Abstract:
A portable apparatus is provided for cooking eggs on a heated cooking surface or grill and includes a frame with a plurality of rings carried on the frame. Each ring is adapted to be disposed on the grill and to receive a shelled egg therein. A peripheral wall means is provided for enclosing the rings. A removable closure assembly is provided for being positioned over the rings and includes (1) a cover at least coextensive with the peripheral wall means and adapted to engage the peripheral wall means, (2) an open top container mounted on the cover and defining a reservoir for receiving a predetermined quantity of water therein, and (3) means for defining an unobstructed orifice through the cover and communicating with the interior of the container for metering the water at a predetermined rate onto the grill. The relationship between the rings, the peripheral wall means, and the closure assembly is effective to (1) locate the orifice means to meter the water onto an area of the grill within the peripheral wall means but exterior of all of the rings, (2) provide space between the top of each ring and the cover to permit steam generated from the water metered onto the grill to flow into the interior of the rings, and (3) define an enclosed containment volume within the peripheral wall means and cover for retaining the steam therein.