An egg cup, sometimes called an egg server, is an item of tableware used for serving and holding boiled eggs within their shell. Egg cups have an upwardly concave portion to hold the egg and a flat-bottomed base.
How do you eat a 3 minute egg?
To eat, use an egg cup take the cap off the tip using a knife or egg-cutter, eat it straight from the shell with some buttered toast for dipping. Soft-boiled eggs should be cooked to order and eaten immediately.
What is a boiled egg in a cup called?
Coddled eggs are made by very briefly immersing an egg in the shell in boiling water (to cook in water just below the boiling point) to slightly cook or coddle them.
What do you call an egg boiled in water?
Poached eggs can be described as boiled eggs cooked without their shell. The eggs should be covered with water during cooking and the 3 inch depth of water ensures that the eggs will not stick to the pan. Poached eggs must be cooked in water that is very gently bubbling or simmering.
Why do people eat eggs in a cup?
Since the larger cup is too large to hold an unshelled egg upright, this would mean that the egg(s) would have to be opened and scooped into the larger cup in the kitchen and brought to the table in the process of getting cold.
What is the difference between a coddled egg and a poached egg?
In cooking, coddled eggs are eggs that are gently or lightly cooked just below boiling temperature in a ramekin or other small container, placed in a water bath or bain-marie. Poached eggs are similar to coddled egg but cooked by submersion in water, rather than being placed in a water bath.
How do you use a double egg cup?
When one egg has been consumed, the shell is removed from the top of the cup and placed on the plate, and the second egg is transferred from the bottom of the cup, placed upright in the top of the cup and eaten.