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EARTHDATE: February 11, 2007

Official News - page 10

GEEK TOY: SIMULTANEOUS TOAST AND EGGS

by Hazed

So you want to cook your perfect breakfast, which means that everything has to be ready at the exact same time. It's no good getting your eggs to a state of perfection and then realizing your toast isn't done – or, worse, is burnt! Now scientists have come up with an all-in-one machine which takes care of both the eggs and the toast in one go.

With the push of a single button, the Egg and Muffin Toaster can boil up to four eggs and grill up to two slices of bread or muffins at a time. It can also scramble or poach your eggs, and it will ensure that the toast is ready at the exact time the eggs are.

This kitchen gadget looks like a normal toaster with a small water compartment built into one side. When it's filled, eggs can either be placed directly into the water or broken onto a tray which sits above and is heated by the steam. As the bread is lowered into position, heating elements beneath the water are activated, which cook the egg in about four minutes – the same amount of time it takes to toast the bread.

If you prefer beans on toast you can fill the egg-poaching tray with beans, and they will heat through while the toast is browned.

The egg cooker/toaster has been on sale in the US for a year, and will be launched in the UK later this year.

Sounds interesting, but it may turn out to suffer from sofa-bed syndrome – neither satisfactory as a bed, nor very comfortable as a sofa!


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