EggiesHard Boiled Egg System

I bought these because I thought they would be a fun gadget to have. Frankly, I dislike peeling boiled eggs, especially when the shells tend break apart into little pieces (OCD?). Anyway, the advertising makes it sound so simple to use - but be warned - it is not!When you read the instructions on the INSIDE of the box, you realize you have to put four different pieces together - per egg! But before you do that, you have to lightly oil each piece, so that the eggs don't stick to them... er... really?Okay, it'll at least be fun to try, right?So, I oil all the pieces, and start TRYING to thread them together... but the moldings are pretty cheap, and there is a fair amount of flashing (plastic that leaked out) that makes it difficult to thread. Some threads ended up cross-threading, some I couldn't get together all the way. And remember - there are two different threaded sets you need to join. Yes, that's per egg!I finally mastered the assembly as best I could, after making a slight mess of getting the eggs in some of them (I am apparently not dexterous enough for this experiment), and then was ready to cook them.But wait - you can't actually put them in the boiling water - you have to start them out in warm water, and then bring it to a boil. And you have to make sure the Eggie's remain upright and can't touch the bottom (they do seem to float). It was a bit disconcerting to see some egg quickly cooking loose in the water, but then I realized that it was probably the dribble from trying to get the eggs through the small top hole. No worries, I like making egg-drop soup, so this is cool... except that it is a pain to clean off of the pan later.After the recommended 15 minutes of boiling (seems kind of long, compared to the old fashion way) I finally took the Eggies out of the water to cool.Coming back after a while, they were cool enough to open, which I did - and that was more frustrating than peeling regular eggs! Arrg! So not only do I have a big mess of parts to clean up after half an hours work, but I have boiled eggs that look like they've been cut in half - because, unless you use goose eggs (maybe Ostrich?) regular large eggs only fill the container half full, and that is of course how they cook. This is no big deal if you are going to make egg salad or such, but if you're looking for something that actually looks like a normal 'whole' boiled egg - you better look elsewhere.Bottom line - this is definitely a Rube Goldberg device. If the fun of the journey is what you're after, go ahead and blow a few bucks on these (as long as you get free shipping). But otherwise, save your money and find some other way of getting your eggs peeled. As for me? I'm going to hire the neighbor kids - it's cheaper and less frustrating.

I got these eggies about three weeks ago for the same reason as everyone else: I hate peeling hard boiled eggs, but love eating hard boiled eggs. And I loved using them at first, I suppose for their novelty. But I've quickly fallen "out of love" with these pesky little things and am toying with throwing them out and cutting my losses. Here is a list as to why:(a) The process of putting the Eggies together and, when done, taking them apart is about the same amount of time it would take to peel the number of eggs you just hard boiled. Seriously. The Eggie comes in four parts - a base, an upper half, a ring to hold the two together, and a top that (inadequately) screws on once the egg is poured into the Eggie. Combine the time it takes to put them together and disassemble them and you have about the amount of time it would have taken to peel the eggs the natural way.(b) The Eggies are dishwasher safe, but what they are NOT is dishwasher effective. Every time I've put them in my top rack, they are still generally filled with egg residue that I have to wash out by hand. So, add that to the time it takes to use these Eggies and we are talking MORE time than it would take to peel the egg.(c) There are several hidden little problems with the design of these Eggies. First, once the three lower parts are assembled, one is left with a tiny hole at the top in which to pour the egg. And it is actually a bit tricky to crack an egg "just so" so that you can pour the contents into a hole the size of maybe a small key chain. Another little problem is that as the parts to the Eggie don't screw together all that well, it happens about once per batch that one of the Eggies disassembles while boiling; one less egg that I would have had if I'd just relied on its original shell.Honestly, I am just really surprised that anyone would give this more than two stars (and this is generous on my part). I mean, it does the job it advertises adequately, but when said and done, the solution takes as long as the problem; it is honestly just easier and as quick to peel the egg. But, if you want to fiddle with a whole bunch of small parts that you will eventually have to wash individually by hand, this is the product for you!

Well I can't complain about the price, I got three boxes for $.01 each + the postage & Handling. It was cheap enough for an experiment. I make Deviled Eggs a lot, but even though I'm a good cook, pealing eggs doesn't come easy for me. My Deviled Eggs don't always look great. Thus I purchased the Eggies. I didn't mind washing the containers first or oiling them and my eggs fit in the container just fine. Screwing all the pieces together wasn't terribly easy (it didn't line up well) but it wasn't that bad. What I didn't like about it...was the egg white texture after it was cooked. There were small holes on the outside of all the eggs (not terribly attractive). So I started to cut away the bottom of the hard cooked egg as directed for Deviled Eggs and found that all the egg yolks aren't centered very well in the egg white, thus there are large holes at the top and bottom of each egg...where you take out the yolk and where to cut the bottom so it sits flat. Also taking out the yolk was a problem, there were still large pieces of yolk attached to the white and if I worked on cleaning it out too much it torn the white. I ended up eatting these eggs as hard boiled eggs and never was successful in making one Deviled Egg. I'm keeping my set, giving my other two sets to my kids and will use them for hard boiled eggs only. NOTE: if you put your pieces of Eggies in hot, soapy water right after you take the egg out, it's a very easy clean up. Don't let the egg dry onto the plastic pieces. I probably would have been upset if I paid full retail price on this set, but at $.01 for six, I can't complain.