Engineering:Egg slicer

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An egg slicer
Use of an egg slicer

An egg slicer is a food preparation utensil used to slice peeled, hard-boiled eggs quickly and evenly. An egg slicer consists of a slotted dish for holding the egg and a hinged plate of wires or blades that can be closed to slice.[1][2]

Sliced egg

The wire egg slicer was invented and patented by Willy Abel, a German inventor (1875–1951), in 1912,[3] who also invented the bread cutter. The first egg slicers were produced in Berlin-Lichtenberg.[4]

Dutch comedic duo Van Kooten en De Bie created a mock documentary about a Dutch egg slicer factory in 1983.[5]

Aside from egg slicer, there is also egg wedger. Egg wedger uses criss-cross wires instead of parallel wires for slicing.

As a musical instrument

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