Boiley The Microwave Egg Boiler (Microwave Egg Boilers)

Member Name: sakura8

Product:	Microwave Egg Boilers
Date:	02/02/09 (168 review reads)
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Advantages: Quick, cooks eggs to perfection

Disadvantages: Explodes if the hole is blocked!

I think of myself as a fairly decent cook, but producing the perfect soft-boiled egg was something that eluded me. So my fiancé got me the Boiley Microwave Egg Boiler so that I would never have to worry about cooking eggs badly again.

<<< How does it work? >>>
You simply pop your egg (shell completely intact) into Boiley's base, add water to the fill line and screw on the top and whack it in the microwave. It will then cook your egg, soft, medium or hard, in 3 to 5 minutes.

<<< Does it work? >>>
The first time I tried it I was really worried about putting a whole egg into the microwave as I've always thought it would explode! But I followed the instructions and popped my egg in to nuke and crossed my fingers. 3 minutes later my egg was perfectly cooked and I was really pleased with the results.

"Hurrah!" I thought, "Boiley has saved me from bad egg syndrome!"
So I started having boiled eggs about once a week and used my new best friend Boiley about 6 times before he kicked the bucket. I did everything as normal, but then a loud BANG! emanated from the microwave and I knew that all was not well with poor Boiley. I rushed over to the microwave to check on him and alas, his head had come clean off and the contents had blasted all over the inside of his killer.
It didn't take a forensics expert to ascertain the cause: the small hole at the top of his head had become blocked by a misalignment of the metal casing inside.

<<< A happy ending? >>>
We thought that our Boiley was a one-off dud, so my fiancé contacted Firebox where he'd originally got Boiley and asked for a replacement. They said that a few other customers had experienced exploding eggs so they had stopped stocking this item - not very good news! You can of course purchase this from other websites, like Amazon, otherwise I wouldn't have written this review to warn people of exploding Boileys.

The plus side is, I have now learnt how to cook a perfectly soft-boiled egg in a pan and it's just as easy - sometimes the old ways are the best!

Summary: Good whilst it lasted