I have a version of silk to egg I've been using for a long time. I purchased this prop, because I liked the idea of not having to clean egg out of the cup. Very quickly I worked this into my routine and it went just as good. This looses a star for having to make my own yoke. The yoke it comes with will make noise. To fix this all it takes is a little imagination to find something that will not make noise. From the stage it looks like a real egg. I would not do this table hopping :) Since I have been doing my other routine for so long I have decided to stick with it. If you are looking for a simple, almost self working, less messy silk to egg, I recommend this one.

This trick is really good for state magic I find. The way I like to do this is to first put some yellow soap in along with the fake yoke, or even a real egg yoke. Usually when the silk disappears people are amazed, but there are always skeptics who will call out that it's a fake egg. I love when people do this. At that point I pull the silk out and confirm their claim. This is when you just do some magical wave and crack it open to reveal the egg yoke inside. From my experience, this always plays will with audiences.

Silk to egg is an old classic and there is a reason it is still used today by many! It can fit many many performing situations, can be done as a comedy routine, or more serious routine. Can be done for all ages and is also quite simple! I really enjoy doing this effect as it surprises people they will never expect an egg!

I normally really like Vernet's items. This one though just seemed too "toyish" to me. It would be great to include in a children's giveaway depending on the age of the kids and maybe is great on stage. Up close or Parlor though you must be real careful with your handling or you will give it away. In this particular instance, I would probably skip this product and look for something else or a different brand. Again props to Vernet as 99% of their stuff is great, I just wasn't real impressed with this particular item.