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.

My photos show the egg poaching pan I had previously as well as the new one. The new one has some pleasant features. I used a non-stick spray (may not have needed to but in the long run why not?).PLUSES:+The pan lets you easily remove individual cups and "pour" them out. -None sticked!+The ability to cook 6 eggs is a plus.+See through lid+Easy to remove individual pods as they raise-up when you remove the main frame and set it on a counter.+ The center handle to lift the egg tray is actually easier than the black knob found on the other style poacher. It looks like it would be difficult but it is much easier and it remains cooler to the touch..MINUSES:- (This one is very important to know) The reason this pan can cook 6 eggs is because the individual egg cups are DEEPER than on traditional models (as you can see on my old pan pictured). The problem with this is that cooking times have to be longer to cook the inside. This is almost a deal breaker for me. I like my eggs medium well (solid with the SLIGHTEST bit of creamy yoke - not over-easy at all). The old pan "technology" makes the poached eggs a wider shape. The new one is a deeper design. As a result the older pan cooks the eggs much faster (6 minutes compared to 9 minutes with this new pan).- The egg, inside and outside, is is more evenly cooked in the old pan.- Cleaning this one is a little more difficult than on a one-piece egg poacher pan; its not difficult its just not as easy as with the older one.- The handle feels a little cheap but it does dissipate the heat. The end of it is a little sharp.FINAL THOUGHTSI may return it but I am going to give it a few more tries first. I really like that I can very easily dump out each egg compartment. The non-stick egg cups look like the teflon may be better quality. The steam shoots out far in a side-ways direction on this new pan whereas it was more of an upwards steam on the older design. -Just annoying as you have to make sure no salt/pepper or other ingredients are on the counter next to the boiling pot (also other pots on the stove will get wet from steam). The texture of the eggs is the biggest decider. Maybe I am just so used to the old one and need to adapt but it annoys me that it takes 30% longer to cook now. Right now I am 70% going to keep it but its still not a lock.

We wanted a single egg poacher rather than one designed for multiple eggs and this one fills the bill! This pan is heavy, so it doesn’t tip on the burner. Vents around the insert help to cook the egg all around. Eggs come out perfectly done. We are very happy with this purchase! Worth the money.

Insert tips too easily got egg in the water. Cheaper model easier to hand

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!