MSC International Joie Boiley Microwave Egg Cooker, White

When I bought this little kitchen gadget a few weeks back, I was very apprehensive. Reviews here on Amazon made me worried about its safety. Then tonight, I wanted a boiled egg fast, and thought I'd give h Boiley a try. I filled up the water to the indicated line (not taking into account any displacement of fluid), poked a hole into the base of the egg and placed it upside down (hole facing up) into the boiler. I put my microwave on 3.5 minutes, walked away and despite all my apprehension, no problem occured. No explosion, the egg was intact. The egg, as I am eating it now, is perfectly soft-boiled.What I did notice, however, and this might be one of the problems people are experiencing, is that when you poke a hole into the egg, the shell tends to form a flap that can close on itself. For my second egg, I poked the hole a few times and the flap wasn't raised when I took the egg out. My only explanation for the apparent problem is, that in some cases the shell flaps back up and plugs the air hole, leading to a pressure buildup and explosion of the egg.Anyhow, I hope people can enjoy this wonderful gadget in peace and safety.

I used the egg boiler per instructions. It worked for four eggs. Then today, the feet melted and left a plastic puddle in my microwave.

I like it because it's small and handy. It's good if you live alone and need only 1 egg for a time. My boiled egg is just perfect with doing along the instruction manual inside.Editted: I downgrade the star from 5->3 after using it for a few months. Even though I pierced the egg every time before putting it in microwave. It did explode for a few time and have a crack several times. Especially when you need hard boil egg and set up the microwave for 5 minutes. (For your information, my microwave is just only 900 watts, and I always pierce the egg as deep as the needle length) From my experience, it's more risky to explode if you set the time for more than 4 minutes. (3 minutes for soft and 4 minutes for medium boiled egg, so I cannot have hard boiled egg anymore). I still give it 3 stars because it worked ok if you prefer soft or medium soft egg.

This unfortunately did not work for me. I wasted 4 eggs before I gave up & threw it away :(

I purchased this to replace a VERY similar one that I had bought years ago from a mail order company. This one is almost identical in functionality as my old one, except the plastic spacer/insert that goes under the aluminum egg "seat", and the fact that this company sends a pin to pierce the yolk- I never had to pierce the yolk with my old one. I think the reason they want you to pierce the yolk, is just liability. My microwave is 950 watts.All you do to use this is fill the bottom half to the fill line with tap water. Then put the aluminum egg seat on top of the removable plastic spacer, put your egg in, and put the top on, making sure it's locked properly. On the back of the Joie, there is a "lock guide" to help you get the top and bottom half aligned properly to lock. The top and bottom sections should not have a gap in between!! If there is one, you probably have the plastic spacer ring turned upside down. Open the Joie, and turn it over to see if that corrects the problem. Be sure the top and bottom are locked tightly, or steam pressure can lift the top open slightly, and allow the aluminum to become exposed to the microwaves, which can burn up your magnitron if sparking occurs.The directions that came with this say for a hard boiled egg, cook 5 minutes. I cooked 6 and found it still wasn't cooked totally solid. With my old one, I used to do 2.5 minutes on high, and then 7 minutes on power level 7. I got a perfectly cooked egg using this method. I will try this in the future with my Joie.After cooking your egg (as you would do with any hard boiled egg), put it in a bowl of ice cold water for about 5 minutes or longer. Doing so keeps the yolk from turning green, and makes the egg easy to peel. Rinse of the Joie parts with cool water and drain. The aluminum inside will change color/darken slightly after the first use. This is normal from the effect of the heat on it.I recommend this procuct.It is Made In communist China for a Canadian based company.

OK so I've only tried this once so far, but my egg came out perfectly and I don't foresee anything changing in the future.I'm not exactly sure what the wattage of my microwave is, but it's either 1000 or close to it. I followed the directions exactly, trying for the 5 minute hard boiled egg. I used a medium egg straight from the fridge. I put Boiley in a bowl, just in case, but it turns out it was unneeded. I noticed most of the water I put in it was gone, so any longer than 5 minutes and I'd be worried about something going wrong.I left it in the microwave for a couple minutes. Took it out, set it aside for another minute or 2. Then I ran some cold water over the egg until it was cool enough to peel. It peeled beautifully. I ripped the egg open to see how well it cooked and it was perfect. The yolk was a beautiful yellow color and cooked through. And it was delicious.I used to make my hard boiled eggs in a rice cooker, which took about 20 minutes. Now I'm thinking maybe they were a bit overdone as I prefer Boiley's egg. So I'm happy to find something faster that will give me better results! Maybe someday I'll pick up a 2nd one so I can have 2 for breakfast.