The Goose, a new gadget that scrambles an egg still in its shell

Already fully funded on Kickstarter, the Goose is a low-tech kitchen gadget (it looks a little like a sling shot or flail but is inspired by a Victorian-era toy) that scrambles the contents of an egg while it is still in its shell, using centrifugal force.

It creates the delicacy that is also known as a “golden egg,” because the whole egg turns yellow from the yolk (and it’s pretty magical). The hand-powered Goose kitchen tool has two handles connected by nylon cords with a scrambling chamber and egg cradle in the center that is surrounded by a locking ring. It mixes the egg while also protecting it.

The Goose creator Geraint Krumpe and his company Y Line Product Design have prepared the gadget for manufacturing but launched a Kickstarter campaign for money to buy production tools and materials.

As of publication, there are more than 4,000 backers who have pledged nearly $129,000; the goal was $34,500. So people must really be excited about scrambling their eggs in their shells.

Krumpe told NPR’s “Morning Edition” that he was inspired by a YouTube video of a guy spinning an egg inside a shirtsleeve to create the in-shell scrambled egg, and 11 months later his device was born. (There’s also an Instructables step-by-step that shows how to make golden eggs with a stocking.)

You can boil an in-shell scrambled egg that results in a savory custard-like egg, which can be served whole (plain or Scotched, for example), or cut or sliced for yellow deviled eggs or yellow egg salad.

Because of how proteins and fats react to each other inside the egg without air ever being introduced, the texture is especially silky, according to the Goose’s Kickstarter page.

Also, for a $240,000 pledge, the Kickstarter reward is a Goose prototype that scrambles quail eggs in their shells.