Nostalgia CLEC14AQ Retro Premium 14 Capacity Electric Large Hard-Boiled Egg Cooker, Poached, Scrambled, Omelets, Whites, Sandwiches, For Keto & Low-Carb Diets, Aqua

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I got this for my sister for Christmas. I set it up and tested it for her as part of the gift. You probably know how it works but if not, you fill it with a certain amount of water, and when the water all cooks off the machine buzzes. So more water means longer cook time. A little bit of water makes a drastic difference, like 10ml adds over 5 min of cook time. The measuring cup was very difficult for me to use and it's not marked with milliliters. It just says "hard boiled" etc. On top of that, maybe the device wasn't level, because only a little part of the heating plate was dry and the buzzer went off, so there was like 5+ ml of water remaining in the bottom. All this to say, I followed the directions for 7 hard boiled eggs but they didn't cook long enough to be fully hard boiled (centers were soft and orange) because the machine turned off before all the water was gone. I followed the instruction book so I didn't realize that I should check the eggs before dropping them in ice water. (I don't eat eggs.) So then they were cooled down and I didn't want to mess them up by reheating them. Anyway, if you're going to check them, check them before you put them in ice. I ordered large syringes to measure out water with because we're going to have to experiment with very small adjustments. I believe the most water they call for I'm the directions is 95ml. I ordered 150ml syringes impulsively but just realized they might not have small enough increments marked on them lol. If not I'll get 100ml ones, too. Just a heads up in case you need to order some kind of tiny measurement tool. I REALLY didn't want to have to deal with this kind of experimentation, that's why I ordered this, to make it simpler for my sister to have food. I think if she had bought this appliance she would get rid of it.

I love hard-boiled eggs and I use them in several recipes, too. However, I always dreaded pulling out my large pot to boil them and always had trouble getting the hot eggs out of the pan once done without dropping some or splashing water everywhere. This little egg cooker has changed my life! I love that it will cook a large amount of eggs at one time (up to 14 - plenty for me to make a platter of deviled eggs for a large crowd), and the measuring cup for the water has markers for how much to use if you like to make soft- or medium-boiled eggs, too! Coupled with the piercing tool on the bottom of the measuring cup that helps to pierce the big end of the egg to help with even cooking and to ease the peeling process when done, this device has it all! The alarm that goes off when the eggs are done is a little piercing and it will not stop until you turn off the device, but that's not a problem for me. It's easy to wipe down once the eggs are removed and I will occasionally run water over the base on the cooking surface (taking care to keep the electrical cord out of the water) but it's not that necessary. The best part for me is that if I only want to hard-boil 1 egg for my breakfast, I can do it easily with this cooker and not have to worry about looking up cooking times or anything. You just fill the cup for whether you have one or two levels of eggs and for your preference of cooking density. I love it so much, and the retro look is so cute!

Kinda disappointed with this purchase… Nostalgia is a good name but this egg cooker has been hit or miss… Sometimes it cooks the perfectly and other times they’re raw… Plus, the heating plate gets this brown gunk on it each time you use it…

Perfect. Fast shipping. Great condition. Just what I wanted.