OXO Good Grips 2-Piece Silicone Egg Poacher Set

There are some negative reviews on here which I just don’t understand. These poachers totally transformed my ability to make poached eggs. They’re easy to clean, work every time, fold up for storage, and two do fit in a bigger pan. Some people talk about the egg white escaping - not fresh enough eggs. I never EVER write reviews but I felt like this product is actually excellent so wanted to support it. Highly recommended.

I love poached eggs, but I find that I got really inconsistent results, so I generally use stuff like cling-film or floating poachers instead, however the former just tastes and feels like a boiled egg and the latter tends to be a bit rubbery. I've used these 10 times so far and have had consistent, good results every time. If you're unfamiliar with these then they aren't alternatives to poaching eggs - they are tools to get the egg into the water without worrying about creating a whirlpools and that sort of thing. You put the things in water, add a little vinegar and break eggs into them. The criticisms are true though. They are massive so in a 18cm pan you need about 1.6l of water (which is about double what you need for pasta) and you can only fit two. Because they are just delivery mechanisms you do still get bits of egg white floating around the pan. Despite that, I'd still recommend them. I love poached eggs but I've always had trouble with consistency. I've made 10 eggs with these so far and every single one was identical and really tasty, which is better than I've managed previously and much better taste and texture than the other methods, although there is a little more cleaning and, even if you get the vinegar level right and it doesn't affect the taste, it does make cleanup smell a bit. Mibbe they could be smaller - or at least have a smaller footprint, but I'm really quite happy with mine.

Having recently started eating much healthier I had a few poached eggs eating out, I wanted to see what I could do by myself. At first I tried doing the water vortex technique which is by far the best way to poach an egg, but when I wanted more than one it became a little troublesome as they come into contact and don't hold their shape as well so I thought I'd give these a go. I'm glad I did - First use it worked instantly and I had lovely poached eggs. They are a little big in my opinion so you do need to use a bigger saucepan that expected but overall they allow you to do two at a time which for me is all I wanted. They couldn't be easier to use, simply wash them before use as you should do with anything new. Plop them in a saucepan, fill the water to the line marked on the funnel. Get the water to a rolling boil (where it is just about bubbling - make sure its not overly boiling, you just want a light boil), and drop the eggs into the funnel. It then falls them into the below chamber where the water can surround them but keeps them in place. Follow the instructions on the little guide that comes with these and you'll be eating poached eggs which are done perfectly!

I wanted something that would peach the eggs in a perfect round ball – and these definitely aren't it. However, they are useful for helping keep the eggs from flying all around the saucepan so I will keep them. Like many other reviewers I thought they were huge so I put two eggs into one poacher. It was probably a mistake as the poacher started overflowing and then actually floating in the pan. There is no fill line on the ones I received… are they genuine, I wonder?

Great product. I've never mastered the art of poaching eggs but this product works well. As others have said is best for cooking one egg at a time unless a large pan. The poacher has a water level mark so make sure the pan has enough water to go up to the mark. My cooking tips are to make sure the water is barely simmering with little bubbles and not boiling. Add a few drops of white vinegar to the water before you put the egg in. Make sure you don't knock the poacher whilst dropping the egg in (it goes through the hole and into the bottom of the poacher) if you move the poacher before the white has had time to set it will escape. For a runny yoke and set white whilst cooking one large supermarket egg it needs about 3 mins 45 seconds. Once the time is up lift out the poacher and then use a slotted spoon to remove the egg. Place egg on kitchen paper to remove excess water briefly then serve. Very easy to clean just rinse.

These poachers are huge, requiring a massive saucepan to reach the required fill level, which then in turn takes ages to reach a simmer due to the volume of water. They are also poorly designed, the holes are too big which allows the egg white to seep through into the saucepan. Finally, the hole through which the egg sinks into the perforated basket easily becomes clogged with egg white, which means the air bubbles from the simmering water create an air pocket and tip the whole thing over. I normally love OXO Good Grips products, I have many of their utensils, but this egg poaching set is absolutely useless.

Very pleased with these. Used twice so far and successful each time. Forgot vinegar second time so more white floating in water but eggs still good. I boil the kettle and then fill the pan to the water mark on the silicone cup as a large saucepan is needed to poach two eggs. This means not waiting for a large pan to boil.

They are okay, not perfect as a lot of the egg whites escape from the holes so end up with a much smaller poached egg than expected. The area to hold the egg whilst it cooks is also oversized, could probably fit 2 eggs inside but then it might be cooked through and my eggs are definitely not small ones. I will no doubt revert back to the cling film way of doing it as no egg escapes and the egg is a perfect shape.

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Super happy about this product. It's non sticky and poached eggs are always amazing with these poachers.

Avec cet ustensile, impossible de rater les œufs pochés. Lavage au lave vaisselle sans problème.

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This poacher works perfectly every time. It seems expensive for how minimal and simple it really is, but the thing is it a brilliant idea. Because it’s so low tech there’s nothing to break or go wrong. If you want perfectly poached eggs every time this is the perfect tool to achieve that.