"Coddled eggs are soft-cooked eggs similar to poached eggs. An egg coddler is a small cup with a lid. To use it, you butter the inside and then crack a raw egg into the cup. Add whatever seasonings you desire, then place the cup into a saucepan of boiling water. Then the water bath, or bain-marie, slowly cooks the egg until it becomes tender and custardy."
"Coddlers can range in appearance from utilitarian to highly decorative. They were first introduced in Europe in the late 1800s, and by the 1920s had become popular for both their usefulness and beauty. However, with the development of more modern and electric kitchen appliances, they eventually became less popular in favor of faster cooking methods. While this simple piece of cookware may seem outdated, it actually has many purposes beyond just coddling eggs."
Egg coddlers are small cups with lids used to cook raw eggs in a water bath (bain-marie), producing soft-cooked, custardy eggs similar to poached eggs. Users butter the cup, add a cracked egg and seasonings, then place the coddler in simmering water to achieve even, tender results through indirect heat. Coddlers range from utilitarian to decorative and gained popularity in Europe from the late 1800s through the 1920s before declining as modern electric appliances emerged. Coddlers are compact, easy to clean and store, and can serve multiple purposes beyond coddling eggs; thrift stores and online retailers are sources.
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