying to buy?  Egg cups!  Don't people use them anymore? 

[austinbob]

Over the last few days I have been into 4 different shops looking to buy something. In one of the shops I asked a staff member where I could find the item, only to get the answer, "What's that then? We don't stock those. What are they for?".  At that point I went home.
What was I trying to buy?  Egg cups!  Don't people use them anymore? 

Well I and the misses still use them quite often. You can't beat a boiled egg. (only a raw one  )

[Ngauging]

I'm off eggs. Earlier this year I had them twice in a couple of weeks and I felt sick afterwards on both occasions. From different boxes too. Maybe more people are affected! 

[keithfre]

I used to use egg cups. Nowadays I steam the egg in very little water (after seeing that technique used in an egg steamer on a hotel self-service breakfast buffet) for about six minutes, then peel it under cold water and deposit the result on my bread. It seems to taste better than fished out of the shell with a spoon. It's also easier to distribute the salt & pepper.

[GrahamB]

I still enjoy a soft boiled egg every week.

Yes I use an egg cup. We have six.

However, we bought them (Or were given them) when we got married - 34 years ago. Somehow I don't think any egg cup supplier is going to get rich out of us.

[Jon898]

I guess the current generation can't put their Muesli or their Latte's in an egg cup, hence the ignorance.  Nevertheless, they seem to be available:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=fun+egg+cups&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=84637070214&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5473017677365080106&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_6lkosjkm9a_b

It looks like this one has Tank's name on it... http://www.amazon.co.uk/NOKI-Egg-Splode-Egg-Toast-Cutter/dp/B00CBUN64Y/ref=sr_1_3/276-4613212-6471862?ie=UTF8&qid=1446737976&sr=8-3&keywords=fun+egg+cups

[railsquid]

I had an eggcup once. Wonder what happened to it...

Here in Japan we just break open a raw egg over a bowl of warm rice and add soya sauce 

[port perran]

Yep, I have a double egg cup which holds two boiled eggs at the same time.

[fatso]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xegg+cups.TRS0&_nkw=egg+cups&_sacat=0

[Zogbert Splod]

I used to use egg cups. Nowadays I steam the egg in very little water (after seeing that technique used in an egg steamer on a hotel self-service breakfast buffet) for about six minutes, then peel it under cold water and deposit the result on my bread. It seems to taste better than fished out of the shell with a spoon. It's also easier to distribute the salt & pepper.

That's what I've done for ages too and it's the reason I don't have an egg cup in the house.  I felt like a change and then the saga started...  I use an egg cooker from Lidl's and it's great.
Like you, I first saw the idea in a hotel breakfast bar.....

[Newportnobby]

It looks like this one has Tank's name on it... http://www.amazon.co.uk/NOKI-Egg-Splode-Egg-Toast-Cutter/dp/B00CBUN64Y/ref=sr_1_3/276-4613212-6471862?ie=UTF8&qid=1446737976&sr=8-3&keywords=fun+egg+cups

Brilliant!
I bet Tank has a set of Network South East liveried or de Walt ones, though
@Tank

[Tank]

It looks like this one has Tank's name on it... http://www.amazon.co.uk/NOKI-Egg-Splode-Egg-Toast-Cutter/dp/B00CBUN64Y/ref=sr_1_3/276-4613212-6471862?ie=UTF8&qid=1446737976&sr=8-3&keywords=fun+egg+cups

Thanks for that!    I had a novelty screwdriver that looked just liked this, and the Hex Bit went in the gun. 

Our egg cups are older than me!  I don't think we'll be buying any in our life time to be honest, and maybe they'll be passed to the third generation in the future?! 

[Bealman]

One boiled egg, in an eggcup, every morning for Bealman 

[D1042 Western Princess]

Does this help?
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=eggcups&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-GB:IE-Address&ie=&oe=&rlz=&gfe_rd=cr&ei=AGA8VtrgD8GH8QeKpKR4&gws_rd=ssl

[mr bachmann]

all our egg cups are blue with the seaside names on them - holiday souvenirs