Customer Reviews

Cuisinart CEC-7 Egg Cooker

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I promised myself that I wasn't going to buy any more kitchen appliances. I have too many already. However, my boiled eggs have always been overcooked and rubbery, and I just knew that there must be a way to avoid that. When I read the description and reviews on this device, I bought one.

It came today and I immediately gave it a try. I had three Eggland's Best eggs that I wanted to hard boil for dinner. The operation is intuitive. I used the measuring cup mark for water for three hard cooked eggs, pierced the large end of the eggs and placed them in the holder (pierced end up), put the domed lid on and flipped the switch to ON. About 17 minutes later, the soft beeping sound notified me of the completion of the cooking. I removed the lid, using the handles, and placed the eggs in a bowl of icewater using tongs.

There was no problem of live steam hitting my hands, as mentioned in another review here. In fact, at the point when the completion alarm rings, there is no steam at all because the water is cooked away before the alarm sounds. At that point, all of the steam has escaped through the vent.

Although I will usually only cook 2 or 3 eggs at a time, having a capacity to cook 7 of them will be handy when it comes time to make egg salad or tuna salad.

There is a slight, unusual smell that comes from the unit when the eggs are done. I have no recollection of ever smelling it before. It isn't unpleasant, but it is unidentifiable to me. I suspect that it comes from some egg/water residue left behind when the water evaporates. I have to wipe the heating surface with a wet towel after I remove the eggs because an easy-to-remove residue appears. I suspect that the residue might become hard-to-remove if I don't wipe it away quickly.

I have never had more perfectly cooked hard-boiled eggs before. Mine have always been rubbery, with the green-tinted yolks. These were a perfect consistency, with yellow yolks. I am quite pleased with this purchase. I will probably buy more for gifts.

Hard boiled eggs are often a part of my lunch and my breakfast. Now, I don't have to watch them boil and risk overcooking.

Hard-boiled eggs couldn't be easier in this egg cooker. You can't miss with this machine. Just use the measuring cup that comes with it to add water, the amount of water for the number of eggs you are making is conveniently printed on the measuring cup, pierce the large end of the egg, place it in the egg tray, pierced end up, put the cover on and turn the switch. That's it! You will hear a tone when they are done so you can't over cook them or make a mistake. I don't understand reviewers that complain about appliances that beep etc when what you are cooking is done. The sound the appliance makes enables you to multi task, clean, cook something else, fold laundry, whatever you want to do. Anyway, after you hear the tone, just remove the cover and lift the egg tray out, run them under cold water and you are done! Perfect eggs! And, both the cover and the tray has handles that stay nice and cool so it is safe and easy to remove them.

The cleanup is almost too easy, everything except the base is dishwasher safe. The tiny bit of egg residue on the base can easily be cleaned with some white vinegar. It will cook 7 eggs at a time but is very compact and easy to store, you can put the measuring cup, trays etc under the domed cover to keep everything together and the cord can be wrapped around the base to keep it tidy. It is an excellent egg cooker at a great price. Definitely worth buying! Highly recommended! A+A+A+

This thing cooks hard boiled eggs perfectly every time to the exact doneness you want. It's true that you have to be careful removing the lid after cooking, but it's easy enough to use mits or a kitchen towel to get around the danger. The poached eggs do come out in a triangular shape, but that really doesn't matter if you're eating them on toast or in a bowl. And regardless of their shape they still come out perfectly cooked. A great timesaver!

We have used many egg cookers over the years that served us well and were very dissapointed in the Cuisinart CEC-7. We purchased it because of its physical appearance and that it had the Cuisinart name. It has two basic flaws:

1. Water from the condensed steam leaks all over the counter when cooking eggs.

2. While it cooks hardboiled eggs just fine, the consistancy of softer boiled or poached eggs is problematic. We have experimented with the amount of water used and there doesn't appear to be any exact amount that produces consistant "cook levels".

All of the other egg cookers we have owned, while not as attractive (or durable) cooked the eggs consistantly well.

Kudos to Cuisinart for putting a little bit of imagination in its product design. This egg cooker is the best kind of kitchen appliance: simple, effective, and attractive.

To make perfect boiled eggs (well, steamed eggs, actually), you just use the indicators on the included measuring cup to add the right amount of water for the number of eggs and degree of doneness that you want. It's foolproof!

I like medium-cooked eggs with yolks that are still a tiny bit glisteny inside. This machine does them perfectly each time. I haven't made poached eggs yet, so I can't comment on that feature.

The timer is loud enough for me to hear upstairs or in the basement, and it rings for quite a long time to make sure you hear it. As to the reviewer who complained that the machine turns back on again after it cools, if you left your eggs in until the machine cooled completely you would have totally overcooked eggs anyway. Unless you live in a McMansion, you should be able to hear the timer and attend to your eggs.

Once your eggs are finished, you just put them in ice water to cool. There is a bit of residue inside the machine after cooking, which the manual recommends removing on a regular basis with a cloth dipped in white vinegar. I've found that method to be quite effective.

I don't normally like to keep appliances on the counter, but this one is so cute (and I use it so often), that I've given it some "real estate" right out in the open. It's practically like a little pet!

I like this little guy a lot. I have not yet used the poaching feature, but the hard boiled eggs I made came out great. The auto shut off is perfect for busy people.

The unit looks great enough to stay on the counter yet is small and light enough to grin out and put away after each use.

Buy it!

This review applies only to the poaching feature of this egg "cooker". The plastic poaching tray insulates the bottom of the egg to the extent that the bottom is undercooked even while the steam overcooks the top. Too bad the design engineers do not understand basic laws of physics... try a metal poaching tray (like the Oster product)!

If you love eggs but don't love cooking them (or overcooking them, as in my case), you'll love this little machine. It's an easy, clean way to cook soft-boiled, poached or hard-boiled. As to the woman who complained about the auto-shutoff, I would remind her that she should read the very simple instructions. It clearly states that you need to shut the machine off!!! In fact, it says it twice. And the alarm for telling you your eggs are done is plenty loud. I heard it through a closed door. You'll love this baby... well worth the money.

My wife gave me one of these as a gift a couple of years ago for my kitchen & I use it all the time! Whether you're cooking your eggs soft, medium or hard boiled, it makes perfect eggs every time. It makes perfect poached eggs as well. It is simple and precise. No timers to set and if you forget about it, then it shuts off on it's own. I really have never an appliance that was simpler to use than this one. A basic toaster comes close, but even that has settings to mess with. When hard boiling eggs they even peel easier. It's very nice to have when making a lot of deviled eggs too. I can be peeling & processing one batch of eggs while the other is cooking, so I can prepare alot of deviled eggs for a party pretty quickly.
For poached eggs, one suggestion I have is to write the water level requirements right on the measuring cup with a permanent marker so you don't have to hunt that information down if you forget. I don't make poached eggs as often so I wrote it on my measuring cup so I wouldn't forget after I had to hunt the info down on the internet.

Hard-boiled eggs couldn't be easier in this egg cooker. You can't miss with this machine. Just use the measuring cup that comes with it to add water, the amount of water for the number of eggs you are making is conveniently printed on the measuring cup, pierce the large end of the egg, place it in the egg tray, pierced end up, put the cover on and turn the switch. That's it! You will hear a tone when they are done so you can't over cook them or make a mistake. I don't understand reviewers that complain about appliances that beep etc when what you are cooking is done. The sound the appliance makes enables you to multi task, clean, cook something else, fold laundry, whatever you want to do. Anyway, after you hear the tone, just remove the cover and lift the egg tray out, run them under cold water and you are done! Perfect eggs! And, both the cover and the tray has handles that stay nice and cool so it is safe and easy to remove them.

The cleanup is almost too easy, everything except the base is dishwasher safe. The tiny bit of egg residue on the base can easily be cleaned with some white vinegar. It will cook 7 eggs at a time but is very compact and easy to store, you can put the measuring cup, trays etc under the domed cover to keep everything together and the cord can be wrapped around the base to keep it tidy. It is an excellent egg cooker at a great price. Definitely worth buying! Highly recommended! A+A+A+