Chef's Choice 810 Gourmet Egg Cooker
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Chef's Choice 810 Gourmet Egg Cooker
Customer Review: Chef's Choice 810 Gourmet Egg Cooker
Summary: 5 Stars
Both my wife and I are extremely pleased with this egg cooker. The eggs always turn out the way we want them to and it's very easy to use.Customer Review: Top Drawer
Summary: 5 Stars
Best on the market. I've owned three previous egg cookers. BY FAR, this is the superior product--well worth the extra $10 in price.Customer Review: egg cooker
Summary: 5 Stars
this is perfect for a quick, gourmet breakfast. easy to clean and very tasty--bachelors delight! takes up minimal space.Customer Review: Works great!
Summary: 4 Stars
I got this egg cooker about a week and a half ago and have used it several times with great success. The poached eggs were great and my husband loved the Eggs Benedict I made for him -- it was really easy and I even forgot to spray the insert with Pam first (and the eggs came out ok).
My son loves the soft-boiled eggs,as do I. They are so easy to make, we have had them a lot. Because they're so hot when they're done, I flip the lid over, put it in the sink with cold/ice water, and with an oven mitt or tongs, put the eggs in the lid. The water drains slowly through the steamhole when the lid is flipped, and this cools the eggs down enough to handle but they're still nice & warm inside.
I tried making hard-boiled eggs last night, and just put them in the refrigerator when they were done so I could make egg salad this morning. While my husband hasn't had it yet, everything looked fine although the yolks were slightly greenish on the outside, which is why I'm giving this 4 stars instead of 5. I have a method of cooking eggs without the green, but it is rather involved and it's so much easier just to throw the eggs in the machine.
Overall, I'm thrilled with this product & am buying one for my folks. I think our neighbor is getting one now, too - it's a great little machine!
Customer Review: Boils perfectly; poaches perfectly if you use your head
Summary: 4 Stars
I don't agree with the reviewers who gave this machine low scores for performance. It boils eggs perfectly first time, every time, period. Yes, a very little bit of water leaks out past the lip or from condensation; just wipe it up or put the machine on a couple of paper towels or in the sink before you begin (make sure you don't turn the sink water on).
Poaching is simple, too. Make sure you only poach SMALL eggs; larges and jumbos will spill over and make a small mess. If any of the egg does spill over into the heating element, cooks on it, and turns into a hard brown crust, don't panic. Use a LITTLE vinegar and a Doobie pad (NEVER steel wool or any type of abrasive cleaner), followed up thoroughly by a damp sponge (vinegar is acetic acid, which is corrosive). The element will clean up as good as new.
I've just gotten this machine and can't speak to durability, but I'm sure a company like Williams-Sonoma, where I got this great little gadget, will help deal with any such issues.
Go out and buy one. Just the energy you save is worth the price, and you'll always have hard boiled eggs around when you want them without a big production.