Salton EG1 Great Eggs Egg Poacher/Boiler

by Salton

Product Features

• Boils up to six eggs--choose soft, medium, or hard
• Also poaches one to two eggs, and makes fluffy omelets
• Compact size great for small kitchen or dorm room
• Nonstick interior, easy to clean
• Built-in cord storage

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 9.8 x 7 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004R944
• Item model number: EG1
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #130,461 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #27 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Specialty Appliances > Egg Cookers

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Poach one or two eggs, create fluffy individual omelets, or cook up to six soft-, medium-, or hard-boiled eggs with this electric cooker, which actually uses steam to cook the food. A measuring cup (with a built-in egg piercer) is included--fill it with water to the appropriate level for the number of eggs you want to cook and how well done you want them, then pour the water into the nonstick heating vessel. Eggs for poaching and omelets go into D-shaped pans, while whole eggs rest on a rack. Put the clear domed lid on top and turn the dial to one of two cook settings: "silent" (you have to time the cooking) or "buzzer," which alerts you when the food is done. Clean the plastic parts in warm, sudsy water, and wipe the unit clean with a damp cloth. For compact storage, the power cord winds into a track underneath the 7-1/2-by-4-1/2-inch unit. --Dale Steinke

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as the European designed egg cookers!, January 8, 2002

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Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Salton EG1 Great Eggs Egg Poacher/Boiler (Kitchen)

This is a common device in Europe--boiled eggs are a staple in Germany and the egg cooker delivers a reliable result without the trouble of standing over a boiling pot, calculating when the water boiled, how many eggs are in the pot, looking at a sandglass and using a sextant and barometer (ok, I exaggerate. You don't really need the sextant and barometer to make a proper soft-boiled egg.)

The Salton cooker has a nice egg rack that lifts out when the eggs are done. You can take the boiled eggs to the sink to cool them in water (halts the cooking, keeps you from burning your fingers.) The settings, however, are different than European. Soft is medium-soft (white done, yolk liquid) medium is a medium hard yolk, and hard is the harboildegg for picnics and salads. (Some European models have a soft setting that is a very liquid egg such as you'd use in Caesar salad dressing. This model does not have that setting.) This cooker will handle up to six eggs and comes with a water measure that has a piercing spike on the bottom in an egg-shaped depression. The egg fits in there for piercing the shell lightly, which is supposed to keep the shell from cracking uncontrollably during cooking.

Warning: the top gets VERY hot during use, so lift it off by the small end over the handle ONLY. There is an alarm to alert you when it's done, and an on-off-warm switch. All in all, a great device--well designed, compact and useful.

48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Little Egg Cooker, June 10, 2000

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This review is from: Salton EG1 Great Eggs Egg Poacher/Boiler (Kitchen)

No more under or over cooked hard boiled eggs. This egg cooker makes perfect eggs. No more guess work of "are my eggs done yet?" It also makes great poached or scrambled egg omelets. It is quick and so much easier to use than hauling out the sauce pan filling it with water and waiting for everything to boil. Clean up is a breeze. It's small size does not take up a lot of room on your counter either. I highly recommend this product.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Salton Egg Poacher/Boiler, November 16, 2000

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Ricky N. "Ricky C. Nelson" (Commerce, GA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Salton EG1 Great Eggs Egg Poacher/Boiler (Kitchen)

We purchased one of these a little while ago, and have really enjoyed it. This little appliance boils up to 6 eggs, and poaches up to 2 eggs. It will buzz to let you know when your eggs are done. Quite a bargain...0!