We've looked at lots of kitchen egg-gadgets, from egg poachers (and poach pods) to egg slicers. But we hadn't seen an entire appliance devoted to cooking eggs until we ran across this Krups Egg Express Egg Cooker ($19.99, Amazon).
We're split on this one - yes, it's very one-use, and yet the Amazon reviews tend towards defensive love; one egg-loving cook says, I will defy ridicule and say that this is the most-used appliance next to the electric teakettle in our kitchen, and yes, I DO know how to boil water.
Perhaps if you eat a lot of eggs or if egg salad is a weekly staple in your house, this little appliance is a good buy. It boils up to seven eggs soft, medium, or hard - depending on the amount of water and the setting. It can also poach up to two eggs.
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Comments (6)
i'm going to have to agree w/you on the most-used appliance thing. I feel like every home I go to in Germany has one of these guys - or even just the kind you put in the microwave.
My German husband (and his side of the family) are big on having a boiled egg w/breakfast, so we're planning on buying one of these - they use less energy than the stovetop!
Well, at the risk of being labeled a gadget-fiend (I'm a rice cooker proponent), this look interesting until I saw that it does not shut off automatically and the poaching feature got mixed reviews. I'll wait for a better version.
MFM - keep looking, Krups isn't the only brand - I know I've seen several models at the Kitchens Etc we used to have near us. They usually range from $10-$30. Now you've got me wondering....
my mom had one of these when i was growing up...everything old is new again!
My mother-in-law has always had one of these in her kitchen and I just love using it. It makes the perfect soft-boiled egg. I keep promising myself to get one.
I have one and it produces very tasty hard-boiled eggs... soft-boiled, too. It's like they've been salted, but I didn't add any salt. I can't explain it.
The only problem is that white will often pour out of the holes you have to make on top for ventilation. This can make a mess. Oh, and the poaching feature does indeed suck. Do NOT buy it for that. Still, for a couple of eggs every now and then, it is quicker and simpler than boiling water.