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How to Use an Egg Mold
By Alex Burgess
How to Use an Egg Moldthumbnail Transform the shape of boiled eggs with an egg mold.

An egg mold is a plastic, hinged case that clips shut to encase a freshly cooked and peeled hard-boiled egg as it cools, squeezing it into the shape of the mold. Traditionally designed for Japanese bento lunch boxes, egg molds are available in the form of popular cartoon characters and kid-friendly themes, or simple geometric shapes that add a twist to hard-boiled eggs in an adult’s lunch box. For added Japanese bento authenticity, you can dye the egg before it goes in the mold.

Topic To Use an Egg Mold:

• Water Damage
• Floor Water

To Use an Egg Mold Difficulty:

• Easy

To Use an Egg Mold You’ll Need:

• Egg
• Egg mold
• Food coloring (optional)

To Use an Egg Mold Instructions:

• Place a pan of cold water on the stove and add the cold, uncooked eggs. Bring the water to the boil and cook the eggs for approximately eight minutes, stirring once a minute to encourage the yolks to settle in the middle of each egg.
• Remove the pan from the heat and plunge the eggs into a dish of cold water or place the pan under cold running water for 20 seconds.
• Take one egg from the cold water and remove the shell. The egg should still be hot to the touch and malleable. If it is not, briefly place the egg in a dish of hot water for a minute to make the white pliable again. This warming technique is also suitable for hard-boiled eggs that have been stored in a refrigerator.
• Open the egg mold and position the egg in the center of the indentation. Close the lid gently and secure the locking clip over the side of the mold until it clicks into place.
• Fill a dish with cold water and place the filled egg mold in the water to cool and leave for at least 10 minutes.
• Remove the egg mold from the cold water, release the clip and lift the lid. The egg should be molded perfectly, but if there are any pieces of surplus egg white, trim them away with a sharp knife.

• Add a teaspoon of food coloring to a bowl of hot water and drop each egg into the hot colored water before molding. Do not color eggs after molding because the additional exposure to water may cause them to swell and lose definition.