If you're someone who eats eggs regularly and values speed and precision, then yes, an electric egg cooker can be a worthwhile investment. But if you're more of an occasional egg-eater, stovetop methods are perfectly adequate.
It does as described! I have arthritis and neuropathy in my hands. This keeps me from burning my hands when I use it for pasta and keeps me from spilling my fruits and vegetables in the sink when I wash them! - LB
"For those not fully familiar with how it works, what it's accomplishing is trying to surround your liquid with as much ice-behind-metal as possible. So, it has a center chamber of ice behind the metal, then an outer chamber of ice... You can pour in boiling water and...none of that water will mix with your drink. This will get that done." - P. Ericksen
Makes life so much easier. I can't imagine chopping onions or bell peppers by hand anymore, and it does so much more. We used to have a Prepworks chopper which was a similar idea, but you had to press so hard to chop, and it broke after not too long. This one requires very little effort to cut through the food, and it has a generous container.