Egg slicer

An egg slicer is a food preparation utensil used to slice peeled, hard-boiled eggs quickly and evenly. An egg slicer consists of a slotted dish for holding the egg and a hinged plate of wires or blades that can be closed to slice.^[1]^[2]

It was invented at the beginning of the 20th century by the German Willy Abel (1875–1951) who also invented the bread cutter. The first egg slicers were produced in Berlin-Lichtenberg.^[3]

Dutch comedic duo Van Kooten en De Bie created a mock documentary about a Dutch egg slicer factory in 1983.^[4]

Aside from egg slicer, there is also egg wedger. Egg wedger uses criss-cross wires instead of parallel wires for slicing.

As a musical instrument

Some egg slicers that have thin wires can be played as string instruments. A recorded example is English experimental music group Coil's 'The Gimp (Sometimes)', where primary group member John Balance played an egg slicer solo, dubbing it a 'mini-harp', on both the studio version and later live performances. ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Sinclair, Charles G., ed. (1998). "Egg slicer". The International Dictionary of Food and Cooking. Peter Collin. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-57958-057-5. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
^ Joachim, David (2002). The Clever Cook's Kitchen Handbook: 5037 Ingenious Hints, Secrets, Shortcuts and Solutions. Rodale Inc. p. 161. ISBN 978-1-57954-549-9. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
^ "Der Eierschneider war ein Welterfolg" [The Egg Slicer was a World-Wide Success]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). April 23, 1997. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ Het officiële Koot&Bie-kanaal (November 8, 2017), De Eiersnijder - Van Kooten en De Bie, archived from the original on December 12, 2021, retrieved November 15, 2017