Where Did Coddled Eggs Originate?

Egg coddlers have been used in England since the 1800s. The original name for an egg coddler was pipkin. An egg coddler is a porcelain or pottery cup with a lid that is used to prepare a dish called coddled eggs.

Are coddled eggs British?

It was made by Royal Worcester and had lovely birds on the porcelain cup. I bought myself another when I was in the UK, and have been coddling eggs ever since.

When were coddled eggs invented?

There is no record of when egg coddlers were invented or who was the first to manufacture them, but they started to become popular in Europe in the late 19th century. The first known Worcester coddlers were made at Grainger's China Works in the 1880s. They were made of earthenware, fired at a very high temperature.