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As Seen On TV: 'Eggstractor' Doesn't Appear All It's Cracked Up To Be

STUDIO CITY (CBSLA) — It's a tool that claims to revolutionize egg cooking and eating - the "Eggstractor".

It claims to pop out perfectly peeled eggs ten times faster and easier than by hand. But does it work?

CBS2's Elsa Ramon tested the Eggstractor by submerging some eggs in tap water, adding a heaping spoon of salt, and bringing the eggs to a full boil.

After boiling the eggs for about eight minutes, the hot water was poured out, the eggs were doused with cold water and then immediately dropped in ice water for about ten minutes.

Once the eggs are ready, the directions say to pierce the small end of the egg on the built-in sharp point on the base of the Eggstractor, gently tap the large end of the egg to crack it, and place it small-end-up in the hole before covering it.

After several attempts of pushing the egg through, no luck.

The directions say if the egg doesn't come out perfectly the first time, take a breather and give it another try.

After a few more tries, the eggs were starting to pop out, but Ramon and product tester Leeann Weitzman-Helfman still had trouble pushing them through the hole.

Ramon reported they had to push a lot harder than the instructions indicated.

In the end, five looked good - even though they had to remove half of the shell - two were split open, and four more were mangled.

While the troubleshooting guide predicted some of the issues, Ramon says out of 11 eggs, the Eggstractor just didn't work.

Ramon asked Leeann is she would buy the Eggstractor for $15 for all the egg dishes she makes.

She said "no. This just adds a whole level of complication you don't need. And it hurts."

In the end Ramon said Leann was hilarious but the Eggstractor might make a better fitness machine.

On tap for tomorrow: The Perfect Smile

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