With a egg poaching machine!!
I bought this
on Amazon a few days ago (when it was actually $29.88 with free Prime shipping - it seems to have gone up quite a bit in the past week) and decided to try it this morning.
O.M.G. does this thing work perfectly!!! I almost want to film a demo of it, but seriously, all you do is put a few tablespoons of water into the steaming tray, spray the egg poacher part with some PAM spray, crack an egg into it, put toast or an english muffin or a bagel into the toaster slots, push the toaster lever down and press the "Eggs and Toast" button. Four minutes later the poached egg and toast are ready at the same time, and all you do is put the egg on the toast, add a piece of cheese if you want, and eat! Now, it does take a few minutes to clean up all the parts after this, but to be able to eat something so tasty so quickly, made just the way you like it? Heaven.
I really don't eat much fast food, but one thing I've developed a weakness for was McDonald's Egg McMuffins. As far as fast food goes, they're not that bad - 350 calories - but you never know how much butter they're going to put on it (standard amount or just whatever the person making it decides to slap on) and also I don't happen to like any type of breakfast meat, so although Canadian bacon isn't the grossest of the breakfast meats, I still prefer not to eat it and I won't bother to pick it off if I order the muffin. This way I can just avoid it altogether. If you do like breakfast meats, you can steam them in the tray above the egg at the same time. What else do I like about this product? It has the ability to also quickly hard boil (well, technically, hard-steam) eggs, another thing that I like but rarely make for myself. So this machine brings together my two favorite (well, really, only) ways I like eggs in one package. LOVE!
Ooh, fun! I think a lot of Amazon's prices have gone up lately. I have a bunch of stuff in my cart under 'save for later' and I keep getting notices that the prices have gone up since I added them to my cart.
Posted by: Jenny | January 22, 2009 at 09:24 AM
I've always wondered if those things work! Very cool... Now you know exactly what you're eating!
Posted by: Annie | January 22, 2009 at 09:25 AM
You know I'm a sucker for a gadget lol....need to look at this one lol
Posted by: adrienne | January 22, 2009 at 09:29 AM
Oh! I sooooo need one of these - would make feeding the little guy so much easier before we're dashing out the door.
ps: we're in agreement re the McDonald's b-fast
Posted by: WMK | January 22, 2009 at 09:47 AM
well, I didn't know or even think something like exist! WOW, looks like I am living at the end of the Earth!
Posted by: sandra | January 22, 2009 at 10:08 AM
OMG! I've seen this and wondered if it worked well. Everyday I make my own version of an egg mcmuffin and I thought there had to be a better way. Oh, you are such an enabler!!!
Posted by: Amanda | January 22, 2009 at 10:50 AM
I'm not a big "make breakfast" person and I even think that is cool.
Posted by: Susan - Knitters Delight | January 22, 2009 at 11:26 AM
So cool, I think my husband would love one of these!
Also, you can get just McDonald's Egg McMuffins without the meat if you just ask! At least in my neck of the woods.
Posted by: Roslyn Hazen | January 22, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Okay, so I guess I'm going to have to add this new gadget to my list. Robert and I love Egg McMuffins too.
Posted by: Andrea | January 22, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Perhaps this will be my next toaster.
Posted by: Katie J | January 22, 2009 at 12:45 PM
I just saw this recently and wondered if it really worked. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it. I also have a weakness for egg mcmuffins. If only I had a bigger kitchen...
Posted by: Sarah | January 22, 2009 at 04:45 PM
Oh I cannot believe my eyes, this is the most amazing gadget yet.
Posted by: meg | January 22, 2009 at 05:37 PM
Gurl you find the most interesting things!! I would have never known something like this was ever made! Haha!
Posted by: Stacey_CrimsonPurl | January 22, 2009 at 06:09 PM
I'm in awe. That's made of win.
Posted by: turtlegirl76 | January 22, 2009 at 07:21 PM
That thing is so COOL! If only it came with the ability to do more eggs at once! It would make breakfast for my family a breeze! Nice find!
Posted by: Shannon | January 22, 2009 at 08:22 PM
Wow - I was unaware of this VERY COOL gadget. That would shave a bunch of time in the morning. I suppose you could add a bit of milk and scramble it up a bit before you put it in the egg spot...
Posted by: Shannon O. | January 23, 2009 at 07:48 AM
Is that ever cool. I really like my eggs poached but usually too lazy to do it. I'm going to have to think about this.
Posted by: Rita | January 23, 2009 at 04:28 PM
I've never seen that before; it looks awesome! I might have to get one of those....
Posted by: Arizona | January 23, 2009 at 08:36 PM
Too funny! I've seen these around and I've wondered if they actually worked! (Cause I love egg mcMuffins too!)
Posted by: Michelle | January 24, 2009 at 09:29 AM
That is THE coolest gadget I've ever seen. Poached eggs are my favourite way to eat eggs but I never make them because I don't know how. What a fantastic thing to be able to make your toast and eggs at the same time! I think I may have to splurge and buy one of these nifty machines!!!
Posted by: Claire | January 24, 2009 at 12:44 PM
That is very cool. Cooking poached eggs seems so messy to me as compared to boiled eggs, that I almost never do it (all those bits to wash in the poacher).
Posted by: marjorie | January 25, 2009 at 02:46 PM
I know I'm days late in commenting on this, but I have one of these and I love mine too! It's like we're the sisters of the computerised breakfast sandwich.
Posted by: Marin | January 27, 2009 at 11:54 AM
I love the egg mcmuffin sammie too! I have been making a vairation in my microwave. It's a bit more like scrambled eggs, but it' still good. And I don't have to leave the house which is a big plus in my books! Now I want that fancy toaster. sigh.....
Posted by: Carol | January 28, 2009 at 01:03 PM