More importantly, where is this fancy kettle from? (Picture: Facebook/Subtle Asian Traits)

We love hacks that make our lives easier.

Vinegar that softens your washing? Sign us up. Placemats to glam up your house? Sure. Dishmatic sponge that rubs off fake tan? Inject it into our veins.

And now we’ve come across a method of boiling eggs that we can’t wait to run home and try.

The technique involves placing eggs inside a kettle and letting the boiling water cook them.


It was shared by Stephen, a Sydney resident on Facebook group Subtle Asian Traits.

Followers of the million-strong group were tickled by Stephen’s creativity and vowed to try the trick at home.



Stephen simply popped a few eggs in his transparent kettle (fancy) and boiled them to perfection.

The finished product (Picture: Facebook/Subtle Asian Traits)

Most of us (probably) can’t be bothered waiting for water to boil before we start cooking so the two-minute kettle trick seems very handy.

It also saves on needing to wash up a pan.

Though if you are trying it at home then you might need to keep turning it on to let it cook properly.

Luckily Stephen’s kettle is see-through so he can see when it’s ready to be taken out (and avoid the shell cracking and lingering eggy smell).

It’s unknown how long he left them in there but commenters on the post said around 10 minutes should do the job.

Some of them said it was a ‘game-changer’ and they would be testing it for themselves. Others admitted it worked for them in the past.

‘I’ve been doing this stuff for years! Cook hotdogs and everything,’ wrote one.

Another said: ‘I made dumplings in my boiler, ramen in my boiler, eggs in the boiler you can have a full course meal with one of those things.’

We imagine boiler means kettle (it is an international group).

Some pointed out that it’s best to avoid kettles which have an exposed coil as the eggs can crack if they come into contact with the heated area.

Anyway, try for yourself and report back to us.

Apologies if it leaves you drinking egg-flavoured tea for the next few weeks.

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