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June 11, 2012

The Baker’s Dozen Egg Carton

Baker's Dozen Egg carton

Baker’s Dozen Egg Carton: the Concept

Maybe it was a counter-intuitive response to finding out that my cholesterol levels were slightly elevated. But last year I began to play around with an idea for fitting even more eggs into a carton. The “Baker’s Dozen egg carton” is the result.

This close-packed hexagonal arrangement adds one more egg to the traditional 12-pack, making it a perfect “baker’s dozen.”

I came up with the logo just last week: a typographic “ambiguous illusion” similar to the idea of the Baskin Robbins 31 Flavors logo. Although I do think there’s something a little more self-contained about a baker’s dozen being 13. I mean, someday Baskin Robbins might want to add or take away some flavors. A “baker’s dozen” on the other hand will always be exactly 13. (even if we don’t remember exactly why)


I love polyhedral packaging, but I don’t want to over-sell the space-saving efficiency of close-packing eggs. Yes, technically there are more eggs fitting into less space and yes, the containers, themselves, could close-pack in a similar manner.

The dairy cases at the grocery store, however, will still be rectangular. Even though the eggs inside the carton are packed more efficiently, grocers would probably still line them up like conventional egg cartons, in rectangular rows. In this arrangement, however, the diamond shaped spaces in between our 13-pack cartons could at least serve a modicum of purpose by forming convenient hand-sized gaps between each carton.

2018 Update: Baker’s Dozen Egg Carton now a reality!

You can now buy them at bakersdozeneggcartons.com

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Comments

  1. Donna Buckman says

    August 29, 2015 at 2:56 am

    Can you tell me how much your egg cartons are ? Thanks Donna

    Reply
  2. Randy Ludacer says

    August 29, 2015 at 2:44 pm

    Hi Donna, thanks for commenting. These are being manufactured this year for the first time. Pricing is still to be established. We’ll keep you posted! -Randy

    Reply
  3. Steven Dixon says

    March 25, 2016 at 8:02 pm

    Are these for sale yet?

    Reply
  4. ADALBERTO says

    October 4, 2016 at 8:06 pm

    QUQANTO CUSTA O CENTO

    Reply
  5. nikki says

    February 13, 2017 at 3:09 pm

    Are these cartons available for purchase yet? Please let me know where I can get them.

    Reply
  6. jamie burg says

    March 9, 2017 at 4:40 pm

    please let me know when available to order.

    Reply
    • Randy Ludacer says

      March 9, 2017 at 5:38 pm

      Hi Jamie,

      No problem. We’ll be in touch, hopefully later this year. Thanks!

      Reply
  7. Brian says

    April 22, 2017 at 11:11 pm

    Hello,
    I would like to know when these cartons are available for purchase.

    Reply
  8. amy says

    July 26, 2017 at 5:57 am

    I’d love to order if you get these made.

    Reply
  9. Margarite Lambert says

    September 26, 2017 at 9:04 am

    Has this been released yet? I would love to purchase for our small family farm to set us apart.

    Reply
    • Randy Ludacer says

      September 29, 2017 at 11:50 am

      We’re hoping to start production soon. Perhaps by the end of this year.

      Reply
  10. Andre says

    October 1, 2017 at 3:48 pm

    How do I order?

    Reply
    • Randy Ludacer says

      October 1, 2017 at 4:16 pm

      Hi Andre,

      I’ll let you now as soon as we have some manufactured. Possibly by the end of the end of the year.

      Reply
  11. Dan says

    November 14, 2017 at 5:26 am

    I’ve been playing with this idea in my head for some time, and while I like the tight packing and the overall elegance of the solution, what I really like is that no matter how many eggs are in the carton, you can always have them in a symmetrical or balanced pattern in the carton. Call it OCD, but I’ve used an extra egg in a recipe just so the ones left in the carton will be arranged in a pleasing way.

    Reply
  12. Paul says

    January 31, 2018 at 3:44 pm

    These are great! Where can the be ordered from?

    Reply
  13. Nikki Sawyer says

    March 17, 2018 at 11:43 pm

    Are these available yet? Please let me know. Very interested.

    Reply
  14. Randy Ludacer says

    December 10, 2018 at 9:23 am

    NOW AVAILABLE!

    We now have a website where they can be securely purchased online in various quantities: bakersdozeneggcartons.com

    Reply
  15. Ludwig Cokhaus says

    October 27, 2019 at 2:18 pm

    I would like to place a substantial order. I have visited the link but cannot find a pathway to order. Please let me know how to do so. Thank you!

    Reply

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