DASH Rapid Egg Cooker: 6 Egg Capacity Electric Egg Cooker for Hard Boiled Eggs, Poached Eggs, Scrambled Eggs, or Omelets with Auto Shut Off Feature - Black

If you read (and follow) the instructions you'll have the best experience with the Dash Rapid Egg Cooker. I received it, read the instruction booklet, unpacked it, washed the washable parts, watched Dash's little "how to" videos and quickly made 2 poached eggs. They were perfect! Not too runny, not at all hard and moist & delicious as well.I quickly prepared 7 eggs for hard cooking by poking the wide end of the egg with the provided tool, adding the correct amount of water and putting the cover on the cooker. I got 7 perfectly cooked hard boiled eggs.While I was learning how to use the tool to poke holes in the eggs I was being overly cautious and managed to break 2 eggs by squeezing too hard and breaking the shell of one -- in multiple places -- with my fingers. I broke a 2nd one by pushing the tool almost sideways making a bigger hole with a small crack in it. I chalked those 2 up to experience and set them aside. I then cooked 7 intact eggs in the cooker. They came out perfect and unexpectedly easy to peel.I've never been able to boil any number of eggs without a few cracking badly so losing 2 to the learning experience still left me ahead in the hard cooking eggs game.After making the first 7 eggs, I decided to "see what would happen" if I cooked the 2 broken eggs in the egg cooker even though they were badly broken. Please note that the first egg was essentially crushed with a little bit of egg white oozing out between the broken pieces of egg shell. The other egg was slightly cracked with a larger than necessary square hole in it. I assumed that both wood ooze out quite a bit of egg into the cooker. I added the appropriate amount of water, crossed my fingers and turned it on. The egg timer went off and I opened the cooker.Both eggs appeared to be intact with no leakage whatsoever. A big surprise. I cooled and peeled both eggs and they were absolutely intact and tasted great. The broken one was misshapen looking in the shell but once the shell was (easily) removed it looked fine, only slightly lumpy at the top of the egg - the part that is usually flat in hard boiled eggs. Even though some of the egg white had oozed out of the cracks in the shell, the egg itself, the egg looked fine. It would have been fine for most uses unless you were looking for a perfect shape for deviled eggs for example. Boiling an egg generally leaves a flat spot on the broad end of the egg, so normally that perfect shape just doesn't happen.So, my first 3 attempts using this egg cooker far exceeded my expectations and the Dash Rapid Egg Cooker is definitely a keeper for me.BTW: Reading and following the instructions is, in my opinion, essential to successfully using this cooker.Viewing the video that is included in the product listing is also very helpful: it gives a good idea of what to expect and you can observe what it looks like to use the cooker successfully.I learned from watching the video that using the needle provided to poke a hole in the larger end of the egg helps to prevent the eggs from cracking, makes the shells much easier to peel and allows the wider end of the egg to expand to fill the rounded shape of the shell giving a perfect egg shape on both ends for much better looking eggs for any dish where the shape of the whole egg is visible such as for deviled eggs.The video also explains why the provided measuring cup indicates that LESS water is used for MORE eggs being cooked which is counterintuitive. A number of reviewers have commented on this seeming mis-measurement; assuming the cup was incorrectly markedI can't recall ever being this pleased with an online purchase and I will be using Dash's Rapid Egg Cooker regularly.

I read a million reviews but felt this one had the most positive reviews.... came right away... my hub followed the easy directions.... the outcome.... PERFECT HARD BOILED EGGS!! SHELLS CAME OFF SUPER EASY! .... can't wait to make scrambled eggs and other egg things! We love hard boiled eggs but they're such a pain to cook then trying to get the shell off...ughhh! BUT NOT WITH THIS UNIT! WORKS LIKE A CHARM! Hoping it works for awhile! Haven't found anything online that works this great in ages! **ONE WARNING.... after opening and reviewing contents...DO NOT PUT LID THAT COVERS THE PIN OVER THE OPENING OF THE CUP! I did that and the lid made a "suctioning" effect over the cup and we had to use needle nose pliers and some tricky working to get the lid to come off....btw.... the lip of the lid is on the inside of the cup NOT the outside.... this was the ONLY THING I would caution about....I saw afterward that the lid was just for covering the needle.... it probably says that in the directions somewhere.... ANYWAY.... BUY THIS... YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID!

This thing is awesome! I got it after seeing several videos on various egg cookers. It takes some adjustment to find the perfect hardness but if you love eggs and are willing to experiment then you can get perfect eggs every time with way less effort than stovetop cooking. Also, my kids love the chime when it is done. It is pleasant instead of jarring. I have only owned it a few weeks but have made dozens of eggs. The eggs also come out easier to peel than I often get with stove boiled eggs. The inclusion of the poached egg tool has also been appreciated, leaves eggs more delicately cooked and perfect over toast. Honestly for one of the gimmicky tools that you used to see on late night television, this is absolutely fantastic!

Love this thing - by far the easiest way to quickly boil some eggs. The most surprising thing was the shriek from hell that this thing emits when it's finished, certainly gets your attention! Comes with everything you need to pierce eggs and measure the water depending on how cooked you want em to be. Of course I bought this back when eggs were like a bucket/dozen and now it's a little less economical, so not doing it every day anymore, but always come back to this device.