Eggs are a staple food for most and can be enjoyed in many different varieties – a popular type being boiled eggs.
There are three preferences when it comes to boiled eggs, ones that have a runny yolk, soft-boiled ones, then there are those that are hard-boiled ones.
Personally, I prefer boiled eggs that still have a runny yolk, but I struggle to cook them this way.
Promising to cook “perfect eggs every time”, I put an egg boiler gadget to the test to see what the results would be like and how easy it was to use.
Shaped like a little chick, the egg boiler gadget is from the brand Joie and is designed to make boiling an egg easy.
The kitchen utensil retails for £3.99 online at Wilko or for £7.19 at Amazon.
Many Amazon customer reviews gave this product a five-star review and claimed it to be “brilliant” and “amazing”.
I started by taking the gadget out of the packaging and giving it a wash in hot soapy water.
Opening up the egg boiler, you’ll find a removable metal compartment where the egg sits and a piercing pin.
To give this gadget a fair chance I made sure to use eggs that were at room temperature because if the eggs are too cold, the shells can crack.
Once washed, I filled up the bottom plastic part of the gadget with water – just up until the fill line. Avoid adding too much water or it will just spill out of the gadget.
Next, I put the metal compartment back inside with the egg and used the piercing pin to make a small hole at the top of the egg. A hole must be pierced in the egg before microwaving to stop it exploding.
The packaging reads: “For soft, medium and hard-boiled eggs in three to five minutes.”
As I still wanted the yolk to be runny, I opted for three minutes in the microwave at first. For reference, I have a 900W microwave.
Using a tea towel I took the egg out of the microwave after three minutes and replaced it in a cup of cold water so that it was cool enough for me to remove the shell. Unfortunately, the egg was undercooked and the whites were still runny at this point.
I decided to repeat the process, but this time I put it in the microwave for four minutes. I found that four minutes was perfect to get a runny egg.
Wanting to see how it would turn out for a soft-boiled egg, I left an egg in for five minutes this time. This worked really well.
Although I didn’t test out how long it would take to cook a hard-boiled egg, I presume an extra minute or two would be needed.
Overall, I would say this is a nifty gadget for those who love boiled eggs. However, it does take some time to get used to knowing how long to leave the egg in the microwave for depending on your microwave and egg size.
