We got this uh, toaster poacher thing from our sister last year for our birthday. At first we thought it was a joke, but we also have a sneaking suspicion that this could have been a re-gift from the overflow of wedding presents she got. After we got over our initial reaction, we figured we might as well give it the old college try. (It looks like it was invented in a dorm room, doesn't it?)
Our first Egg non-McMuffin started out not too bad: the muffins were popping up right when the egg was just poached, and the ham was...kinda gross. OK, we didn't put the ham in there because it was six shades of nasty with the condensation. Basically, you fill the well area with water, and that boils up and heats up the ham (bottom level) and poaches the egg (top level) simultaneously. If we had to rate this kitchen gadget, we'd give the Toaster-n-Poacher a solid 4 out of 10. It's a great contender for freshman dorm life, but beyond that? We'd be better off separating our toast from our eggs.
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We got one as a gift too. It does a good job of poaching eggs - but only one at a time. It toast well also, but it is hard to reach smaller items like English muffins.
We use it to toast bread because it is the only toaster we have but it does take up a lot of room on the counter.
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I have this, and I love it. It makes an easy to commute breakfast in no time. I usually use the veggie saugage patties and egg beatters with regular bread. Turns out perfect everytime.
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Looks like it might come in handy for someone who goes in to work early. Just bring some bread, eggs and ham from home and make breakfast in your office.
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this and the "reed diffuser" easily go on my "please don't ever buy this for me or I'll cry" list.
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I still like pee wee's breakfast macine.
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I have this contraption in my kitchen and I love it.
I use it for toasting bread and egg making.
Hint: use half a chicken apple sausage split in two instead of ham for fake mcmuffins
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i have one in my office and use it to make breakfast at my desk. and also at lunchtime to poach an egg to top a salad. i wouldn't use it at home, but it's good for a non-kitchen appliance environment.
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I have had two of these. Seemed like a good idea. One lasted ALMOST a full week! The other, maybe two or three days! This is a pile of crapola. It is so poorly made that it is not worth what it is made out of! Do not waste your money. IT IS JUNK!
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