Egg cooker

Claim 1

An egg cooker, comprising: a shallow skillet; means integral with said skillet defining a central compartment open only at the top and adapted to receIve water for generating steam for basting; means also integral with said skillet defining a plurality of separate cooking compartments of fried egg size horizontally, each open only at the top and adapted to receive shortening and the yolk and white of an egg following removal from the shell, the open tops of said cooking compartments lying in a common plane; the open top of said central water compartment lying in a plane above the common plane of the open tops of said cooking compartments and the bottom wall of said water compartment lying in a plane above the plane of the bottom walls of said cooking compartments; and a cover removably associated with said skillet, said cover when in place spaced from the open tops of said water and cooking compartments, whereby steam generated in said water compartment is directed to the upper surface of eggs in said cooking compartments, producing cooked eggs having the appearance and texture of poached eggs and the flavor of fried eggs.