[Penninehillbilly]

And the other question that goes alongside, cut off with knife or crack and peel - for me, is crack and peel.

But these days I am much much much more likely to have poached, or hard boiled, or in a sandwich.  Boiled egg and soldiers is for when you are ill, chicken soup for the other meal 

I tend to peel and wander off eating anyway, if I sit down I see something that needs doing I'm up again.

[Ina]

Point up for me.

Interesting debate,this. Has anybody done the statistics yet? 

[AndynJ]

For health             POINT UP

And eating point down is unhealthy why? 

No idea just thought it was funny, but hey doing anything with your bum pointing upwards maybe a little unhealthy 

[john and helen]

Surly we need to think in a logical way.... if the chicken where to place the egg in the cup it would do it point up . seeing as the point is the last thing to come out 

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[Anke]

Surly we need to think in a logical way.... if the chicken where to place the egg in the cup it would do it point up . seeing as the point is the last thing to come out 

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No isn't it the point that comes out first? It is certainly the hardest to break....

[Ina]

Surly we need to think in a logical way.... if the chicken where to place the egg in the cup it would do it point up . seeing as the point is the last thing to come out 

Is it? I never watched! 

But thank goodness for logic... 

[Min]

LOL, this forum is dividing into Big Enders and Little Enders, like Lilliput. 

PS, I'm a little ender

[ellied]

I don't eat them out of an egg cup any more, only peeled and usually from the fridge 

However, as a point of principle, I was brought up to be a pointy end hitter, then remove and dig out the pointy end and settle in to the rest of the egg.  Always tackle the matter head on and remove the hardest obstacle while fresh, leaving the pleasure to be mined and the yolk within reach but not immediately spilling out and wasted.  Waste not want not, delayed gratification, patience bringing reward, the essential parenting of the 20th century 

So with the benefit of knowing right from downright wrong  I can only surmise that the bottom feeders that want the yolk immediately and don't care if half spills out in their hurry, then probably leave the pointy end white as too difficult, not the right shape for the spoon, not interested once they've had the yolk.. yes finally I see the answer, the reason so many folk grew up to be and perpetuate the throwaway, instant gratification generation that is a major problem in our society today.  It was all down to bad boiled egg etiquette training by parents after all, either in the current or previous generation 

All we need to do is get kids eating eggs the right way again (indeed eating eggs in any way that isn't a plastic McMuffin  ) and our culture will recover..

[happygolucky]

The only correct way is your own way

[Brucklay]

Definitely point down - no other way, a light hit with spoon and peel - could do with some breakfast now!

[HappyHippy]

This has made me 

I'm a point up gal, but only because it's the way my papa used to eat them.
The point down arguement does make sense though......am I too old to change my ways I wonder ? 

The only correct way is your own way

I'd say that's a cop out Sandy 

[little blue]

as a young 'un ... point up in an "Eggs on legs" egg cup (remember them?!) and draw a face on with a pencil !





okay, so I still do, given half a chance!

But it does depend on the size of the egg and the cup, turkey eggs and some duck's won't fit one or either way up  - maybe Bravissima should make egg cups in various sizes?!

[doganjo]

Just had a thought - did Humpty Dumpty sit on the wall on the pointy end - and that's why he fell!  Nothing to balance on. 

[happygolucky]

I have been giving this a lot of thought..1, I have not had an egg in an egg cup for ? years, I do love them though! and 2. I probably swap the way I would put them into the cup depending on the size of the egg cup, we have some  big Ikea egg cup's and if you put an egg pointy end down in them, they would not be much at the top, so, in those it has to be big bottom down and  like the old issue about what way to put a toilet roll on.....I probably would do it different every time!!  I may now observe and have an egg tonight!

[SallyintNorth]

Surly we need to think in a logical way.... if the chicken where to place the egg in the cup it would do it point up . seeing as the point is the last thing to come out 

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No isn't it the point that comes out first? It is certainly the hardest to break....

Anke!  I hope that's  ! 

My understanding is that the shell is still slightly soft as the egg comes out, hardening as the air hits it.  Hence the pointy end last.  And when you get one of those that's ridged (from a free range hen), one has to assume she was interrupted mid-egg!

But I quite like the picture Anke paints, of the egg nose-diving out to face the world...

And Annie, Humpty Dumpty was pointy end down, I think you've hit on something there!