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I've struggle for years with many different egg poaching thingy's none of which have ever been even marginally successful. I kind of resigned myself to just using a standard saucepan and hot water; nothing wrong with that of course other than the clean up afterwards, especially if you break an egg.I read the reviews, just like your reading this one and looked at the price wondering whether this would be just another waste of time and money and thought, well, just go for it - so I did.It works! I'll just type that again cos I've just eaten two of the best poached eggs I've ever made - It works!It arrived via the speed of light amazon service - still don't know how they do that - and on taking it out of the box what a bright shiny quality looking set - yep,
What an excellent pan. I've had it for 18 months and cooked dozens of eggs to perfection (5 minutes for soft yolks, 7 minutes for hard). It works brilliantly on our induction hob. The handle does not get hot - I can only imagine that other reviewers have gas - I'll never go back to gas now I've used induction! Of course the egg-cup handles get hot: these are immersed in steam so this is to be expected; and even so, I can pick them out with my bare fingers (quickly).The cups are metal, which speeds up the cooking time (but also makes them hotter to touch). They appear a little thin and cheap, but actually work just fine. The non-stick on the cups is thin (scratches easily - don't use metal on them),
This is the same review I wrote for the four poacher pan, although I actually bought (this) the two cup one. I did that to correct a misconception some may have from a reviewer who complained that the handle gets too hot when the pan is in use, and she has to wear oven gloves to lift it. I can only think the handle must have been over another source of heat at the same time. Like many pans of this kind, the handle, though metal, is hollow, and I have never had a problem with it - at the most it gets slightly warm. But something that does get really hot is the metal knob on the glass lid. I do need "protection" therefore to take the lid off when cooking is finished - shame that doesn't have the black "phenolic handles" that the poaching unit itself has.All that being said,
Although I bought the same pan but with only two poaching cups, I am writing the review on here as well, to correct a misconception some may have from a reviewer who complained that the handle gets too hot when the pan is in use, and she has to wear oven gloves to lift it. I can only think the handle must have been over another source of heat at the same time. Like many pans of this kind, the handle, though metal, is hollow, and I have never had a problem with it - at the most it gets slightly warm. But something that does get really hot is the metal knob on the glass lid. I do need "protection" therefore to take the lid off when cooking is finished - shame that doesn't have the black "phenolic handles" that the poaching unit itself has.All that being said,
Sooooo. This four hole egg poacher works fine as long as you don't forget how to use it. Pro-tip, make sure to put the lid on when poaching your eggs otherwise you might become the second person in the world ever to burn poached eggs. Also, take extra care when removing the little cups from the top to remove your eggs otherwise you might also burn your fingers because of the terribly placed air holes that happen to be where the finger grabs are too. Hot steam will be invisibly waiting in that little hole and will shoot out and get you like a cat waiting for it's next boop victim.Now I am a dab hand at poached eggs with this thing. No longer are my eggs willowly and looking like an orange sun wearing a massive wedding dress.
Having poached eggs for years, my old cheap poaching pan (which was rubbish but all I had) finally gave up the ghost in October and I searched high and low for replacement.The Clearview poacher seemed ideal and could cope with mass egg production.....who only has one egg each when you're a family of four? Having six poachers is perfect and still fits nicely over the gas ring.We've used it regularly over the past two months and it has worked perfectly every time. Another reviewer's suggestion of using oil not butter works brilliantly and EVERYTHING goes straight into the dishwasher once used, coming out spotless every time!The heavy glass lid works well with its small ventilation hole and the eggs are easy to remove once cooked.
Bought this as I have a new induction hob and my old egg poacher was not induction compatible. So I bought this although there were a few mixed reviews about it. As it was one of the cheapest induction compatibles around, I decided to just go for it!Firstly, it works perfectly well with the induction cooker. The pan itself is deeper than the one I had been using. So you only have to fill the pan a little more than half way and it is enough to get beautiful poached eggs.Secondly, some reviews said that the handles on the egg cups were small. To be honest, they are no smaller than the ones I had been using before. It’s not too fiddly....but enough to get the cups of the rings without burning your fingers.As the cups are non- stick,
Bought this in June 2013; & feel this is the time to make comments about the item ( not within a week or so of purchasing ) this poacher must be one of the most used pieces of kitchen ware in my kitchen. Yes I did buy it as a poacher but use it more as a sauté dish; its ideal to casserole meat etc. Lovely & deep holds plenty of veg' & it is so easy to wash. After over two years it's still looking like new. With regard to the use as a poacher you do need to be careful on removing cups, best to remove from heat & then take the eggs out to avoid the steam from burning you. I still prefer to poach my eggs direct into water, when you can add salt, but my husband likes his eggs looking neater; the perfect round which you obtain with the poacher.
This is the best little egg poacher I have had.I'm not usually great at poaching eggs but this is very easy and out of the eight times I've used it I have had perfect results.Can't comment on its longevity because I have only had it for two weeks but it is a sturdy little pan.The inner part, cups and lid fit perfectly, the handle doesn't get hot at all although the knob on the lid does so you do need an over glove or similar to remove it.I fill it about two thirds full of boiling water from the kettle and as soon as it simmers on the hob I put the eggs into the cups, let it cook for around 3 minute and I have had perfect soft yolked eggs each time.I did grease the cups with butter for the first few uses but one day I forgot and after that I haven't greased it,
We have tried several different designs of egg poachers and egg poaching gadgets without success, eggs stuck or water got in etc etc. As a final effort we bought this one, I thought it was a bit pricey but it is worth every penny! You do need to 'grease' the cups (I use butter on a small piece of kitchen paper) and then the cooked egg just slides out. If you have huge eggs (our hens do lay massive eggs at the moment) I find it useful to crack the egg over a small jug to catch some of the white and then when you're done, top up each cup with the white in the jug to a sensible level and, if you're cooking less than 4 eggs, you can have one cup of just white! I have also used the pan to cook other things,
Great egg poacher. I have poached eggs on toast every morning for breakfast and I have the timing right now for perfect (to me) eggs. I actually read someone else's review on that so can't take credit. I like the poached eggs to be semi soft, so that it runs a little and so once the water boils, I transfer the tray holding the cups into the pan, and then let it run for exactly 4 mins (add or subract 1 min if you want them harder or runnier). Even though they are supposed to be non stick, I grease the cups with about 1/4 of a teaspoon of butter/margarine as when you are ready to transfer the eggs to your plate, they slide right out.The only criticism I have and it seems to be common with a lot of these poachers and pans in general,
At long last a brilliant bit of kit for poaching scrummy poached eggs? Very impressed and satisfied with this product.On unpacking the product I realised this was a high quality well designed piece of kitchen equipment.Fantastic quality and beautiful polished stainless steel.I used this for the first time and was very impressed.Amazingly fast heating on induction hob. Eggs cook surprisingly quickly.The non-stick egg holders are amazingly high quality,and have clever little handles for lifting out of egg holder.I placed a small amount of butter into egg containers prior to cooking process-DELICIOUS!!!TIP: Crack egg in to a small ramekin before putting into egg container.
Look & Feel - It feels like it is solidly made (and it is) and it has rather nice professional stainless steel look.Ease of Use - Very easy to "install", the eggs poacher cups have one screw (each) with a black nob. They all needed to be tightened up before the first use. While on (electric) hob the handle of the stainless steel pot and a little nob on the glass lid did not get hot.Preparation of eggs - The lid did not get very misty (like some do), so I could still watch my eggs cooking. :) They did not stick and all I needed was to slightly push them with a wooden spoon.Washing after use - the pot can be put into the dishwasher, however I did not use it heavily the first time so I simply gave it a rinse with a warm soapy water.
Very happy indeed with our new Kitchen Craft egg poacher which I bought from Harts of Stur. It poaches 4 eggs simultaneously, and to perfection. I can't believe i've waited so long to switch from swirling a raw egg into a pan of boiling water, and switched to this simpler safer and way better methods of poaching. One small issue, the central knob on the poaching insert (into which the four poaching cups sit) came adrift after the 3rd time of using. The screw simply wasn't long enough to hold the knob in place. I called Hart of Stur, and spoke to a very helpful person in customer services who investigated the issue, then called back to say they were v happy to send a replacement knob.
Received the two-egg poacher, which was well packaged and all is as was described in the 'Amazon' item. I do like the fact that the pot can hold a more reasonable volume of water in order to do the the steaming of of an egg's upper surface properly. I've given up on all the gimmicky silicone things and the godawful microwave egg poachers ( who wants a poached egg with an overcooked yolk and albumen that is still runny on the outside ) so I've gone back to using one of these more proven designs - with actual metal cups that do conduct heat properly. As a retired widower a two-egg poacher is all I need. My only criticism is that the handle could do with a bit of heat insulation for when lifting it off the hob.