What am I doing wrong? Poured in 'med' water..poked holes in top ( smaller end ) of 3 eggs..turned unit on...light went out- opened eggs : still raw ?
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Not sure, we had to play with the water levels to get it right. If they are completely raw, you might have a defective unit. If they just aren't cooked enough for your taste, try using more water.
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Did you see the water boiling. Did you properly close the lid ? Mine cooker starts to boil water immediately and the lid look clouded with water vapour.If your cooker does not boil water then its defective.
1458906
Hum, not sure. I do the hole in the other end, but not sure that is the problem. You are putting the lid on, right? If so it might just be a defective unit.
978539
I am having the same problem...brought it back 3x without success...also temp guage not working properly either
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I was terrified also, but it works perfectly. I am thrilled with mine (and have been for more than 10 years). Even the freshest of eggs can be hard-boiled then peeled. Just be sure you have the proper amount of water and that the plastic covers the metal. It is truly a "Gimmick" which Works! hoorah!
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I have the exact same problem!! If I could return it I would. Not sure if I should throw it away or try cooking them twice? How long have you had yours?
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If it comes apart, I haven't figured it out. I carefully inspected mine after two eggs. I didn't detect any food residue whatsoever, fwiw. Proceed accordingly.
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Return it. It sounds broken and you don't want to risk electrocuting your fish etc. This is a great product - I love it and believe me I have had many others in the past- Return it as damaged.
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Try using distilled water. We had that problem until we started using distilled water to steam the eggs.
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I don't really know. Assuming that your doing the poached egg. You may have to adjust the water that you are putting in and make sure your toaster in level. I boiled an egg in the machine for the first time the other day, and it was a medium (kind of running) so next time I will adjust the water by adding more water for a hard boiled.
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mine boils over too. I just put a towel around it, not close to it though. Then I set my timer for 10 to 15 minutes before taking the eggs out. they really should fix this problem with Henrietta but I like it so much I am willing to put up with it. I just used mine twice today.
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I had the same concern. I just made sure I was efficient at it. I had 42 eggs in mine. After a few times I was able to turn them in 45 seconds lid off to lid on. The temp drops for a few minutes but not enuf, long enuf to matter. I had a low hatch rate but only because I had quite a few eggs that were either unfertilized or died before I put them in the incubator. All the eggs that started growing hatched just fine. Plan to do the same thing this spring. Only thing I'll change is how I collect and store the eggs until I am ready to start.
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Same experience here. Pan peeling, leaves metal residue on egg even after I've cleaned it thoroughly, now poached egg function is useless. Am hoping to replace.
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Same thing happened to me. I was thinking I may have moved the ring slightly before the egg was cooked enough to be set. Also I washed carefully when through and now they keep getting a white powdery appearance on about half of the surfaces (inside and out)
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Did you fill it with water to the line and add a pinch of salt? It's not a lemon. Give it a few minutes to warm up too.
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It sounds like a defective cooker. Apparently the temperature sensor inside the unit does not know what is going on.I would try contacting the manufacturer.
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Maybe you did not put in enough water. The amount of water determines the doneness of the eggs.
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Lisa, I do not care for poached eggs, but just for a "lesson learned", gonna try poaching one egg using the 12 teaspoons as you suggested. If I goof, well I'll just finish it off in a skillet & make an egg sandwich. What is that saying? "Experience is what we get when we were expecting something else. Thank goodness for simple things in life. Stella
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I actually put water to just below the cups. And that seems to do the trick. I agree the directions are a bit vague, but honestly I think as long as you have water in there your fine. Make sure it has started to boil before putting the tray in with the eggs. Took me a while to get the perfect egg, but I had never made them before so it was a bit of a learning curve, but now they come out perfect. Hope this helps.