Safe patient handling & movement

An egg cooker of the skillet type having a central water compartment for generating steam for basting and a plurality of separate cooking compartments each of fried egg size for receiving shortening and the yolk and white of an egg, and a removable cover which when in place is spaced from the open tops of the water and cooking compartments, whereby steam produced in the water compartment is directed to the upper surface of eggs in the cooking compartments, producing cooked eggs having the appearance and texture of poached eggs and the flavor of fried eggs.