Sistema Microwave Poacher for up to 4 Eggs, Red/Clear, 28.7 x 20.5 x 8.4 cm

Works good

Easy way to poach eggs, but expect some trial and error as you adjust for your personal microwave.

Okay

It made poached eggs but most of white was stuck in the slotted cups. Then cleaning the cups was messy. This will go to goodwill this week. Sistema sells great products, but this item is not one of them.

The Sistema Microwave Egg Poacher is very well made! Eggs poached in the microwave are delicious. Once you find how long and at what level you want your eggs cooked at, it’s easy. The poacher gives you a guideline, but since every microwave is different you adjust from there. It also depends on weather you like your egg yolk runny or not. The trays can go in dishwasher or you can wash by hand. It is my recommendation to hand wash the egg cups, but it is easy.

After reading the description it appeared this would be easy to use and make great poached eggs. Not so. It was difficult to determine the proper amount of water. When poached, the water was supposed to drain out of the egg cups leaving the properly poached yolk and white Only the area around the yolk had attempted to set up. The whites had broken down, not forming a proper white with the yolk resting in the middle. About a tablespoon worth of egg white had set up. The rest of the white had mixed with the water and the water was a murky white mess that could only be thrown out. The tiny poached eggs were really sad. My dog liked the one I gave her. That’s the only thing good thing I can find to say about this very disappointing item

It works but I have to spray the base and the cup both. Otherwise when the finished eggs slide out of their cups (which they do nicely), I'm left with a lot of stuck on egg whites that require some manual effort to clean. Still, I use it regularly even with this minor pain in the rump.

The eggs must be room temp and if they are they do come out nicely. I just don't like the oval shape, I would prefer it round so they fit on an English muffin when making eggs Benedict. But it is a lot easier than my egg poacher pan on the stove!!!