Cuisinart CEC-7 Egg Cooker

I do A LOT of cooking for family and friends so I DO know how to boil eggs. The issue is saving time, having one less burner on my stove taken up for just boiling eggs AND the inconvenience of having to keep track of everything all at once. The Cuisinart CEC-7 gives me perfect eggs every time and they come with the added convenience of being very easy to peel. Cleaning the contraption is a breeze...requiring only a damp paper towel and the fluid motion of popping it back in a cabinet. Done.The thing works right out of the box. I'm no exception to the cliche' that men don't read directions. You simply determine how many eggs you want, fill the included beaker to the water level indicator line and peirce the large end of the egg with the needle on the bottom end of the beaker. You place the eggs in the rack and turn the switch to "on". That simple.When the thing beeps....turn the switch to off and you have eggs! The CEC-7 does have an automatic off (which is indicated by the lights going out) but you have to turn the switch to the off position when they are done.....or it will start back up again when it cools off. So don't set eggs to cook and then go shopping.Ive read issues about the dome being hot and the escape of steam being a potential risk for burns. That essentially means that the conventional method (pot of boiling water) is without doubt, a more dangerous way to prepare eggs. The CEC-7's dome does get hot (as I would suspect) but like a pan, there are handles which do not. Also, I didn't experience the issue of steam escaping in such a way that would cause harm. Comparing the egg cooker to conventional boiling....the egg cooker is considerably safer if that's a concern.It comes with a rack for 7 eggs and a poaching tray for three eggs, the beaker with needle attached to the underside of a concave surface. Also, directions if you need them.I shopped EVERY egg cooker I could find and chose this one because of the auto turn off feature, Cuisinarts reputation and because it doesn't look cheesy. It consumes a very small footprint on my counter and slips away into a cabinet quickly. I experienced no weird smell while cooking the eggs and it took me all of 30 seconds to clean it afterwards. No pot to wash and I have the luxary of another burner on my stove for something else! I'm happy with my purchase!

the boiling part works well, eggs turn out great. The poached part didn't do so well, it's hard to get the egg out, and it sticks to the sides with the cleanup being difficult due to narrow corners, and I did as the instructions say and they still came out fully cooked. Bought a cheap egg poacher that has round containers and works much better. Gave 2 stars because I bought it for the egg poaching part, and very disappointed it doesn't work well. Beware taking it off, the handles are short so have to watch your fingers from touching the extremely hot metal.

I always have to wonder about the polarized reviews you see on products. Are the people that give one star when most people give five stars just chronically angry? Impossible to please? Well, I guess I'm 'that guy' this time.I bought this egg cooker for basically two reasons: it featured auto-shutoff and it was a Cuisinart. Many of the other options are brands I've never even heard of. It's strange to me that there are so few that offer auto-shutoff. If I have to hover over the thing to turn it off when it's done, I might as well boil eggs in a pot of water like a common peasant. Isn't the primary reason for buying a silly small appliance like this for convenience?Anyway...on the maiden voyage, my brand-spanking-new egg cooker beeped when it was done just like it should. The light went out like it should. Apparently, it just didn't shut itself off soon enough. Once the water was boiled off, it proceeded to boil off the non-stick coating as well. I only use the term 'non-stick' because Cuisinart does. It is not what you would find on a frying pan. It's a thin coating of high-temp plastic. Not high enough. So, I'm left with a charred, bubbled mess. Ruined.For what it's worth, the eggs were cooked perfectly.I've read a few of the other less-than-positive reviews on this. I haven't found a similar story. Chalk it up to poor quality control, I s'pose. Seems like that is just the reality we live with--cheap products from countries with cheap labor. I did expect better from Cuisinart...even at $28.00.

Hard-boiled eggs couldn't be easier in this egg cooker. You can't miss with this machine. Just use the measuring cup that comes with it to add water, the amount of water for the number of eggs you are making is conveniently printed on the measuring cup, pierce the large end of the egg, place it in the egg tray, pierced end up, put the cover on and turn the switch. That's it! You will hear a tone when they are done so you can't over cook them or make a mistake. I don't understand reviewers that complain about appliances that beep etc when what you are cooking is done. The sound the appliance makes enables you to multi task, clean, cook something else, fold laundry, whatever you want to do. Anyway, after you hear the tone, just remove the cover and lift the egg tray out, run them under cold water and you are done! Perfect eggs! And, both the cover and the tray has handles that stay nice and cool so it is safe and easy to remove them.The cleanup is almost too easy, everything except the base is dishwasher safe. The tiny bit of egg residue on the base can easily be cleaned with some white vinegar. It will cook 7 eggs at a time but is very compact and easy to store, you can put the measuring cup, trays etc under the domed cover to keep everything together and the cord can be wrapped around the base to keep it tidy. It is an excellent egg cooker at a great price. Definitely worth buying! Highly recommended! A+A+A+