RSVP International Endurance Single Egg Poacher Set | Perfectly Poached Eggs | Includes Stainless Steel Pan | Dishwasher Safe

When I was a kid we had an aluminum single-egg poacher which I used several times a week. Flash forward 30 years and I'm looking for an egg poacher for my kids to safely use. I first got some of those silicone poachers at Christmas but I had the same problems as everyone else - poor heat transference resulting in unsatisfactory eggs - and my kids almost got steam burns using them. I went searching on Amazon, saw that this poacher was liked the most and I bought it. Wow, this is one of the highest quality items I've ever received that was made in China. The pan and lid are heavy and stay where you put them and the poaching insert has a good Teflon coating. The handle is firmly riveted to the side of the pan and it's long enough that you don't burn your hand over the stove while using it. The handle on the poaching insert is small but since it's aluminum it says pretty cool to the touch - with my Kevlar hands I don't need a pot holder - but the handle on the lid can get pretty hot so use a pot holder for that one. The poacher insert has vents around the edge so it doesn't rattle while the steam escapes and the lid is heavy enough to keep the poacher down in case someone fills the pan too full and floats the insert. My kids are loving using it almost daily, so much so that I just leave it on the stove all the time. If you're only making two eggs, this is so much easier to use than buying and storing a 4-egg insert. It works best if you keep the heat on high until the water is boiling and then turn it down to 4 before you put the egg in. On my stove, 3.5 min makes a loose egg; 4 min makes a cooked but runny egg; and 4.5 min makes a soft but non-runny egg. We are so glad

Measure your cooking surface before you buy. This is a well made, easy to use, single egg poacher if you have the right cooking surface. We looked at the material and thought great, this will work with our induction cooktop at home. Nope. Our cooktop has a sensor that verifies the pot is the right size for the surface you are putting it on and won't start if its not. No big deal, we'll just use it in the RV where we use gas. Nope. The opening in the middle of the grate is too big and you have carefully set the pot just right across four prongs or it will tilt to one side. We felt like the incompetent boobs they use in the infomercials trying to carefully align the pot on the cooking surface. So, we bought the two egg poacher from the same company and gifted ours to a friend with a regular electric oven.

The egg "cup" is not stick proof; maybe needs a break in period? I have coated with just a dab of butter. Considering the price ($23), I was expecting an item more precisely made. Both the cup and lid have a little slop in them and feel cheap. The pot itself is well made, sits perfectly flat on my smooth top burners, and gets to a boil very quickly. I started to give this 3 stars but just changed to 4 because this does great poached eggs. Update: after using for weeks, I'd give another half star if I could. I love this thing.

Man, do I love this litlte pan! It is heavy and poaches a perfect egg every time! I didn't think I even wanted a special pan for this purpose - after all, it isn't rocket science to poach an egg. BUT... when doing it manually, you do need to add vinegar to the water and get it going at a swirl and then drop in your egg from a very shallow container. Not hard - but prone to swirly egg white, overcooked yellow, etc.With this little pan, all you do is put an inch or so of water in and put it on the burner, butter or spray the teflon egg holder, break in the egg, close up the pan and let it cook for a couple minutes. I find that 2.5 minutes is enough. And then the egg slides right out, perfectly rounded on the bottom, and no egg-y residue to scrub out of the pan! Love it!The pan is a nice compact size for small jobs - I may try to clarify some butter in it - it seems perfect for that as well.So glad I got this. Now when I get a hankerin' for eggs benedict, this makes it easy to indulge!

This pan appears to be of good quality and it certainly does the job, BUT IT DOES NOT MAKE POACHED EGGS. Poached eggs, by definition, is a method of cooking where the eggs are completely submerged in water. What this pans makes are steamed eggs; the eggs never touch the water but are cooked by the heat of the steam produced in the pan. While this creates a consistent product and a nicely cooked egg, it is not poached. Nor does it taste like a poached egg. Submerging an egg in simmering water imparts a specific, tell-tale flavor to an egg, which is what makes poached eggs unique (and delicious). This pan creates a nicely cooked but very bland tasting egg, which is very lacking in flavor. It is about the most boring egg you will ever eat. I will keep the pan and use it on occasion, but when I want the delicious flavor of poached eggs I will continue using the traditional method of submerging eggs in simmering water.

This is exactly what I wanted - a solid little poacher that's properly balanced, has an adequately long handle, and turns out the precise poached egg I expected, just like the single poachers sold long ago. Five minutes does the job for me - thoroughly cooked white and slightly runny yolk. The instructions warn not to use a non-stick spray on the black insert, so I use a tiny dab of butter and the egg slides out easily. This is expensive for what it is, but on the other hand, it is high quality. I tried a cheaper one that looked similar to this, but it was made in China of flimsy tin, with a dangerously short handle, and a non-stick coating that began to peel after a few uses. I threw the cheap one out, and informed the popular catalog company from whom I purchased it. In this case, you get what you pay for!