Fusionbrands 3-Inch Silicone Poach Pod Egg Poaching Tool, Green
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Fusionbrands 3-Inch Silicone Poach Pod Egg Poaching Tool, Green
Customer Review: Pretty eggs, but retain odors and taste
Summary: 2 Stars
These cups make very picture-perfect poached eggs, but they retain odors and tastes.
To use simply coat the inisde of the cups with oil or cooking spray and place them in a large pot of boiling water. As the water approaches boiling, drop an egg in the cup, turn down the heat and cook for 4-5 minutes (less if you want softer eggs). To remove the eggs, simple spoon out the perfectly formed eggs. You can also flip the cups inside out, if you are very heat-reistant hands.
Not coating the cups with oil will create a sticky mess.
But that's not the bad news. After about five uses, the eggs from my cups starting tasting exactly like I would imagine my dish soap would taste if I ate it. I had forgotten to coat the cups with oil the last time I used them so I had to soak them for a bit in hot soap water to loosen the glued on eggs. Apparently that was enough to get the dish soap scent in the cups and passed on to the eggs. Yuk! I've tried everything (baking soda, freezing, etc.) to remove the smell and resulting taste, with no success.
Customer Review: Pods Leave a Chemical Flavor & Odor On Eggs
Summary: 2 Stars
I received the pods as a gift & used them for 6 batches of "poached" eggs. Every time, the eggs have a VERY distinct odor & flavor. I assume it is from the silicone because I have not soaked the pods in soapy water.
The pods are also not completely no-stick. I have tried Pam spray, canola oil, olive oil & butter but every time, there was sticking & egg white left behind. I have less sticking/cleanup with a buttered pyrex custard cup (& no off-flavor!). The cleanup/sticking is a minor complaint compared to how my eggs taste coming out of these pods; it's a very unpleasant chemical flavor & odor. You can smell the chemical as it's cooking. I hoped that the flavor taint would go away over time, but it has not.
I recommend you spend your money on a more useful pyrex custard cup. Oil or butter the inside, place in a water bath with a lid & you'll have perfect eggs with no silicone. Pyrex Bakeware 6-Ounce Clear Custard Cups, Set of 4
Customer Review: Works Okay
Summary: 2 Stars
Poaching has, for some reason, been something of a quest. Pans made for poaching stick no matter what and water condenses inside the lid, watering the finished egg. Floating an egg in vinegar-infused water in a sauce pot works okay, but creates a thorough mess, and the amount of chlorine and other chemicals and minerals present in tap water alters cooking time and taste-quality to the point of being somewhat unreliable. Was looking forward to these silicon poaching cups to solve all three problematic areas .... mess, condensation and unreliability. Well ... they do, sort of. Despite liberal application of spray-cooking oil my eggs have consistently stuck to the silicon ... not 'badly' but enough that getting them out of the pod breaks them up. Now, this just may be me, and others are pleased with the silicon's performance, but at $9 for two it's a bit of a disappointment, like many specialty tools. If these were $2 for two I'd just nod and say Okay, so what. But at $9 I'll keep trying to make this investment work. Maybe they'll be just the thing for you.Customer Review: Perfectly poached eggs
Summary: 5 Stars
Love these little poachers!
Bought both these and the Daisy silicone egg poachers to test both. The Pod wins hands-down. Eggs cook perfectly every time and clean-up is a breeze however you wash them (we've both hand-washed and run through the dishwasher).
Tips for using:
Spray pods with cooking spray. Crack 1 egg into each. [We used large eggs which seemed to work . Extra-large would Using a straight-sided skillet with a lid, fill with about 1 1/2 inches of water. [Water level must be high enough that, when Pods are added, water will be at least as high as the egg within the poacher. But, obviously, you don't want the water to overflow INTO the Pod.] Bring the water to a simmer, gently lower each Pod into the water and cover. Do not allow water to boil, just keep it at a simmer. Check eggs regularly! We didn't have any trouble picking the poachers out of the water by their corners, but you could also use a large slotted spoon to remove the Pod. Eggs will slide right out of the Pod.
Customer Review: No Egg on MY face...or my pan!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just bought and used these egg poachers today and I love them! I wish they had included some tips on using them but after a so-so first attempt I've learned a couple of things.
-Butter the pods before putting the eggs in. Silicone isn't Teflon and my eggs stuck.
-Break eggs into the pods and then lower into simmering (not boiling) water. Don't try to break the eggs into the pod while the pod is already in the water. The steam is really hot on the hand plus it increases the chances of tipping the pod and dumping the egg into the water.
-Put a lid on the pan while cooking. It speeds up the cooking time and the steam helps it to cook more evenly. I decided to try this when I saw the tops weren't cooking as much as the bottoms. Worked great.
-Remove from the water by picking up the corners or use a slotted spoon.
I cooked my eggs about 3.5-4 minutes and had great soft-poached eggs. And NO SCUM around the edge of the pan. YAY!!!