OXO Good Grips 2-Piece Silicone Egg Poacher Set

Excellent product...works really well...produced a perfect poached egg!Was super easy to use too.Bit pricey perhaps but worth it

Great product. I've never mastered the art of poaching eggs but this product works well. As others have said is best for cooking one egg at a time unless a large pan. The poacher has a water level mark so make sure the pan has enough water to go up to the mark. My cooking tips are to make sure the water is barely simmering with little bubbles and not boiling. Add a few drops of white vinegar to the water before you put the egg in. Make sure you don't knock the poacher whilst dropping the egg in (it goes through the hole and into the bottom of the poacher) if you move the poacher before the white has had time to set it will escape. For a runny yoke and set white whilst cooking one large supermarket egg it needs about 3 mins 45 seconds. Once the time is up lift out the poacher and then use a slotted spoon to remove the egg. Place egg on kitchen paper to remove excess water briefly then serve. Very easy to clean just rinse.

I've tried all sorts of egg poachers, and this is the best of them, without a doubt. It comes closest to the traditional egg poaching method, and provided you use your brain, it works well. It's easy to clean and folds down to store in your kitchen drawer, too.The traditional method to poach an egg is to simmer a pan of water and whisk it round rapidly to create a vortex of water. You drop your egg in the middle and the vortex keeps it together long enough for it to congeal. The silicone cone of this OXO product replaces the vortex and does a similar job of containing the egg in the centre of your pan, under water. With both of these methods the one thing that's vital to know is that the fresher the egg, the better the result. Fresh eggs are nice and thick, so stay together. Old eggs are very watery and runny and are not suitable for poaching - this is one of the problems behind all the negative reviews saying the user ended up with egg soup. The other is their water being too hot: you want a light simmer, not a rolling boil, which will pull the egg white apart.CONCLUSIONIs this, or any other egg poaching device necessary? No - the vortex method is just as simple, and cheaper. But if you can't be bothered to learn the satisfyingly fun skill of whisking water and poaching eggs the traditional way, it's a neat product, and the best of the gizmo's on offer.

Use vinegar, a very low simmer and fresh eggs. 3 mins on the timer + 20 seconds off the heat. Seems to be fail proof!

Wish item handle was longer, but head is wide enough and soft tip protects the pan whilst assisting in flipping items.

The first product that I have ever used that actually makes proper poached eggs. I have used it twice on large eggs. Tried the first on 3.30 min and they were great but used again at 3.15 and that gave me perfect poached eggs. Thank you oxo.

Awful product. Have attempted a few times now and every time I've been left with a mess in the pan and an overcooked yolk! I've followed the instructions to the letter. I'm now outside the return period by a few days so can't even get a refund!

I have always struggled with poached eggs and have tried every contraption invented, as well as just swirling water and vinegar in a pan. All methods have their bonuses and their faults. I don't want my eggs to be too round like a boiled egg, I don't want them smashed into pieces or frothy, I don't want them to take ages to cook like the floating devices do, I don't want a massive cleanup afterwards or to find space for a large pan in my cupboard.I've finally found the right product for me, and here is how I use them:1. Add poacher to pan and fill with boiling water to the marked line.2. Add a splash of white vinegar and reduce heat so that the water is gently simmering (too many bubbles will move the poacher in the pan)3. Crack the egg in to the poacher and leave for 2 minutes4. Remove the poacher from the pan gently and leave the egg to finish cooking for the last minute or so5. Use a large slotted spoon to gently scoop out the egg and let the water drain/evaporate for a few secondsPerfect every time 🙂