Dippy Eggs, Part Two: Cute Animal Shapes
Your kid knows how to make dippy eggs now, right? (If not, go here to bathe in my wisdom.) Eggcellent. Now let’s take it up a notch. Let’s make those eggs look like cute little animals. Everybody likes eating cute little animals.
My sister bought me these silicone egg molds to make egg cooking more fun. She’s vegetarian so I’m not sure what she knows about eating food but the molds are cute. In theory they might convince your picky child to eat a perfectly good egg. Hopefully, your kid is training to be an elite athlete because they will have to eat two eggs if you want to fill the mold properly. If your kid will eat a deformed kitty with one eye you probably don’t need this mold at all.
My last dippy egg article was about teaching your child how to cook. This time, I suggest that you shove your kid out of the way and keep the primary egg cooking responsibilities to yourself. Just make sure that they take a look at the eggs when they first start cooking.
Look at this:
Adorable.
Also, that’s as good as it gets. Your eggs will never look cuter than this.
Your child can still help in your attempt to get the toast and the eggs ready at the same time. They can butter the toast and stuff. However, DO NOT LET THEM PULL THE COOKED EGGS OUT OF THE SILICONE MOLD. It will just make them sad.
Here’s a photo of the bunny mold in action. Notice how cute it is. Aren’t you excited to eat this cute little bunny egg?
Now look at this:
It’s not easy to get the egg out of the mold properly and, even if you do, it will not look as cute as you anticipated. Also, please note that the eyes on some of the molds are a little too small. This makes the animals look bug-eyed and it raises the yolk up a little so it will cook slower than usual. Make sure you’re cooking the yolk long enough to avoid explosive diarrhea. When it’s time to take the eggs off the skillet, you’ll need to shove those yolks back through the eye holes to keep everything intact. You have a 90% chance of screwing this up, which is why I recommend you do it yourself. Don’t set your kid up for disappointment. It’s still morning. There will be plenty of time for that later.
