West Bend 7 Egg Capacity Automatic Egg Cooker, in Gray 87628 | gastrobackuae.com
This is a compact, space-saving design that comes in a variety of colors to match the kitchen or add a pop of color. It’s easy to operate, with a large button to turn it on, a buzzer to let you know the eggs are done, and an auto-off feature to prevent the eggs from overcooking. If you like the idea of an appliance that will make egg-cooking foolproof, but don’t like the idea of a gadget that has only one use, you might like this food steamer. It has two stackable steaming trays that have divots for holding eggs upright.
- The measuring cup has little marks for the amount of water needed to poach/make an omelette, hard boil, soft boil, and medium boil.
- The Dash Deluxe Sous Vide Style Egg Bite Maker with Silicone Molds for Breakfast Sandwiches is one of our favorite cost-saving tools.
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Almost all the egg cookers produced an irregularly shaped “omelet” with a weird, spongy texture that we found unappetizing. The only egg cooker that gave us an edible “omelet” was the Dash Rapid Egg Cooker; it didn’t puff as high and would be great for a breakfast sandwich. An egg cooker is a small countertop appliance that allows you to cook eggs in a multitude of ways, including hard-boiled for salads or deviled eggs, poached for eggs benedict, or scrambled. The best part is that the entire process is hands-free, allowing you to focus on something else in the kitchen. This is extremely helpful for busy parents who want to give themselves and their kids a nutritious breakfast or snack but don’t want to stand over a stove.
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The Elite Gourmet’s simplicity and consistency are why we chose it as our top pick. Its egg rack holds seven eggs, and it comes with a poaching tray and an omelet tray, just like the other egg cookers. Depending on how you want your eggs done, you’ll add water from an included measuring cup onto the heating element, load the eggs onto a plastic rack, then cover them with a plastic dome. As the heating plate heats — usually very quickly — the water boils and creates steam inside the dome. It’s important that the heating plate maintains an even temperature and doesn’t get too hot, or eggs will always overcook, as was the case with the Cuisinart model. The Dash has a six-egg capacity and cooked perfect hard-boiled eggs in 11 minutes.
Egg Electric Easy Egg Cooker, Steamer, Poacher (Blue Gray)
We steamed meats and veggies at the same time and tried it out with broccoli, salmon, green beans, rice, carrots, and even pears—and said it worked perfectly in each test. The steamer beeps, flashes its display, turns the heat off automatically and lights up the low water indicator if the water runs low. You don’t need to remove the food to add water—just pull out the water drawer to refill and restart the steamer to continue cooking. While some eggs did inevitably crack while cooking (this is common with egg makers in general), the minor splatters are easy to clean. All parts, except the heating plate, are dishwasher-safe, though a quick cleaning by hand with a soapy sponge is really all it takes.
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The Nordic Ware Microwave Egg Boiler is one of our favorite microwave egg cookers for its design alone. It looks like a shiny white egg, but when you take the top off, you see an internal BPA-free and melamine-free plastic aluminum insert holding four hard or soft-boiled eggs. They also caution against the steam when opening the unit after cooking–just like a popcorn bag.