What is this poacher made of plastic or metal with a non-stick coat? I want to make sure the eggs don't taste like plastic.
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It is made out of a metal, appears to be stamped steel with non-stick coating all around. Have used many times. Although it is non-stick coated I personally still give it a quick shot of non-stick spray oil each time I use it. Eggs come out great just by tipping over. Then I wash up in the automatic dish washer. Eggs taste great, no added after tastes detected.
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It's made of metal and the eggs stick to it like glue no matter how much oil you use.
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Greetings, It is not coated with a nonstick surface. It is cast iron. Early eggs stuck but after awhile that no longer happened.Enjoy!
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They are great pans, it looks like Teflon though. I've had one in the past and loved it but wouldn't use metal in it. We went out of town and people stayed at our house, used the pan and apparently used metal spoons in it, now it sticks.
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It appears to be some kind of industrial plastic that doesn't melt. I only used the poacher once and I'm about to re-sell it so it's packed away at the moment. Sorry I'm not more helpful.
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my experience with th poacher is the the egg cups look like they do not stick after cooking but in reality they do no come out easily and leave a lot of egg stuck on the cup which is difficult to clean. we have not tried using spam on the cups to see if that helps.
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It is made of plastic except for the metal blade, and it is very sharp. I like that it is easy to use and very easy to clean.
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I have no idea what kind of plastic. I can say the item looks great the price is right and both the birds and i love it.
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i think it's teflon but not sure........what other non-stick coating is there?
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They are steel with chrome plating. The food had no metallic tastes at all. It's very very quiet to my surprise. It has an adjustable thermometer and a timer also. Best thing I've purchased in a long time. Hope this helps!
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It must be aluminum. It wasn't shiny like stainless steel, but did have a nice nonstick finish. I bought it for my son and he has used it and so have I, and we both liked it. Seems like it is a little deeper than lighter weight ones, so the omelets I've made have been thicker than some. I hope this helps.
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Mine is ceramic coated black maybe z. I hand wash and use wood/plastic tools and it is still non stick enough for eggs and fish for a year after that I then start using them for harder things like caramelizing onions and with acids and they usually last another few years as a mostly non stick surface. I would highly rate them!
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I use non-stick pans and haven't had any trouble with scratching. Since there is water in the pan, the poacher kind floats while the eggs are cooking.
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Hi Piyush. The majority of the unit is made of cheap plastic. Parts of it are stainless steel and that's why I made the purchase. I thought it would be a quality item. However, just lifting it out of the box by the handle made the handle break right off. I super glued it back on but when filling up the individual containers with seasonings, the clear cover caved in and my seasoning spilled right out. This is not a purchase I would make if I could do it again.
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Hi LSS: Thank you for sharing experience with us! I guess we have to add water into this pan, before heating it; we shouldn't heat it dry because this can damage the base. So we actually add water to this poaching pan and put 2 eggs in the 2 small poaching bowls, and then we boil the water and cook the eggs with steam. If we poach eggs in an ordinary frying pan, we can add oil to the frying pan and then put eggs directly in the frying pan and cook. But with this special poaching pan, because the eggs don't touch the base, we cannot cook the eggs by heating oil. Compared with ordinary frying pans, this poaching pan can hold and cook the eggs in perfect round shape, and thus easy to fit into burger buns. Hi LSS: Thank you for sharing experience with us! I guess we have to add water into this pan, before heating it; we shouldn't heat it dry because this can damage the base. So we actually add water to this poaching pan and put 2 eggs in the 2 small poaching bowls, and then we boil the water and cook the eggs with steam. If we poach eggs in an ordinary frying pan, we can add oil to the frying pan and then put eggs directly in the frying pan and cook. But with this special poaching pan, because the eggs don't touch the base, we cannot cook the eggs by heating oil. Compared with ordinary frying... » Read More Hi LSS: Thank you for sharing experience with us! I guess we have to add water into this pan, before heating it; we shouldn't heat it dry because this can damage the base. So we actually add water to this poaching pan and put 2 eggs in the 2 small poaching bowls, and then we boil the water and cook the eggs with steam. If we poach eggs in an ordinary frying pan, we can add oil to the frying pan and then put eggs directly in the frying pan and cook. But with this special poaching pan, because the eggs don't touch the base, we cannot cook the eggs by heating oil. Compared with ordinary frying pans, this poaching pan can hold and cook the eggs in perfect round shape, and thus easy to fit into burger buns. « Show Less
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Not recommended. There are lots of "plastic" utensils available. I would look for one of them and not take a chance on scratching the non-stick.Just a personal recommendation.
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Plastic, but it's not a brittle plastic. Very durable. As durable as any metal pan
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to our knowledge, the titanium is the non-stick substance in the bowl. The inner lid, however, is aluminum.