From: max_demian@bigfoot.com 
  
 On 03/08/2025 23:12, Norman Wells wrote: 
 > On 03/08/2025 17:22, Martin Harran wrote: 
 >> On Fri, 1 Aug 2025 11:53:31 +0100, kat  
 >> wrote: 
 >>> On 01/08/2025 10:43, Martin Harran wrote: 
 > 
 >>>> A similar gadget is an egg boiler. I bought one as it was only a fiver 
 >>>> or so in Aldi thinking it was worth trying but likely something else 
 >>>> to gather dust on the kitchen shelf. I use it all the time, again 
 >>>> saves keeping an eye a boiling saucepan. 
 >>> 
 >>> That on the other hand sounds useful, but can you get one that does 
 >>> just a 
 >>> couple of eggs? Amazon seems to have larger ones. 
 >> 
 >> The one I have takes anything from 1 to 6 eggs, you just vary the 
 >> amount of water; it takes a wee bit of trial and error initially to 
 >> work out what gives you the degree of hardness you want. We both like 
 >> our eggs slightly on the soft side and I use approx 10 mls of water 
 >> for 2 large eggs (you get a measuring cup with it). They take approx. 
 >> 6 mins from start to finish so apart from convenience, there is a 
 >> massive energy savings compared to boiling even a small saucepan. 
 > 
 > Really?€€ It costs just 4p to boil a full litre of water in a kettle, ie 
 > 2p for half a litre, which is probably all you need for a couple of eggs 
 > in a small saucepan.€€ So, that is the maximum saving you could possibly 
 > achieve each time, but it's actually less than that of course because 
 > the egg boiler needs 350 watts of energy too.€€ But let's take 2p a go 
 > for the sake of argument.€€ To make an egg boiler costing €€15 (the lowest 
 > price I can find on Amazon) cost-effective at that rate, you'd need to 
 > use it, er, 750 times, which is an awful lot and probably far more than 
 > its anticipated lifespan. 
  
 You've got to keep the water boiling for the requisite four minutes or 
 so to soft boil an egg; ten minutes for hard boiled. And who would boil 
 an egg in a kettle? 
  
 These gadgets are mainly chosen for their convenience, not their economy. 
  
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