Norpro Egg Rite Egg Timer

by NorPro

Product Features

• Placed in pan with eggs, timer darkens as eggs cook
• Calculates cooking stages precisely by temperature, not loosely by time
• Reacts to heat just as an egg does
• Adjusts for number of eggs, amount of water, altitude
• Calibrated to indicate soft, medium, hard, and stages in-between

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 6.5 x 2.2 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004UE75
• Item model number: 5902C
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (160 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #741 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #6 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets > Thermometers & Timers > Timers

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

From the "What will they think of next?" department, this 21st-century egg timer takes the guesswork out of cooking eggs. Placed in a pan with eggs, its internal sensor reacts to heat just as the eggs do. It's like being able to peer inside a cooking egg to see what's happening. The timer's red face is calibrated to indicate soft, medium, and hard--and stages in between. As the timer heats up, in precise synchronization with the eggs, its face darkens from the outer edge inward, displaying the eggs' current status on the calibrated gauge. Because the timer heats in step with the eggs, it automatically adjusts for the amount of water and number of eggs in the pan--even the altitude at which the eggs are being cooked. What a concept! --Fred Brack

Product Description

This egg timer will take the guess work out of cooking eggs. As the timer heats up the red face changes color, indicating soft, medium, hard and stages in between. You will get the perfect egg everytime.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing but true, August 6, 2001

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audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Norpro Egg Rite Egg Timer (Kitchen)

Every once in a while there comes along a gadget that you wonder how you did without. This is one. No guesswork, only perfectly cooked eggs.

I've used this handly little device to make soft-boiled and hard-boiled eggs, and they have always come out perfect. Just drop it in the water and take the pan off the burner when the color advances to the point you want your eggs cooked.

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Kitchen Gadget, November 26, 2004

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Rebecca N (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Norpro Egg Rite Egg Timer (Kitchen)

The Norpro Egg Rite Timer has never failed me. It is perfectly accurate every time I use it. Drop it in the water, and know EXACTLY what stage of done-ness your eggs are at any time. My eggs are now always free of any green tint (from being overdone) and the yolks are creamy.

I truly love this gadget, and I hardly ever say that in reviews. It works without fail, it's easy to clean, is too small to create clutter, and it's inexpensive. What else could you want? You should definitely buy this, unless you don't boil eggs.

49 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible epoxy smell, October 3, 2009

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Hugor (Los Altos, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Norpro Egg Rite Egg Timer (Kitchen)

I used it once. It did work well as a timer - the eggs were cooked medium, as it indicated.

But the horrible epoxy smell this thing gives off when it is sitting in boiling water worries me. Even after removing it from the water, the smell was still coming from the water, which means that the chemicals from this thing are leaching into the water, and probably into the eggs. Eggshells are porous, after all.

I let it sit by itself in boiling water for a while, hoping the smell would go away after a while, but it's not. I don't think I'll use it again, and would definitely not recommend it. Get a timer instead.