Norpro Stainless Steel Egg Poacher/Skillet Set, 10", Silver, 1 Liters

Excellent product that works well! Instead of using olive oil, I grease cups with softened butter using small piece of wax paper; and it prevents egg whites sticking to cup--as I was experiencing a mess of stuck egg whites with olive oil, making clean up more difficut. Almost zero sticking using butter and easily releases running spoon around. We're Carnivore, so butter is our preference. Highly recommend product, as I don't like cooking pouched eggs in unfiltered tap water, and was running through filtered water rapidly. Now I can use tap water--no worry. NOTE: If you use butter, put the water in the pan; grease the cups with butter; then drop in the eggs & start to heat the water. That keeps butter all the way coated on the cups. Not too much water, though, as it boils rapidly and flows over. I turn down the heat to very low once the pan starts heating up. I use large eggs and they're cooked evenly and done quickly. Only thing I'd change is having gizmo the cups fit into being thicker/heavier. Not deal killer. One of best things I've ever ordered as we eat a lot of eggs; and cleans up quickly and easiliy--and the stainless steel pan with lid is bonus, as serves other purposes.

Like many other reviewers, I'm not too crazy about cooking with the non-stick Teflon silicone whatever engineered cooking materials. I prefer wood, glass, steel, stone & cast iron when able. This egg poacher did not disappoint. I tried it out for the first time this morning and despite slightly overcooking the eggs, it worked great and just needs some heating adjustments on my part. I can't stress enough that the poaching cups need some form of greasing; otherwise, you will have a cleaning nightmare on your hands! I used a tiny (very tiny, actually) dab of crisco to grease all 5 cups. I then put small scoops of butter in the cups before the eggs. Guess what...upon removal, the eggs slid right out of their cups with no sticking whatsoever. No staining or residue was left on the cups, either, after cleaning. Based on other reviews, I also did not want to chance having a glass lid explode all over our eggs, so I used a 10" steel lid that fit perfectly over the pan (the glass lid that came with the pan went promptly into the recycle bin. Check out the Nordic Ware 10" steel lid). More times than not, I don't feel like going through the process of traditional poaching (water vortexes, straining the thin, wispy whites from the eggs, cooking 2 eggs at a time, etc). This pan is a fantastic substitute. Get one!

This skillet makes a great gift for friends and family. I've already purchased several of them for that purpose! It's incredibly easy to get the perfect poached egg, plus it a healthier alternative to other non-stick brands. It may not be as quick to clean as those other models, but you can easily soak the cups after use and wipe clean afterwards, or throw in the dishwasher. I sometimes add a little coconut butter to the cups prior to adding the eggs. The best method I've found is to crack each egg separately in a small bowl and turn the heat down slightly after boiling to avoid touching any hot steam from the vents. Also, since the little steam vents are on the outer edge, it's best to arrange the cups so all the handles point inward. It only takes a couple of minutes for a beautiful poached breakfast, and on other days you can remove the poacher attachment and make 'em scrambled!

This 5 egg poacher is a decent product that functions very well in cooking eggs.The cups are a bit thin but I guess that facilitates heat transfer. Easy to clean.

Great 5 egg pan poacher. This is just the right size to handle jumbe egg as the 6 egg units I've seen have cups that are too small. The construction is excellent; highly polished SS, very sturdy for use as 10" frying pan as well as pan poacher. Tubular handle is the right size for firm grip. Others have mentioned that the knobs for lifting the cups get too hot, and you may find this a difficulty, however with the use tongs as has been suggested this is not a problem, and with the use of light kitchen gloves it is really easy to remove the entire tray, or individual cups. A nice feature is the flat bottom cup shape as it allows removing cups, or entire tray and resting them on counter tops without the cups tipping over The highly polished cups release the eggs easily with just a light spray of cooking oil, and sometimes a slight nudge around the edge where the white rests. The glass top vents vapor so it remains mostly clear while cooking. Pay attention to how much water you use, and don't allow the pans to float. This is a well constructed, sturdy kitchen tool that should give years of service, it is the best 5 egg pan poacher I've seen. A comment on cooking; I live at almost sea level (500 ft.), and with 5 jumbo eggs 3 1/2 minutes gives a firmly set white, and nice fluid yoke. Poached eggs are great way to start any day!!!

We were looking for a gift for our daughter and were delighted to find this item on line. My wife bought this poacher about 25 years ago at a grocery store and it has given us excellent service. Since it is stainless steel, it is easy to clean, and doesn't tarnish. It makes 5 poached eggs, which is convenient. The glass top lets you observe when the poached eggs are done to your satisfaction and it has a hole to enable steam to escape. We think it is constructed very well. Our daughter hasn't opened the package yet (but from the online description, it seems identical to the one we bought many years ago).

This is a great egg poacher. I have had it for a couple years now, and it has held up well. Features I particularly appreciate are the stainless steel egg holders (rather than Teflon) and the glass lid. As the egg holders have no non-stick coating, you must coat them with something before adding the eggs. I initially used Pam spray, which worked OK, but there was still a little sticking. I now use olive oil, which works great and is probably healthier. Just pour in about 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil into each cup (enough to fill the bottom), and turn the egg holder so it's inside walls are coated with the olive oil. Then add the egg. Works great! The egg slides right out. (Make sure the egg holders are clean without any stuck on residue prior to using, or it will stick. To clean any stuck on residue, just soak in water, then clean out with plastic brush and/or fingernail.)

This pan was designed by someone who never used a poacher before or was deliberately trying to mess with us. The egg cups have a large know for a handle (good) but the knob is heavy and the cup falls over when sitting on the counter (bad). So you can't break an egg into it because it spills out because it doesn't sit up straight. You also can't put the cups in the holder unless it is inside the pan - so you can't prep the egg cups in advance. My $15 egg poacher is 10X as well thought out with cups that stand up and teflon linings etc. When cooked that big knob is smoking hot and you can't hold it to remove the cups. And yes stainless is a real pain to clean. So bad design if you intend to poach eggs and hard to clean. But at least its expensive.