I`m Only Yolking (Microwave Egg Boilers)

Member Name: Sarahjh

Product:	Microwave Egg Boilers
Date:	04/12/08 (329 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: A bit of a gimmicky kitchen gadget

Disadvantages: none really

Microwave egg boilers are a little bit gimmicky really, but im often tempted to send for kitchen gadgets.
The microwave egg boilers were advertised on The Kitchen Craft website, they cost £2.25 for a set of two.


The set comprises of two egg boilers in one box, each egg boiler has two parts, a bottom which you crack your egg into and also a lid.
To use you crack your egg into the bottom section of the ovate shaped egg boiler (with a flattened bottom), then you just prick the yolk with a pin and then pop the lid on the top.
Put in into the microwave for about 20 seconds and your egg will be `boiled`.
You can eat the boiled egg straight from the egg boiler.


I thought the egg boilers were a kitchen gadget that I could live without.
As a child we always looked forward to having the boiled egg with `soldiers` and a little bit of salt on the side of the plate to dip our teaspoon into.
A lot of the fun of eating the egg was derived from trying to successfully dig the egg out of the shell!
Then we would always turn the shell upside down in the eggcup and make out that the egg was still whole.


The microwave egg boilers are fine, dishwasher safe, durable and inexpensive, the egg is always cooked well and I suppose that it stops you accidentally eating any shell.
But maybe they take away some of the fun of eating a boiled egg!


I have one poached eggs in my microwave for years using a similar technique.
I take a teacup and lightly butter the inside, crack the egg into the cup and cover the cup with cling film, put it into the microwave for a few seconds and out comes a nicely poached egg...same principle.


The egg boiler idea is good, but in practise I am not totally convinced that it saves on much except time. The microwaved egg takes a few seconds to cook, the egg boiling in the pan takes 2-3 minutes. The micro egg boiler has to be washed out well after use, if you boil the egg in a saucepan then you just rinse the saucepan out.


If I was going to choose another successful way of boiling my eggs I think I would prefer the electric egg boilers, you can get a Stellar electric egg boiler for around £13. My friend has one and gets on famously with it and at least you can still dig the egg out of the shell!

Summary: A gadget that` boils` eggs but leaves you no shell.