Maverick SEC-14 HENRIETTA HEN EGG COOKER | 14 Egg Capacity Electric Egg Maker for Hard, Soft & Poached Eggs | Fun Retro Hen Design, Dishwasher Safe - Yellow

Love this little clucker - though, as noted by another reviewer, it doesn't actually cluck or cheep - it beeps. Eggcellent product - does exactly what it says it will do and does a great job. I have a couple of eggs for breakfast most mornings and it's so nice to put them in Henrietta and know that they'll be perfect and I don't have to keep an eye on them or wonder if they're done. Hint: warm the eggs for a few minutes in the shell in a bowl of hot water, before using them for poached - that way the egg white will cook more quickly and you won't over-cook the yolks. I've been using Henrietta for a couple of months now and use it 3-4 times a week. Just this morning I whipped up a batch of scrambled eggs with ham and cheese. Just put the mixture evenly into the egg poaching tray, be sure to spray with cooking spray, and cook on the hardboiled egg "setting". Fantastic! I usually turn it on when I get into the shower and they're done by the time my hair is dry. Pop them into a container to take with me to work for breakfast at my desk. Still love it - still works beautifully - wouldn't cook my soft or hard boiled eggs any other way. They always come of perfect and they always come out of the shell easily.

I first made 4 poached eggs. You are instructed to fill water to the second "oval" on the bottom of the base. My husband likes soft poached, I like firmer poached. Even for him, the eggs were liquid. What I will do different next time: fill water to the third oval, then disconnect when it gives its alarm, and cover with a towel. It has steam holes on the top. This should keep it warm and help it to stabilize until we are ready to eat. I made 3 hard-boiled eggs. I did as instructed and filled to the third oval for hard-boiled eggs. I used the pin on the base to poke the big ends of the eggs - it doesn't leak, and cooked as instructed. Once the alarm sounded, I disconnected and then put a towel on top for a few minutes until I was ready to eat. The eggs were perfect hard boiled and in a short amount of time. I definitely like this and will use it a lot. It is simple enough my husband can use it. It is easy to clean, as always, wipe the base out with a clean towel but don't submerge. PS My cat isn't allowed on the countertop, but she had to investigate the sound. It doesn't cluck, but it makes a small alarm clock type of noise.

I was fortunate to see this cool kitchen gadget in action one lunch hour at my office. It was so quick and easy to operate and yielded the most perfect hard boiled eggs! I immediately went on the hunt to get one. Amazon provided the best price and fastest availability. The adorable design and whistle of the hen when eggs are cooked makes this my top kitchen appliance of all time! I highly recommend this product to all egg lovers. No more cracked eggs bouncing in hot water for me!

I love it. So fast (8 minutes). Not really pleased with no buzzing indicator that eggs are ready.

Fans of the Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1977 book by Daniel Pinkwater) rejoice! Henrietta has reappeared, and now she makes perfect steamed eggs. She does not weigh 266 pounds, nor does she go down playground slides, but she is cute and extremely functional. In my estimation, an egg steamer needs to include the following: a built-in pin to poke the eggs, an auto shutoff, and a chime to tell you that the eggs are done. Henrietta has all of these things and more. The pin to poke the eggs is built into the tray that holds the eggs so it can’t get lost. The handles of the egg tray and the cover are part of the tail - a nice design choice. There is a measuring cup included, and it has embossed markings that won't wear off over time (has been an issue with a cheaper model). The cup also has a poker on the bottom in case you want to use that instead of the poker in the egg tray. And, best of all, she Clucks/Crows when the eggs are done (see video)!!!!! This makes me ridiculously happy. I purchased the 14-egg model because it was available in yellow and was less expensive than the white 7-egg model - it can easily be used with 7 eggs rather than 14 by just removing the plastic sleeve and the extra tray. Only small improvement I would make would be to emboss or paint lines for different amounts of water in the reservoir so that there would not be need for a separate measuring cup (I used to have an egg cooker that had this - Zojirushi does this with their rice cookers). Lines for 7 eggs hard-boiled or soft-boiled would be enough. I highly recommend getting an OXO egg slicer to go with Henrietta - you’ll be wanting to make and eat a LOT of hard boiled eggs just hear her cluck.

Love, love, love Henrietta! So quick and easy to use. I like poached eggs for breakfast, but didn't make them on work days because it was inconvenient to stay at the stove while getting ready in the morning. Now I fill with water to desired line, spray the 4-sectioned divider lightly with non stick spray, crack an egg into the tray and cover. When I walk away the eggs are perfectly cooked and it whistles loudly enough to hear from another room when eggs are done. The only thing that would make it better for ME is if it would cackle like a hen... but my husband says that he would throw it out if it did. LOL

Love the idea, and she is cute....but Henrietta fails in some major ways. First and foremost: she should have an automatic shut-off. For the young or the elderly, this is a must-have feature, and the price-point is high enough that it should be standard issue. The "chirp" is easy to miss for the hard of hearing (or you wander out of the room and turn on the tv). Second: (this has been remarked on by many other reviewers)...she is too small. Forget about X-Large...not even Large eggs fit in here, and you have to do a little "prop-em-up" juggle to get a lesser number to fit...even then, they won't fit securely in their slots, and are tippy. Third: the water levels need fine tuning....this is not such a big deal, but it isn't just pour-and-go if you are fussy about how done your eggs are. Other than that, she is a fine little hen, and cleans up easily. After a few tries, you can have eggs cooked just the way you like them.

It worked like a charm the first few times. But be careful, if you put too much water in, even just a tad too much, it will overflow and the eggs will become undercooked. It's very hot and you could burn your skin if you reach over the steam hole. I learned the hard way. :-( When used correctly, the eggs turn out great! Perfectly cooked! The nonstick part does start to smell a little burned after use. The chirping is more like a beeping. I don't have any other egg cookers to compare it to, but this works great for fast, no-fail (when used properly) hard boiled eggs for my family! I like the puncture pin it includes to help the eggs from not getting the green or black ring around the yolk. I would recommend it with reservations.

Portable, cute and very easy to use makes a perfect egg every time

This is actually my second one, that’s how confident I am of this product. My first was the 7 egg cooker and was bought about 1997. The only reason I’m buying a new one is because the alarm has stopped working, but the cooker still works. Excellent product and very precise cooker just by the level of water. Also love the new alarm sound.

Purchased (2) for gifts, and both arrived in boxes that had quite obviously been previously opened. Both arrived with the handle on the poaching tray broken off. Returned for refund. On the fence if I want to give it a try again and order (2) more.

We have had and used “Henrietta” for a half dozen years; it has done it’s job consistently and well. This past Christmas, we ordered several Henriettas through Amazon with the intent of giving them to members of our family as gifts. Without exception, the recipients of those gifts were delighted with them and have experienced the same results as us—the Henrietta is not only fun to use, but delivers properly cooked eggs every time.

This cute device cooks like it should and I use it daily. I love it as I know exactly how much water to use (no waste) and it saves power compared to stovetop boiling as it lets me know when its done. The 'chirping' sounds more like electrified crickets or an electronic alarm clock than a cute chirp however. I still highly recommend it and will be purchasing a few more as gifts!