Okay, this is a bit of a repeat, but I really wanted to document this more thoroughly.

Back in August I was at Target and on a whim I purchased a Dash Express Egg Cooker (7-egg capacity). This thing has totally reshaped how I eat in the mornings. Best kitchen purchase I've made in years. Nope, I get no money from them, but here I'd like to describe how I first started using it, and then I'll describe the in other posts the variations of things I do with it.

First off, I tried out the the steamer to make hard boiled eggs. Super easy to use. Super easy to clean up afterwards. And the amount of water you use doesn't heat up the house, which is important to me as an Arizona boy, especially in the summer time when I hate to use the stove because it battles with the air conditioner. So the night before I would make six hard-boiled eggs, put them in cold water over night, and in the morning I would peel three of them, cut them in half, and then season one egg with horse-radish sauce, another with Cholula, and the third with grainy brown mustard. The cooker comes with a little measuring cup to give you the exact right amount of water, and on the bottom of the cup there is a little pin that lets you poke a hole in the large end of the egg that means the egg doesn't crack while steaming and ends up being really easy to peel.

Secondly, I was wanting to add vegetables to my morning routine, and it turns out that the "omelet" insert is a perfect size for one serving of steamed vegetables, so when I first get up, I throw some frozen broccoli flowerets or cauliflower flowerets into the insert, add the same amount of water as for hard-boiled eggs. I do this when I start my morning mental health routine. When it's done, I drain the water from the veggies with a strainer and pop them on the plate while I prepare the protein.

Thirdly, if I'm not eating hard-boiled eggs for breakfast, I then put some kind of protein in the steamer with the same amount of water as for hard-boiled eggs. This happens as I continue my mental health routine. Usually it's a small frozen salmon fillet or some frozen meatballs. Steam, drain, put on the plate, and then I add some kind of raw sliced fruit or vegetables. This makes for a glorious breakfast, especially since I put on espresso at the same time as the protein.

The "omelet" insert doesn't really make omelets, just scrambled eggs. Worth it, though. And clean-up is a breeze.

For a long time I didn't use the "poaching insert," but last week I tried it for the first time, and then I served them on sliced English muffins slathered with butter because butter on English muffins in God's way of telling us He loves us. A bit of salt and pepper on the eggs once they are on the muffins. Holey moley, so good, although you need a sharp knife to cut through the English muffins effectively.

Anyway, I'll add a "Dash egg cooker" category to my food blog in case you're interested in looking around.