I am a boiled egg lover and when my husband and I moved to Germany for a time in 1990, we bought our very first Krups egg cooker and we have it to this day, so it has been with us, and used frequently by us, for 35 years. That must be a record! I can't speak highly enough of its sturdiness, its solid, user-friendly design, its quality and, of course, its reliability. It has been an amazing purchase and it has always boiled my eggs exactly as I like them. Top marks!