I bought a $30 egg cooker and it's forever changed the way I eat breakfast

Gabbi ShawMar 10, 2021, 04:03 IST

The rapid egg cooker.Gabbi Shaw/Insider

I purchased a rapid egg cooker from Dash for $30, and it's completely changed my breakfast habits.
Poached eggs are my favorite to order at brunch, but they're normally too hard to make at home.
It poaches, scrambles, and boils eggs in under 15 minutes and completely solves my egg-cooking woes.

I consider myself to be something of an egg aficionado - my go-to brunch order is Eggs Benedict, one of the first things I ever learned to cook myself was scrambled eggs, and my favorite sandwich is a grilled cheese with a fried egg in the middle.

However, cooking eggs at home can be something of a hassle. Scrambling eggs makes dirty dishes and can be tricky to not overcook - I hate scrambled eggs with brown spots - poached eggs are impossible, and don't even get me started on trying to make my own hard-boiled eggs.

I learned about the Dash Rapid Egg Cooker in November 2020, and I ended up buying myself one for Christmas. I think sometimes kitchen gadgets can be overrated, but I'm not exaggerating when I say it's truly changed the way I eat breakfast. It makes things quick and easy, and it's dish-free. All wins in my book.

Keep scrolling to see how I made poached eggs, hard-boiled eggs, and scrambled eggs, all in my egg cooker.

Here's the Dash Rapid Egg Cooker with all of its parts inside. Mine holds six eggs at a time, if you're boiling them.

The Dash Rapid Egg Cooker. Gabbi Shaw/Insider

My first task was to try poaching eggs, something that's notoriously hard to do on your own. First, I filled up the water in the measuring cup included.

The measuring cup with the proper amount of water. Gabbi Shaw/Insider

Then, I poured the water over the heating plate.

The heating plate. Gabbi Shaw/Insider

After that, I added the boiling tray and then the poaching tray - the plastic should never directly touch the metal heating plate.

The eggs in the poaching tray. Gabbi Shaw/Insider

The last step is putting on the lid and pressing the start button ...

It's ready to go. Gabbi Shaw/Insider

All there's left to do is wait.

Waiting for my poached eggs. Gabbi Shaw/Insider

When the eggs are finished, the cooker makes a chiming noise, and it's all done! I put my poached eggs on toast and had a delicious breakfast.

My poached eggs in and out of the tray. Gabbi Shaw/Insider

My next challenge was making my own hard-boiled eggs. The first step is to pierce each eggshell with the little needle on the bottom of the measuring cup.

Spike on the measuring cup. Gabbi Shaw/Insider

I made three hard-boiled eggs. They sit upright on the boiling tray, and the instructions say to let them cook for 12 minutes to get it just right.

The eggs pre-boiling. Gabbi Shaw/Insider

They also turned out shockingly well.

Hard-boiled eggs. Gabbi Shaw/Insider

After cooking the hard-boiled eggs, I noticed some brown discoloration on the heating plate. According to Dash, these are mineral deposits.

The heating plate. Gabbi Shaw/Insider

The final egg dish I tried was a mini-omelette, though it was really more like scrambled eggs.

The egg inside the omelette tray. Gabbi Shaw/Insider

The scrambled eggs were probably my least favorite of the three, but the fluffy texture was on point.

My mini-omelette. Gabbi Shaw/Insider

Overall, if you're a fan of eggs - but not a fan of how annoying they can be to make - the Dash Rapid Egg Cooker is worth it, in my opinion.

All three of my egg dishes. Gabbi Shaw/Insider

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