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The first time I used these, I was ready to send them back. The tops of the eggs did not cook, and in trying to wait until they did, the yolks became hard. When I emptied the cups, a good portion of each the egg was stuck and left behind. Very embarrassing, because I was hosting a brunch for discerning palates that was otherwise picture-perfect. I should have tested these BEFORE D-day. Anyway, I decided to give them one more chance and learned that, to get the perfect poached eggs with a liquid yolk (but cooked whites), there are a couple of things to keep in mind. First, coat the inside of each cup with a little bit of oil or butter. Second, make sure there is enough water in the pan so they float without touching the bottom of the pan. Third, and most important, PUT A LID ON THE PAN. This locks in the hot steam that cooks the tops of the eggs. Once cooked, remove the egg cups from the water and place on a cool surface or float in cold tap water for a minute so they will stop cooking.The perfect timing for me (at 2,400 feet of altitude) was 5 minutes. Perfect runny yolks without runny whites. Cook time might be shorter at sea level.

Nifty and convenient. A little butter or veg spray smeared on the inside with a paper towel does the trick to make them easily release the eggs.From reading the posts it seems others put too much water in their pan. You only need enough to float the cups, not a full pot of water. I find even an inch of water is enough to float them with not touching the bottom. Touching the bottom gets the cup too hot.Putting the lid on a putting on a very low simmer and waiting 5-6 mins makes for a perfect soft-boiled egg. Taking the cups out by hand can be done if you are quick about it. Otherwise just use a slotted spoon to pick them up. I place them on a towel since the bottom is wet. Also, since the lid has been on, there is a little condensed water that develops in the cup. So that you don't pour the egg and condensed water onto your bread or english muffin, just tilt the cup to pour off the water while holding the egg with a spoon. Otherwise the egg slides out so easily that it could go along with the water!Great fun for the kids as well.... Enjoy

I had been trying to poach eggs for a couple weeks but they never really turned out very well. I'm very stubborn when it comes to stuff regarding cooking because, generally, I can always manage to cook anything and I'm sure with enough time I'll master my poached eggs but in the meantime I wanted to be able to eat good ones too! I had been eyeing these for awhile and read all the reviews. They looked so weird and I just couldn't figure how they would poach an egg. Well, I finally caved after ruining a "poached" egg one day and becoming frustrated. They came really fast and I immediately gave them a try. What amazes me is the accuracy of the directions. They are spot on. Bring to boil, simmer, five minutes. Perfect every time. With a slight greasing off the poacher beforehand the egg just slides right out afterwards. I love that I can have my poached eggs in the morning. They're so healthy and really delicious and cooked perfectly. I would recommend these to anyone that loves poached eggs as much as I do or really anyone that wants to poach an egg. You can't go wrong.

I have used other egg poacher devices...like the stainless steel individual cups that sit in a holder in a pan and each egg stuck and I would have to scrub all the cups. Another one is a non-stick coated metal poacher that has the cups formed into one device to lift in and out of the pan, this also sticks. NOW....I am trying these blue silicone poachers and these are much better! It is a lot easier to get the egg out since you just tip them upside down and pop the egg out. Just a tiny bit sticks but it is very easy to wipe off, much easier than the others. By the way I did rub or spray oil when using each of the different poacher devices.

These silicone egg poacher cups are amazing! I like fried eggs just fine except when I am making eggs benedict. Over the years I have had both a dedicated electric egg boiler / poacher and a stove top pot with a poacher insert. Both were supposedly non stick but over a short period of time the eggs started sticking no matter how much spray or butter I used to coat them. I have now used these silicone egg poacher cups twice and both times the eggs turned out perfect in five minutes and the cups simply were washed clean by running them under faucet water (the instructions are not to wash them with soap). I sprayed some Pam type spray in each cup before putting the egg in and when done the eggs just slide right out. Amazing product!

We will never use these. Without spraying with PAM, they are messy and hard to clean. If you put them in a deep pot, they sink. In a shallow pan with PAM sprayed on they take forever to poach. I would have returned them, but with a minimum $5.99 UPS fee to return, the refund just isn't worth it. The cups are a hassle and the return isn't worth the additional hassle. I will label them and donate them. Wish I could think of some other use for them. BTW, the seller was BEYOND helpful and understanding. I've never had such nice customer service. Just wish the product could have filled my bill.

I really wanted to like these, they seemed like a great solution for poaching eggs but in practice I have found them not useful at all. The eggs take forever to cook and stick to the silicone (how??), the bottom cooks and not the top, water gets in, etc. It's like all the negatives from using an egg poacher + all the negatives from just dumping the egg straight into the water. Perhaps I'm doing it wrong, but i have tried it several times and it's one of the worst methods I have tried yet. I will say the seller was fine, product arrived fine, etc. it just isn't a very good egg poacher.