Thursday, October 12, 2006

The perfect way to boil an egg ... with a lightbulb

An inventor has created a machine that “boils” the perfect egg, without water.

Simon Rhymes, 23, from Chippenham, Wiltshire, hatched his plan at university and has now patented the device that works using lightbulbs.

The eggs are lowered into the machine and heated by four halogen bulbs.

After cooking the egg, the gadget cuts off the top at the perfect point to allow for the insertion of bread soldiers - a circumference of 1.5 inches.

It takes six minutes to produce the perfect egg, but the cooking time can be changed to alter the runniness of the yolk.

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