I purchased an egg boiler and it's fab. I hadn't had a poached egg for 9 years because of the complete faf using the poaching pan which was the size of a banjo and had 7 pieces to wash up afterwards! Plus the fact that I only have an electric hob which takes ages to warm up and cool down and is uncontrollable. However, my life is now totally enriched by my little egg boiler. It is very compact, (about the size of half a gallia melon) and it can poach 2 eggs in approximately 7 mins and then buzzes to tell you it's finished. It also has the capacity to boil 7 eggs, which is great for families, and of course you can also use the boiled eggs to make egg mayonnaise. I loved it so much I bought another one for my niece who's going to uni and keeps forgetting she's put the eggs on and burning her mum's saucepans, so now she won't forget because the buzzer will remind her.