I have tried two other egg cookers to replace my Sunbeam, affectionately known as the "Egg Nazi" due to its very loud buzzer that does not shut off until you turn it off or unplug it. I can hear that even at the other end of my 90 ft long house. One that I tried did not have a buzzer that was loud enough to hear. The other, in two different orders, did not have a water measure that could actually be read. This one has a buzzer that doesn't stop, which is what I want, and the buzzer is loud enough to hear in the kitchen, where I usually am, although not loud enough to hear at the other end of the house. And you can read the water measure. My Sunbeam actually still works, so I am continuing to use that until it dies altogether, and keeping this for back up, because I eat soft boiled eggs daily for breakfast, and a hard boiled egg in my salad at lunch. Right now I have to just plug and unplug the Sunbeam, because the Achilles Heel of these egg cookers is the switch, and the Sunbeam switch has had to be jammed to the On position to continue using it. To preserve this one, I will plug and unplug it. I would personally like a louder buzzer. I do like that it is very compact, takes up less space on the counter than the Sunbeam. Oh, BTW, the right side of the switch is the cook position, and the left side is the warming position. The middle position is off. That was not particularly clear from the directions and I ended up with some only partially cooked eggs the first time because I set it on warm instead of cook.
I have tried two other egg cookers to replace my Sunbeam, affectionately known as the "Egg Nazi" due to its very loud buzzer that does not shut off until you turn it off or unplug it. I can hear that even at the other end of my 90 ft long house. One that I tried did not have a buzzer that was loud enough to hear. The other, in two different orders, did not have a water measure that could actually be read. This one has a buzzer that doesn't stop, which is what I want, and the buzzer is loud enough to hear in the kitchen, where I usually am, although not loud enough to hear at the other end of the house. And you can read the water measure. My Sunbeam actually still works, so I am continuing to use that until it dies altogether, and keeping this for back up, because I eat soft boiled eggs daily for breakfast, and a hard boiled egg in my salad at lunch. Right now I have to just plug and unplug the Sunbeam, because the Achilles Heel of these egg cookers is the switch, and the Sunbeam switch has had to be jammed to the On position to continue using it. To preserve this one, I will plug and unplug it. I would personally like a louder buzzer. I do like that it is very compact, takes up less space on the counter than the Sunbeam. Oh, BTW, the right side of the switch is the cook position, and the left side is the warming position. The middle position is off. That was not particularly clear from the directions and I ended up with some only partially cooked eggs the first time because I set it on warm instead of cook.