Norpro Stainless Steel 10 Inch Egg Poacher Skillet Set

by Norpro

Product Features

• Measures 10 inches/25.5cm diameter and stay cool handle is 7.25 inches/18.5cm
• Includes 5 removable egg poacher cups and a tempered glass vented lid
• Made of stainless steel
• Hand washing recommended

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 17.2 x 5.2 inches ; 4.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009ND90
• Item model number: 669
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,986 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #11 in Kitchen & Dining > Cookware > Specialty Cookware > Egg Poachers
  • #45 in Kitchen & Dining > Cookware > Skillets

Product Description

Make poached eggs for breakfast and then remove the poaching frame and use the pan to fry food and make sauces for any meal of the day. Pan features a Tri-Ply Encapsulated Base for even heat distribution. Polished stainless steel exterior.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

126 of 130 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Actually 4 ½ stars ..., December 12, 2003

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jammer "jammmer" (Laramie, Wyoming United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Norpro Stainless Steel 10 Inch Egg Poacher Skillet Set (Kitchen)

In a competitor's (let's say Brand X) poacher with plastic (ugh) cups, the thermal conductivity of the cups is so low that eggs effectively cook only from the top down from being directly exposed to the steam. Result: after 9 minutes of poaching (at 7300 feet), the yolk (which floats on top) and the top half of the egg white are firm; meanwhile the egg white on the bottom still quivers like jelly and is semi-transparent (ugh). And the cooking pan is quite shallow (just under one and one half inches inner measure), with the result that boiling water easily spills over on top of the poaching eggs, creating a real mess inside and out.

The stainless steel egg cups on this unit are perfectly formed and slightly flattened on the bottom with a thermal conductivity so good that eggs cook pretty equally from all sides. The pan is quite deep (just under two and three-eight inches inner measure) so that the poaching tray rides very high over the surface of the boiling water. The result is a perfectly poached egg, no messes, to whatever degree of firmness of the white one wants. Yet one can still have a soft or partially soft yolk, impossible to achieve with "Brand X" above. At an elevation of 7300 feet, poaching time using this pan for a firm white and medium (non-runny) yolk was 6 minutes; for a firm white and softer yolk, between 4 and 5 minutes. Lower elevations should adjust these times downward a minute or two.

Because of its' stainless steel composition, depth and diameter, the pan can also be used for other cooking. Indeed, this reviewer dares to suggest that despite its higher price, this unit is almost a mandatory addition to any good cook's staple of cooking utensils. Because of bad past experiences with the kind of riveted handle attachment to the pan used here, which breaks off too easily, this reviewer docks this unit one-half star. Aside from that, the design and materials of this product are generous indeed; it's appearance is so attractive that this reviewer left it sitting on top of the range as general décor. The only other gripe is with the shipping expense which was one-fourth of the total cost. But in all fairness the heavy-duty packaging did protect the glass lid and unit as a whole.

If you are looking for a great egg poacher, buy this model!

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Egg Poacher, July 7, 2005

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Lisa A. Drury "Cocoa Queen" (Lancaster, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Norpro Stainless Steel 10 Inch Egg Poacher Skillet Set (Kitchen)

Through the years we had an electric teflon coated egg poacher that cooked the eggs well except we did not like the fact that we were scraping off the teflon surface each time we tried to clean the egg cups out. We did not want to be ingesting the teflon anymore. We found this Stainless Steel egg poacher and just love it and it is actually easier to clean. One just needs to set a timer for 5 minutes and is able to get perfectly poached eggs.

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great, July 14, 2004

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This review is from: Norpro Stainless Steel 10 Inch Egg Poacher Skillet Set (Kitchen)

I'm completely satisfied with this egg poacher. It's easy to use and easy to clean, and the eggs come out great! The see-through glass lid is a super big plus, since I can watch the eggs as they poach. Maybe not the fanciest egg poacher in the universe, but a nice, well made product that works just as it should.