I LOVE this product!!  I found it at Bed Bath & Beyond for about $5 which is rather inexpensive.  I have always had a difficult time getting my eggs just right but this small, inexpensive gadget does the trick!!!

I simply put my fresh from the fridge eggs into a pot, cover them with cold water(about an inch over tops of eggs), put the 'timer' in the water with the eggs and put on stove.  I set heat to high and wait for the eggs to boil, once they start boiling I keep an eye on the timer.  Peering over a pot of water is not that hard and the timer is not difficult to view as the redish orange changes to a dark purpleish/blue.  If all you're doing is hard boiling then you're just waiting for the ENTIRE 'timer' surface to turn that dark purplish/blue color.  Once that happens, I dump the boiling water out and run my eggs under cold water and let them sit until cooled.

Since using this I haven't had those nasty green or dark green rings around the yolks, instead the yolks are light and fluffy!!! I used this product back to back for boiling 6 dozen Easter Eggs(soaking the timer in cold water until normal color returns) without issues.

The timer (for me) does NOT have an odor, it has not fallen apart, in the future if it should fall apart it's cheap enough to replace as it does the job every time.

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After having and using my timer for quite awhile (2+ years), the bottom did seperate from the top.  I wasn't surprised or dissapointed, it is being subjected to heat, it's not going to last forever.  I purchased a new one from Bed Bath and Beyond for a whopping $4.99, with coupon it was actually a bit less than that.  It's still great!  I boiled up a pot of 18 eggs just yesterday (4/21/11) and they were perfect.  There was no smell to the plastic after I opened the package, or after it was used, so I'm not quite sure what people were complaining about.

My Gradma is notorious for having sickly green yolks, I gave one to her as a gift a year ago and it works very well when she remembers to use it.  She hasn't complained about an odor either.

I failed to mention in my original review that I didn't know this timer exhisted until I was helping my friend clean her kitchen several years ago.  She was going through her kitchen drawers when she found the egg timer, it's the one thing she refused to give away.  She'd hand over vases, party platers and measure cups and spoons by the boadload but she wasn't willng to part ways with her $5 handy dandy egg timer.
I LOVE this product!! I found it at Bed Bath & Beyond for about $5 which is rather inexpensive. I have always had a difficult time getting my eggs just right but this small, inexpensive gadget does the trick!!! I simply put my fresh from the fridge eggs into a pot, cover them with cold water(about an inch over tops of eggs), put the 'timer' in the water with the eggs and put on stove. I set heat to high and wait for the eggs to boil, once they start boiling I keep an eye on the timer. Peering over a pot of water is not that hard and the timer is not difficult to view as the redish orange changes to a dark purpleish/blue. If all you're doing is hard boiling then you're just waiting for the ENTIRE 'timer' surface to turn that dark purplish/blue color. Once that happens, I dump the boiling water out and run my eggs under cold water and let them sit until cooled. Since using this I haven't had those nasty green or dark green rings around the yolks, instead the yolks are light and fluffy!!! I used this product back to back for boiling 6 dozen Easter Eggs(soaking the timer in cold water until normal color returns) without issues. The timer (for me) does NOT have an odor, it has not fallen apart, in the future if it should fall apart it's cheap enough to replace as it does the job every time. *edit*

After having and using my timer for quite awhile (2+ years), the bottom did seperate from the top. I wasn't surprised or dissapointed, it is being subjected to heat, it's not going to last forever. I purchased a new one from Bed Bath and Beyond for a whopping $4. 99, with coupon it was actually a bit less than that. It's still great! I boiled up a pot of 18 eggs just yesterday (4/21/11) and they were perfect. There was no smell to the plastic after I opened the package, or after it was used, so I'm not quite sure what people were complaining about. My Gradma is notorious for having sickly green yolks, I gave one to her as a gift a year ago and it works very well when she remembers to use it. She hasn't complained about an odor either. I failed to mention in my original review that I didn't know this timer exhisted until I was helping my friend clean her kitchen several years ago. She was going through her kitchen drawers when she found the egg timer, it's the one thing she refused to give away. She'd hand over vases, party platers and measure cups and spoons by the boadload but she wasn't willng to part ways with her $5 handy dandy egg timer.