James H Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Following the arrival of our first egg from clebver blinky, when i sat down to eat my pekin banta sized egg i had no egg cup anywhere near the correct size for a bantam egg, i googled bantam eg cups and couldnt find any egg cups without a hen size egg cup stuck to it. Does anyone know where i can egt some bantam sized agg cups without a hen sized agg cup being stuck to it. Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris70 Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 I gave up looking - and now eat bantam eggs poached - as no need for an egg cup then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 I pad the egg cups with a wad of kitchen paper I have never found bantam sized egg cups either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Sounds like there's a gap in the market. Anyone feeling handy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 http://www.kitchen-garden-hens.co.uk/catalogue.htm Although this looks like a big and a small one it's not what it says in the description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol U Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Scrunched up tinfoil is good for padding the bottom of eggcups. You can sort of shape it to the right size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 You need to look at the local craft fairs. If you find a woodturner they may be able to make you some. We had bantams when I was little and my dad was into woodturning at the time and he made some egg cups that were the perfect size. Cooking the egg to perfection is a different matter. I hate cooking boiled eggs for all 5 of us at once because they always seem to harden by the time they are all open and on the table. I can do it perfectly for the 3 children but whenever hubby wants one I always over cook it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Didn't someone use a little shot glass or a bar measure as a bantie egg cup??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozkate Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Hi, could get the Omlet guys to bulk order some bespoke from this guy: http://www.willowmodels.com/Woodturnings.html He looks like he's always looking for new ideas. His 1/12th scale egg cups are prices at £1.75 each. They're probably a bit small but I feel sure he'll do a big order. What about a new thread with a poll - "would you buy bantam egg cups from this man" I'm guessing he's a fellow yorkshireman so if he thinks the idea is rubbish he'll say so and nothing lost. All royalties via pay-pal please. Loz Edit - BTW its slap bang in 'Last of the Summer Wine' country so be prepred to wait for the obligatory three-men-in-a-bath down hill race to finish before he starts your order! Wellies mandatory if you plan to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozkate Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 I'm rather into this and have a few fairly simply ideas. Can someone give me a typical length and diameter of a Babtam egg - I've really no idea. Is it the same size as a large marble - or Biggie as we used to call them at school. There's possibilities with spiralled wire and crossed sticks and Epoxy resin. Are the relative dimensions roughly the same as a Morrisons egg? (we've not had one from our girls yet). I.e. is it rounder or more oval or more 'pointy'. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amethyst53 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Some egg cups, when you turn them upside down, have a sort of depression in the base which is just the right size for a bantam egg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbian Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 My late father had an old aluminium egg cup with a large size at one end and a smaller one at t’other; it was great for bantam eggs. We couldn’t find any egg cups for our bantam eggs so bought some modelling clay and made a couple. As the clay air-dries it has to be sealed afterwards to stop it absorbing water and going soft again - pva is good and can be mixed with acrylic paint. When my kiln is up and running again I may make some ‘proper’ ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Have you seen 'A Hand Thrown Pottery Egg Cup Made By Me, A Perfect Size For Bantam' £4.00 each with p&p on top at https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133698418489?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28 I’ve also been in touch with Francine Raymond of “The Kitchen Garden”. If you go to her website at http://www.kitchen-garden-hens.co.uk/ and send her a message through ‘contact us’ she too has some spare that she is selling cream with blue spots plus a spoon £6.50+ £2.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Found this link www.robwheelerpotter.com and ordered some for myself. They are very pretty and just the right size for Pekin eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanF Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 I have been searching unsuccessfully for a while, I even contacted Jamie Oliver’s marketing team (fruitlessly) after one of his food waste campaigns about pullet eggs being wasted due to their small size. A friend of mine is a gallery owner who knows some potters. I have asked her to see if one of them would be interested in producing some for me to test the market. If there is any progress I shall update 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
