What is a king size egg coddler?
The King Size coddler is designed to prepare two eggs at one time. It measures 4 inches from the base to the top of the lifting ring. With the lid off, the coddler body stands 3¼ inches tall. It is approximately 2½ inches in diameter. No chips or cracks.
When did Royal Worcester stop making egg coddlers?
Introduced in the 1961, this motif is discontinued since 2015. Egg Coddlers are manufactured in Royal Worcester fireproof hard porcelain. Porcelain is a true cookware material impervious to boiling water with excellent thermal shock resistance properties.
What sizes do egg coddlers come in?
Egg coddlers have been used for years to produce a form of soft, not quite boiled, egg. Royal Worcester produced four sizes (however, they are no longer in business): Standard (one egg), King (two eggs), Jumbo (three eggs and I have only seen two of these) and Maxime (four egg).
Where did coddled eggs originate?
England
Egg coddlers have been used in England since the 1800s. The original name for an egg coddler was pipkin. An egg coddler is a porcelain or pottery cup with a lid that is used to prepare a dish called coddled eggs.
What does an egg coddler look like?
An egg coddler is a porcelain or pottery cup with a lid that is used to prepare a dish called coddled eggs. The eggs are soft-cooked and similar to poached eggs, but the eggs are cooked more slowly than a boiled egg. The coddler is then closed with the lid and partially immersed in boiling water for a few minutes.
When was the first egg coddler made in Worcester?
From 1910 until 1928 Egg Coddlers are recorded in the Royal Worcester factory ledgers as ‘Premier Egg Cups’, perhaps relating to their high-class associations.
What are the sizes of Royal Worcester coddlers?
This true hard porcelain was developed by Royal Worcester to resist thermal shock. Most Royal Worcester coddlers are made in two sizes, standard and King size, however between 1973 and 1988 a larger ‘Maxime’ size was also produced in some designs.
Why are egg coddlers called Premier egg cups?
The Duchess Eggs, as they were called, were the standard first course on Sunday nights in the Baltic, prepared for the Tsar’s sister, the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg. From 1910 until 1928 Egg Coddlers are recorded in the Royal Worcester factory ledgers as ‘Premier Egg Cups’, perhaps relating to their high-class associations.
What did the Duchess of Cambridge use the egg coddlers for?
A large set of Royal Lily pattern egg coddlers, (also called Kitchener Pots), were used on board the Imperial Yacht of the last Tsar around 1900. The Duchess Eggs, as they were called, were the standard first course on Sunday nights in the Baltic, prepared for the Tsar’s sister, the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg.