LONDON - A British inventor says he has cracked the age-old riddle of how to boil the perfect egg - get rid of the water.
Simon Rhymes uses powerful light bulbs instead of boiling water to cook the egg.
The gadget, which looks like a glass cafetiere, does the job in six minutes and then chops off the top of the egg to allow dipping with toast "soldiers".
"Many people are confused," the 23-year-old product design student told BBC radio on Wednesday. "This simply uses four 500-watt bulbs to heat the egg directly."
Rhymes said he has secured a patent and is in talks to mass-produce the device.
- REUTERS
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