3-in-1 Electric Egg Cooker for Hard Boiled Eggs, Poacher, Omelet Maker & Vegetable Steamer, Holds 14, Black (25508)

I have been steaming eggs for 30 years. I was raised and taught that we boil eggs by putting them in cold water, then bringing the water to a boil. Later, someone told me that steaming eggs would do 2 things. 1. Stop the yolks from becoming discolored. 2. Makes the shell easier to peel when they are cold. So I started steaming my "hard-boiled eggs" and have been doing so for almost 30 years. Last week, this little gadget popped up on my Amazon page for $20. I know the Hamilton Beach brand and have a few of their items in my kitchen. BUT...I was still skeptical about this machine. I know how to steam eggs; its not a difficult process - but there's no way this little (I was shocked at how small it is) machine was going to hard boil 14 eggs. This little steamer is essentially just a concave hot plate that holds a small amount of water. I followed the directions for steaming the eggs. According to the directions that are included, it should take about 18 minutes to hard boil 7 eggs. Because I was steaming double that, I added an extra 2 minutes to the countdown. The way the machine works is simple - Add water to the hot plate, it boils the water off into steam. When the water is all gone, the plate gets too hot tripping the shutoff alert. There is a little measuring cup that is marked for how much water you will need to cook your desired style of eggs (Poached, Omelette, Hard, Medium, or Soft-boiled) Unfortunately, I think they screwed up the measurements because if you want them hard-boiled like I do, you should want more water in the pan, not less. This little measuring cup is my only legitimate gripe about the machine. I'm very happy I was wrong. I love the fact that I can now steam a dozen eggs on my countertop and not have to use the stove when it's already 90f deg in the house. I will post updates as I test the poached and, omelette settings. In conclusion: For hard-boiled eggs, normally I steam 6-8 eggs for 12 minutes in a steamer basket on the stove. This little gadget steamed 14 eggs for 20 min before I turned off the hotplate and put the steamed eggs into ice-cold water to shock them and stop the cooking. I just ate 2 of the eggs and they look fantastic. They peeled relatively easy, and the yolks were NOT discolored at all. Both yolks were cooked all the through, and I'm glad I've now added this to my kitchen.

My new egg boiler works great. I neither boil 7 or 14 eggs at one time. It’s so easy, fast, and durable. It quick compared to other stove methods. It has automatic shut off timer. I love it. It makes dying Easter eggs more enjoyable because it’s quicker so we don’t need all day to boil them.

Bought a smaller one for me. Liked it so I got this for a gift, it was well received, convient, perfect timing takes the guesswork out of making eggs, no more boiling water heating up the kitchen in summertime to make deviled eggs and not messy, eggs peel easy.

We enjoy the egg cooker. Love that the steaming capacity on it holds 14 eggs opposed to 12, as well as the chime noise level to tell you when it's done. It cooks quickly, and easy to use. Love how cute it is. However, the words on the water/needle container rub off quickly.

Bought for my husband, he loves boiled eggs, but hates peeling them when boiled on the stove. This wat peels.perfect everytime. Using the measuring cup provided, eggs boil perfectly according to water amounts. We have not used it for other cooking methods. Would highly recommend this product. Definitely will buy again if needed.

This Hamilton Beach egg cooker is very easy to use and saves a lot of time. It cooks eggs perfectly every time, whether hard-boiled, soft-boiled, or poached. The compact design doesn’t take up much counter space, and cleanup is quick and simple. It’s a great kitchen appliance for busy mornings and works exactly as described.

I was very happy to recieve this unit because of its perceived simplicity and not having to poke a hole in the egg like some units on the market. The tradeoffs: 1. Is it is no "real" timer or cutoff of the unit. All has to be watched, monitored and water needs to be added, even after the first "buzzer goes off. 2. The writing on the cup is very confusing and washed off quickly. So unless you take a picture of when you first open the package( I did) water levels will mean nothing. 3. The unit gets real hot and the top steams out. Please turn to the side, not to get a blast of steam to your face. Top has a little plastic piece that gets wet and very hard to grip to add more water or check your progress, (i e. If you are steaming vegetables )-a benefit for me.You need to have on a oven mit or use a towel to pull off slowly so you do not get blasted with hot steam. 4. I have not tried to make poached or omelette eggs with the unit, but it does make perfect hardboiled eggs quickly. I have not tried doing 14 eggs, only 7 at the most 5. Only for my steamed vegetables and hardboiled eggs do I really even use it any more. I have used trial and error to get my unit to work for me. 6. I would recommend a timer cutoff if I had it to do over again. Hamilton beach needs to incorporate that suggestion in future upgrade models. Great idea and concept, but needs more attention to detail, cup where the writing does not vanish, better safety and better overall instructions. I would consider buying again, if those things were added and upgraded. I love the fact that I do not have to pierce egg and just place all in the appliance. Big selling point for me. Get the other items addressed and you have a winner. Real talk. Hope this helps in your buying decision. All be blessed, safe, healthy, happy, prosperous and great!!

Love it! We've had one that cooks seven eggs at once but needed something bigger that cooks more at one time. We got this one. It works great! And if you need to make some egg salad on a Saturday, this makes it much easier.

I have used this item for 2 times and found it very bad and useless and noticed that its electricity is 120 V which is not consistent with saudi market. This is shouldn’t be delivered to saudi

De las mejores compras que he realizado , es muy práctico, dejo los huevos y puedo ir a hacer otras actividades y tiene una alarma que avisa cuando ya están cocidos. Los omelettes quedan deliciosos. Solo agregaría el apagado automático pero fuera de eso es excelente

Muy buen producto, buen servicio y fácil de usar, recomendable

Es impresionante de verdad, súper fan de este producto Te ayuda a comer súper rico Rápido Y los huevitos bien hechos Puedes hacer un omelet Le pones tres huevitos y jamón quesito Y pimiento morron y puff queda delicioso

Muy fácil y los huevos quedaron bien cocidos justo en el tiempo indicado en el instructivo (18min). Sonó la alarma y efectivamente el agua colocada de acuerdo al vaso medidor del (nivel hard) y quedaron perfectos. Recomendación. Al término del tiempo pasar los huecos a un tazón con agua fría y después quitarles la cáscara para que la cáscara salga rápido y fácil sin que se pegue.