Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Update 2021: This cooker is going strong and awesome as ever. I'd give it 6 stars if possible. I started using the poaching tray this year and the eggs are perfect. It is imperative to use some non-stick spray in the tray for the egg to slide out. I've had great luck using water right at or slightly below the poaching line on the water cup. I use a little under when I am going to toss the eggs in some oatmeal to make an eggy porridge and they finish cooking in the warm oatmeal. Update 2020: Star rating changed from 4 to 5 - this cooker is boss. I've had this cooker over 2 years. It's been used every day for the past year at least once, often twice and occasionally more. The sediment that builds up on the plate when doing hard cooked eggs is from the water. Pouring a little vinegar on the metal plate and letting it soak for a bit cleans it right up without too much scrubbing. I do the same with the egg holder platter and stem when it looks dingy and soap doesn't clean it off. I still haven't made poached eggs in the thing but I did get adventurous and started adding spinach to my omelettes. I need to fill the water just above the omelette line and let the egg patty sit in the cooker a few minutes to avoid a gooey center but it works well and is now my preferred prep method. The buzzer is as loud today as it was the first, a pro and con at the same time. I occasionally miss the buzzer when I'm in the back of the house but it dutifully continues to buzz, although occasionally intermittently, up to an hour later. No idea if it would continue past that point, I got tired of it and turned it off. Original review 2018: I've had this cooker about a month and I have used it several times every week. Hard/Medium boil: - The marking for hard boil on the cup resulted in eggs that had a slightly squishy yolk in the center which is no good for deviled eggs so I fill the water cup almost all the way to the top so it cooks a bit longer. I can boil 1 or 6 eggs at a time and they all come out the same level of doneness with the same amount of water and wait time after the buzz. I do leave them in the cooker a few minutes for a hard boil just to be sure the yolks are solid and I have yet to get any green or tough yolks doing this and the whites remain tender as well. The medium line was pretty good for the softer eggs I ate as a snack by themselves. I haven't tried making soft boiled eggs as the medium boil was as soft as I like! VS cooking on the stove, the eggs from the cooker cool much quicker and without ice in the water, plus they peel just as easy a few days later right from the fridge. Not sure if I'd leave them past a few days as the shell needs piercing for boiling, but so far so good on 2-3 days. Also as mentioned in other reviews there is discoloration on the heating plate after boiling eggs but it doesn't occur when using either of the egg cooking platter so I do not think it is rust but sediment from the shells. Omelette: - The markings for omelette are right on for me. I get a nice firmly formed egg that is still tender and an interesting puffy top layer. It isn't so much an omelette as a thick egg patty and perfect for a sandwich on toast or a bun. There is a bit of overhang on an english muffin, but not so much you can't make it work. The recipe booklet says you can add things like spinach to the egg in the cooker but I haven't tried that yet. After the buzzer goes off I can add some cheese to the top and cover it for a minute while bread is toasting and the cheese melts nicely. Be sure to use vegetable spray to coat the cooking cup for easy release. Poaching: - Haven't tried poaching myself but a friend has and said it worked well. Again, need to use that spray or else it's a mess and hard to get out! Other thoughts: - I wasn't shopping for an egg cooker, or even thought I needed one, before I saw this listed as a lightning deal around Thanksgiving. After reading so many funny and entertaining reviews regarding the buzzer I had to hear it for myself! I was a little disappointed that the sound wasn't quite the 'Klaxon of Doom' I had been expecting. It is more like a high pitched annoying perpetual buzz that you really don't want to continue listening to but could easily be missed if the washer/dryer/dishwasher was going at the same time and you're a few rooms away. Overall the cooker does a great job making it possible to get a hot breakfast made while getting ready in the morning. I've probably saved hours of time and hassle on the few dozen hard boiled eggs alone. I wouldn't be without the cooker now and aside from the urge to make a REAL omelette now and again (with 3 eggs), I am happy to let this cooker handle all of my egg cooking needs.