Product Description
Quickly poaches up to 4 eggs; soft-cooks or hard-cooks up to 7
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #3125 in Kitchen & Housewares
* Brand: West Bend
* Model: 86628
* Dimensions: 7.00" h x 8.30" w x 8.40" l, 2.70 pounds
Features
* Poaches or hard- or soft-boils eggs at touch of a button
* Egg rack holds 7 eggs; nonstick poaching pan holds 4 eggs
* Includes measuring cup with egg piercing pin
* Heat-resistant base; clear cover
* 1-year warranty
Amazon.com Review
This versatile egg cooker serves eggs any way you like them--poached for Eggs Benedict, hard-cooked for spinach salads or deviled eggs, or soft-cooked for serving in an egg cup. Completely foolproof, this appliance only requires that you fill the base with the proper amount of water for the number of eggs you’re cooking and then flip the power switch. An alert sounds when eggs are ready. The cooker has a removable rack that holds up to seven eggs for hard- or soft-boiling. A separate poaching pan with an easy-to-clean nonstick interior holds a total of four eggs. The heat-resistant base stays cool while eggs are cooking and a clear lid lets you check progress. The cooker also comes with its own measuring cup that has a pin in the bottom for piercing eggshells when soft-cooking (to keep them from cracking during cooking). This egg cooker is covered by West Bend under a 1-year warranty. --Cristina Vaamonde
Customer Reviews
Poaching Can be Messy4
I buy Extra Large eggs from Trader Joe's and the eggs are often too much for the poaching tray. If they spill out into the heating unit during cooking I think it makes the sensor go off way too early. I've tried putting the water in first, then put the tray in place and then crack the eggs into the tray so that I don't have to move the tray at all... a balancing act. Maybe if you use just regular size eggs, it would be ok. I've kept this egg cooker, though, because it works very nicely for soft or hard boiled eggs. The poached eggs come out well, too, but I end up having to time it manually (i.e. watching it). The buzzer/timer thing is loud and persistent and doesn't stop until you shut it off, which is a good thing, I suppose. I used to have an egg cooker (Kenwood) that pleasantly "chirped" but it was teeny-tiny and eventually chirped itself out. All in all, no regrets with this egg cooker.
I like it so far4
We received our first West Bend egg cooker for a wedding shower gift 16 years ago. It was still working, but the nonstick coating had long ago worn off, and a piece of the plastic handle had broken off. My husband didn't know what the soft-boiled piercer was, so he clipped it off with pliers because he thought it was dangerous.
Anyway, I thought it was time for a new one, and I looked on Amazon to see what was new and exciting in egg cookers. After looking at them all and reading the reviews, I decided to buy the West Bend 86628. It seemed to be the most like our old one with a few new perks.
So far, I like it just fine. You have to read the manual carefully, though, because I was using the soft-boiled water levels for poached (even though it didn't make sense), then I read the manual to find out that there is a specific recommendation. My poached eggs were coming out too hard before I figured out the correct amount of water. I've used it to cook 1-6 hard boiled eggs, and it has been perfect. I don't know what the other review means about the wells not being deep enough - my large eggs fit perfectly.
It is easy to clean, and unlike the older version, the nonstick coating seems better already. The older one had the egg stick on almost from the first use, and we had to use a scrubber or steal wool to get it off. This one cleans up without a problem.
It is true that getting the eggs out of the poacher is, well, a challenge. I'm sure it's the same with one designed for the microwave or a pot on the stove. We use a small rubber spatula to help "slide" the egg out, but they are hot! You can't wear a mitt because the handle is too small to grasp with a bulky mitt.
All in all, I think anyone would be happy with this unit for the price, and it would make a nice wedding shower gift :-) (even if the bride to be laughs at first - like I did!)
Don't buy on advertized Wattage rating.....it's really 350W5
The 86628 works just fine BUT I bought it based on West Bend's advertized wattage rating of 600W--thinking more is better. In actuality the unit is only rated at 350W. West Bend claims they're changing the misinformation on their site today.
My previous Egg Cooker was an Oster and it was OK.
I prefer my new 86628 because: It's all plastic so the egg holder won't discolor as did the Oster. The water measuring cup allows exact measures not like some others where you add water to the base. The egg holder allows you to remove all the eggs at once and imerse in cooling water so you don't have to handle each egg separately. The 'done' signal is LOUD. I like the positive Off/On switch. Others shut off the unit when cooking is finished. In my opinion that kind of temperature sensitive switching is a weakness. Which is what happened to my Oster. Although the water measuring instructions don't make sence to me, ie: more eggs need less water, I followed the instructions for soft boiling 4 and the eggs were perfect. And AMAZON.com is an excellent way to buy merchandise.
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