The French, always world leaders in the art of efficient decapitation, have excelled themselves with this egg topper thing, which Crabb bought after seeing it in a brilliantly complicated Mark Best recipe for tiny egg custards and now annoys her friends by insisting they buy one too.

Now you too can enjoy the double thrill of clinically-beheaded boiled eggs and the confidence of knowing that when Crabb tries to lecture you for an hour, you can elegantly reply "J'en ai deja un.” Which is French for "I've got one, you colossal bore."