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The inside-the-shell egg scrambler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chEPougF_nQ
The inside-the-shell egg scrambler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chEPougF_nQ
Pengwuino said:I'd buy it.
Ivan Seeking said:Why? Does it hurt your little flippers to use a whisk?
Pretty stupid idea unless you like your eggs heavy and rubbery. If you want nice fluffy scrambled eggs you have to add water or maybe milk, and whisk the mix to entrain lots of air into it. This gizmo might seem to be a wonderful idea to people who have no idea how to cook, though. They probably sold a bunch of 'em. Ron Popeil owes his success to the gullibility of fools.Ivan Seeking said:Dedicated to products that work, but are worthless, wasteful, or silly.
The inside-the-shell egg scrambler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chEPougF_nQ
turbo-1 said:Pretty stupid idea unless you like your eggs heavy and rubbery. If you want nice fluffy scrambled eggs you have to add water or maybe milk, and whisk the mix to entrain lots of air into it.
Try it. You'll never go back. If you want to make a really fluffy base for an omelet, you need to use a liquid lighter than egg, and entrain the air.TubbaBlubba said:I've never heard of having to whisk air into them. Must be some FOREIGN method.
turbo-1 said:Try it. You'll never go back. If you want to make a really fluffy base for an omelet, you need to use a liquid lighter than egg, and entrain the air.
The point I was making is that when you are making a nice fluffy omelet, you can't keep disturbing the eggs. If you want perfect scrambled eggs, they don't need to be disturbed either. That just knocks down the entrained air and densifies the eggs while they are cooking. I like my scrambled eggs nice and light, and you have to treat them gently to get them that way.TubbaBlubba said:Omelet? Why would I want to make an omelet when I'm making scrambled eggs? The point of scrambled eggs are to NOT make an omelet.
Ivan Seeking said:Part of my objection to a product like this is the waste. It is convenience taken to the point of aburdity. I actually find products like this to be offensive.
It takes energy to manufacture and distribute any product. In a year, when you throw it away, it will go to a landfill and probably last for decades, if not much longer. Any convenience found here is trivial. Products like this are plague on our energy-hungry, oil-powered society.
Dr Lots-o'watts said:This one actually showed up on the Dragon's Den, and it's available in local stores.
http://www.bananaguard.com/
GeorginaS said:My mother brought me one of those last year when she came to visit me. I laughed so hard that it hurt. She was serious about it, though, telling me that I could "take my banana to work for lunch safely". Assuming I bring bananas with me in the first place, and assuming that I drop-kick the piece of fruit all the way to the office.
Because, I mean, honest to Pete. Bananas come with their own packaging built right on. What a terrible waste of plastic and resources for such a stupid and specific purpose. The thing got passed along from friend-to-friend until it found a home with someone who thought it was entirely dumb enough to actually use.
That's a risk element for biking. Bruised bananas, that is. Ouch.berkeman said:Well, except for those of us that commute on motorcycles and carry our stuff in courier bags. My bananas regularly get bruised -- guess I should try to find me a bananaguard!
GeorginaS said:The thing got passed along from friend-to-friend until it found a home with someone who thought it was entirely dumb enough to actually use.
berkeman said:Well, except for those of us that commute on motorcycles and carry our stuff in courier bags. My bananas regularly get bruised -- guess I should try to find me a bananaguard!
Dembadon said:
I reckon one might be asked to explain oneself after pulling out a "banana guard" at work if one's boss didn't know what they were.
Ivan Seeking said:I agree with Turbo and so do top-tier chefs. About twelve years ago, Tsu and I attended a brunch at a high-end hotel, in Portland. The scrambled eggs were so good that I made a point to hunt down a chef and ask how they were made. Based on what he said, I needed to add about three times as much milk as my mother had taught me. Sure enough, that was the trick.
Part of my objection to a product like this is the waste. It is convenience taken to the point of aburdity. I actually find products like this to be offensive.
It takes energy to manufacture and distribute any product. In a year, when you throw it away, it will go to a landfill and probably last for decades, if not much longer. Any convenience found here is trivial. Products like this are plague on our energy-hungry, oil-powered society.
s09 said:1 - It strikes me as novel. Quirky, sure, but not harmful. It's not like it's claiming to cure cancer.
2 - It's electrically powered, electricity you can get from numerous non-polluting sources.
jarednjames said:It's made from plastic, which comes from oil. When it goes into landfill, it's pollution = harmful.
Nobodies talking about the electric for its use - although it does increase demand on the power plants. Remember, the limited eco-supplies and as such only do so much. Everything else comes from the power plants. There's not enough green supply now to cover what we use which means anything else, such as this product, increase demand on the power stations not the green sources.
s09 said:Make it out another material.
I'm just surprised how much dislike this little gadget acquired. It's something that I'd give as a present to one of my geeky friends.
turbo-1 said:Try it. You'll never go back. If you want to make a really fluffy base for an omelet, you need to use a liquid lighter than egg, and entrain the air.
I like them. I'd buy heart shaped cucumbers. That's close to the price for winter cucumbers here.AlephZero said:Another dumb food product. It's too late to buy your valentine one of these, but I only found out about them today.
http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/index.asp?NewsID=1469&PageID=424
£1.00 ($1.60) for a mis-shapen piece of something that is 98% water anyway does not seem like value for money.
Evo said:I like them. I'd buy heart shaped cucumbers. That's close to the price for winter cucumbers here.
bananaguard.com said:Beware of inferior overseas imitations.
Well... Did you write down the number? :tongue:Evo said:Lol, well...