What Does This Kitchen Gadget Do ???

Mark Thorson said:

The obvious guess is that it's for cooking either
a whole chicken or some eggs.

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ130110245902

But there are only four holes in the ceramic
plate that fits in the bottom, and the holes
are too small for eggs.

I'd guess it's for steaming a whole chicken,
but who wants steamed chicken? Seems like
it'd be an awful mess, and not for anything
particularly good. It might be a useful
appliance for somebody who did not have
an oven.

Its an egg boiler. The 4 holed disc with the notch holds the eggs.

Mark Thorson said:

The obvious guess is that it's for cooking either
a whole chicken or some eggs.

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ130110245902

But there are only four holes in the ceramic
plate that fits in the bottom, and the holes
are too small for eggs.

I'd guess it's for steaming a whole chicken,
but who wants steamed chicken? Seems like
it'd be an awful mess, and not for anything
particularly good. It might be a useful
appliance for somebody who did not have
an oven.

It's too small for a whole chicken - even a Japanese-sized
chicken. The dish appears to be about 5" across.

Steamed chicken *is* a common Asian cooking technique, though.

The patent documents say that it's a "Stripper for wire
insulation.", circa 1902.

<http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=0714109.PN.&OS=PN/0714109&RS=PN/0714109>

-sw

George said:

Its an egg boiler. The 4 holed disc with the notch holds the eggs.

The holes look too small for holding eggs in place, eveb if used
on the top. Once the water starts to boil, they wouldn't stay in
place.

-sw

Steve Wertz said:

It's too small for a whole chicken - even a Japanese-sized
chicken. The dish appears to be about 5" across.

Now that you mention it, the dimensions do seem
much too small for a chicken, or even a chicken
quarter. I think the egg theory makes more sense,
but for steamed rather than boiled eggs.

Though, I'm not sure there's an advantage
in steaming vs. boiling eggs. Less electricity?
Faster? Less chance of breakage?

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Quoted message said:

The obvious guess is that it's for cooking either
a whole chicken or some eggs.

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ130110245902

But there are only four holes in the ceramic
plate that fits in the bottom, and the holes
are too small for eggs.

I'd guess it's for steaming a whole chicken,
but who wants steamed chicken? Seems like
it'd be an awful mess, and not for anything
particularly good. It might be a useful
appliance for somebody who did not have
an oven.

the same thing as this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Ceramic-Egg-Cooker-Rooster-Chicken-Design_W0QQitemZ140090313570QQihZ004QQcategoryZ982QQcmdZViewItem

Gil Faver said:

the same thing as this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Ceramic-Egg-Cooker-Rooster-Chicken-Design_W0QQitemZ140090313570QQihZ004QQcategoryZ982QQcmdZViewItem

Aha! The first one is missing a piece!

Good catch, Gil!

On Sun, 06 May 2007 14:06:08 -0700, Mark Thorson <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

The obvious guess is that it's for cooking either
a whole chicken or some eggs.

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ130110245902

But there are only four holes in the ceramic
plate that fits in the bottom, and the holes
are too small for eggs.

I'd guess it's for steaming a whole chicken,
but who wants steamed chicken? Seems like
it'd be an awful mess, and not for anything
particularly good. It might be a useful
appliance for somebody who did not have
an oven.

It's an egg boiler.
http://tinyurl.com/2k2b5k

There should be fill lines inside, probably located under the metal
plate that say "soft, mediium, hard".

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Mark Thorson said:

Gil Faver said:

the same thing as this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Ceramic-Egg-Cooker-Rooster-Chicken-Design_W0QQitemZ140090313570QQihZ004QQcategoryZ982QQcmdZViewItem

Aha! The first one is missing a piece!

Yep. I wonder how much water you're supposed to add? The water
wouldn't come up to the top of the egg. But guess the steam
would still be roughly the same temp as the water.

-sw