Very Late Friday Review - Egg Molds

Finally, my "Friday" review on one of my bento products: Egg Molds. If you've googled bentos online, you've seen tons of pics of these molded eggs. They come in the shape of cars, fish, bears, bunnies, and there's even quail egg molds (although, it's so difficult for me to peel quail eggs that I don't personally think it'd be worth it). I bought these two as a set:

I found them pretty difficult to use. First, the egg needs to be hot in order to mold properly and not break/crack. Then, you have to peel it perfectly (while it's hot!), or there will be "pock marks" on your bunny/bear's face. You shove them into the egg mold, close the lid and snap them shut, then dunk them in cold water for 10-15 minutes.

Since Mike and I buy our eggs from a lady with backyard chickens, they are super duper fresh and are therefore awful to peel. Taste? Awesome. Aesthetics? Suck. The top layer of egg frequently sticks to the shell. We usually make egg salad if we hard boil them. We've tried every trick in the book to peel them (running cold water, putting them in the fridge overnight, etc), but it just doesn't work.

Therefore, I've rarely had the occasion to use these molds. In theory, they are great, but then again, how often are you really going to be giving your child a hard boiled egg to eat, plain? At least in my experience, I'm making a variety of things, such as deviled eggs, egg salad, putting it into tuna salad, egg sandwiches, whatever. It's rare where Mike would want to eat a whole, plain, cold, hard boiled egg. 

So buy your bento items carefully. Spend your money on things you think you'll actually use frequently (in my experience this would be cookie/veggie cutters, an awesome paring knife, and a good frosting spatula for spreading PB&J).