HIC Kitchen Non-Stick 3-Egg Poacher Insert, PFOA and BPA Free, Fits 8-Inch and Larger Pans

This works like a charm. I smear butter in the cups for extra tasty eggs.1) Bring half inch of water to boil in small fry pan.2) Smear butter in cups and crack eggs into them.3) Use fork as a handle (see video in listing) and set tray in boiling water. Eggs will stay dry above the water.4) Tightly cover with lid (glass preferred for easy viewing). See note.5) Set timer to 3 min. (you'll adjust your timing with practice).6) Remove tray using fork and tip out eggs. They should slide out easily. I like to tip a soft boiled egg onto buttered toast.Note: The key is to have a tight fitting lid. If the lid has a vent hole, plug it. Or buy a lid that has a rubber rim specially designed for trapping steam. If the lid is not hot to your touch, something is wrong: either the water is not boiling hard enough or the lid is leaking too much steam. You need hot steam trapped above the eggs.Some reviewers say the cups are too small, but I have used with many brands of eggs and large eggs always fit nicely for me. Some say the eggs stick, but if you coat the cups generously with oil, cooking spray, or butter (my favorite), the eggs won't stick.This is an awesome little kitchen tool that will deliver perfect soft boiled eggs every time.

Work great. Kinda hard to lift out of put in my pan but I bought cuz it was cheapest

My previous poacher worked great (it came with it's own pan), but the non-stick stuff had become nonexistent (it was very old). I couldn't find the exact thing I wanted (pan-poacher unit, non-stick, NOT individual cups, reasonable price), so I tried this. I was not immediately impressed. While it sat down in the old pan nicely and has the little feet so that the cups aren't touching the pan, I oiled it per the instructions, but the sticking was dreadful! There was nothing non-stick about it! But wait - the next time I used cooking spray and it worked great! The next week the handle broke off my old pan! Weird, huh? So, I really committed to trying this gadget in a different pan, and I'm glad I did! I've used it several times with great results. Be aware - I would NOT use this in a non-stick pan. I'm thinking the little metal feet would damage the pan. Anyway, it works well and because I have a pan that works with it, it's a great price.UPDATE: The cups are small. We buy large size eggs, and they are really too big for the cups. It is nearly impossible to get this device in the pan without spilling some of the egg. If you buy medium eggs, it would be fine. If you buy extra large, forget about it.

This is a simple but very effective egg poacher. I use a little olive oil to coat the inside of each cup to prevent sticking and the eggs slide right out. Each cup fits a 'large' egg the best. Any bigger and it may spill over the sides. I've used one exactly like this for many years until the non-stick coating began to wear away in a couple of spots. I liked it so much that I re-ordered the same one. I am very happy with this purchase.Update: It's now 4/19/20 and I'm updating my review. As I wrote, after many uses and cycles in the dishwasher, we noticed a little rust on some of the egg cups, so it was time to discard the poacher and move on to a replacement. For the relatively inexpensive price this particular poacher costs, and for the perfect poached eggs it makes, my husband wanted me to buy the same one again. My one issue with the poacher is that it only makes 3 eggs at a time. My husband and daughter are the poached egg lovers in the house and they each like 2 eggs, so the math doesn't work for the same breakfast unless I use 2 poachers. For that reason, I decided to check out other options on Amazon. However, after reading reviews for other poachers, I've concluded that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". I'm going with my husbands suggestion to re-order and will buy 2 of them if I need to make more than three eggs at a time.Several suggestions I didn't mention in my original review that might be helpful..........1. Just a reminder..........that I did mention.........use some kind of fat (oil or butter) to coat the cups. That seemsto be important for most egg poachers. You don't have to use a lot.2. Placed the poacher, without the eggs, into a pan with about 1/2 - 3/4 in. of water.3. 'Carefully' crack the eggs into each cup. If any of the eggs leaks into the water, once the cover is on, the waterwill boil up over the eggs. Still good, but not my favorite outcome. That is the reason I suggested NOT to useany eggs bigger than 'LARGE'.4. I use a pan with a glass lid so I can watch the process. With the cover OFF, bring the water to a boil and thenput the cover on.5. Using a timer:From my experience, cooking time varies between 3 minutes - 3 minutes 20 seconds.My husband and daughter prefer runnier eggs, so I usually go with about 3 min. + 5 or 10 sec.s at most.6. Remove the cover, put a fork in one of the oval holes to lift up the poacher with the eggs still inside.I hold the poacher with a paper towel and use a non-abrasive spatula to nudge the eggs right onto the toast.The best thing about this poacher is how consistent the eggs turn out!

I have only had this a little over a month and the coating is flaking out of all 3 cups. I use a silicone gravy ladle to dip out the eggs, so no metal causation. Not looking for a refund, just a bad product that I cannot use with fear of coating entering the eggs. Doesn't always come down to this but you get what you pay for in this instance. I have a feeling the ingredients used to make this poacher are unsafe.

Does just what it says, poaches or bastes. I use with lid on and less water in a shallow pan. Recommends that you use a little oil, and I do as eggs can stick a little. If you prefer not to, a small spatula can easily help remove the egg from the cup.

Eggs are $13 a dozen and timed it the with the egg cooker. The combo work great.

Great pan for poached eggs. I boil the water first, then put the eggs in with a lid on for about 6mins. Perfect eggs every time. I wish the pan was a little deeper so I could add other stuff like cheese etc. but it just barely holds an egg in each section.