Nordic Ware Microwave Egg Boiler

This Microwave Egg Boiler is the coolest thing! I don't know how $14.65 could possibly buy more joy! It works perfectly! The eggs never taste like they were cooked in a microwave. They actually taste better than when I boil eggs in a large stock pot on the stove. Now I enjoy perfectly hard boiled eggs every day. The best part is the eggs are super easy to peel, and they taste so much better when eaten immediately. We used to boil a couple dozen eggs and eat them throughout the week. By day #2 they were already cold and rubbery. But this Microwave Egg Boiler makes cooking hard boiled eggs so fast and easy that I now cook them "to order" so to speak. When I want hard boiled eggs, they're done in 9 minutes, and I eat them immediately. All you have to do is, after removing the cooked eggs from the microwave, place them in a cold water bath for 30 seconds. Then they're ready to eat. They're still a little warm, but not hot by any means. And the egg is so tender, fresh, and delicious that way. The instructions do a great job of recommending cooking times based on your microwave's wattage, but you may want to tweak that a little. If the yolks are a little soft for your taste, add a minute to the cooking time. No big whoop. TIP: Use "medium" eggs. Don't use extra-large eggs. Think about it. This thing is designed to hard boil "typical" eggs. If you put extra-large eggs in there, it takes longer to cook the center, and by that time the outside is over-cooked. If you use medium eggs, the recommended cooking times (based on microwave wattage) will be much more reliable. Here's what I do... I put 4 medium eggs in the cooker, mic on high for 9 minutes, and when the timer goes off, I leave the microwave door closed for 2 minutes. This is the recommended "cooling down" time in the instructions so that you don't try to open the cooker when there is still too much steam inside. By keeping the door closed for 2 minutes, the eggs continue to cook a little more during the cool-down period. Think of it as putting them on "simmer." Then, after the 2 minutes, put the eggs right into a cold water bath for 30 seconds. So the total cooking time, for me, using a 1,000-watt microwave, is 11 minutes (9 minutes on high, plus 2 minute cool-down period). Perfect eggs! Every time! One more thing... If you take your Microwave Egg Cooker to work and use it in your break room, you will never have a shortage of conversation. EVERYBODY will want one, and they will have a thousand questions. When people see it, they're mesmerized by the clever design. I couldn't be happier with this thing.

Update 4/28/2022:I bought this product in 2014 and it is still making hard-boiled eggs flawlessly, today.I used a magic marker to mark the water level on the inside of the base so I don't have to measure it everytime. There is a raised mark on the inside, but it's white on white, so it's difficult to see in a dimly lit room.I fill it with really hot water from the tap. Eggs come out more consistent time after time if you start with the hottest tap water that you can.The egg will be very hot if you remove it too quickly from the microwave oven. You might want to wear kitchen gloves. I just soak my hands in ice cold tap water and then I've got about 10 seconds to move the egg cooker from the microwave to the sink before my hands start to burn. If it's still too hot to move this way, then it's still too hot to take the eggs out. The yolks are still cooking for a while after the microwave is done. The sooner you try to cool the eggs, the softer the yolks will be.Often there is a nice vacuum seal around the lid when it's done cooking. It can be difficult to get the lid off after the egg cooker has had a chance to cool down a bit. It has to do with the inner contents cooling and the air inside the cooker contracting to create a vacuum inside the egg cooker. The lid refuses to come off easily -- sometimes. Just put cold tap water in the little hole at the top of the cooker and the lid will pop right off after a couple of seconds.Then turn the base upside down. Carefully (to avoid cracking the shells) pour the hard boiled eggs into the inverted lid and turn the shelf upside down on the upside down base. The inverted lid will be fairly stable when sitting in the middle of the 4 egg positions when the lid is inverted. Turn on the tap water (cold) and let it run for a few minutes into the inverted lid to cool the hot hard boiled eggs. I find this eliminates the need for another bowl to cool the eggs in.This inverted stack of parts is also a great position to let everything drain and dry after you're done with the egg cooker.End of update.I LOVE this!! Makes 4 hard boiled eggs, easily. If you handle the eggs carefully, then they won't break or crack during cooking. If they don't break or crack, then I don't always wash this after using it. The water in the bottom does a good job of sterilizing the surfaces inside.

Pretty solid egg bite pan! It’s super easy to use and makes perfect little egg bites in just a few minutes. The non-stick surface helps a lot, and cleanup is quick. My only complaint is that the eggs can sometimes cook unevenly if you don’t stir or rotate halfway through. Still, it’s a great alternative to buying egg bites at a coffee shop, and it saves a ton of time in the mornings. A handy kitchen tool!