The Ranting Chef does not get paid or receive any revenue from manufactures or retailers of products reviewed. I occasionally receive products that I am asked to use and see what I think. I take a look, try them out and tell you all about them.
A package for the Ranting Chef? Something new to try!
The great folks at Joie, sent over two items for me to review. The first was the Big Boiley, a microwave egg boiler.
The components are pretty simple. An egg-shaped container (top and bottom) and tray to hold the eggs and a pin. Let’s give it a try.
You add a bit of water into the bottom of the container.
The next step is a little delicate. You need t pierce the yolk of the egg. Don’t worry, the yolk does not mix with the rest of the egg, but by breaking the barrier, it allows it to cook just right. Insert the pin into the bottom of the egg and into the yolk.
Place the eggs in the holder, pierced ends up.
Into the microwave. Hard boiled eggs are 10 minutes.
They come out hot and hard-boiled.
I like my hard-boiled eggs cold, so into the fridge they go (marked appropriately). The egg was cooked perfectly. It was easy to peel and tasted great. Different cooking times will deliver soft-boiled and medium-boiled eggs.
The other item Joie sent over was a microwave potato chip maker.
The contents include a bowl with a slicer built into the top, a holder to protect your hand while slicing and the ring for the microwave.
After peeling the potato (or leave the skin on if you wish), run it repeatedly across the slicing blade. It creates paper thin chips.
Place each chip into a slot in the holder. This looks like it takes some time but really only a minute or so. Sprinkle with a little salt and into the microwave for four minutes.
Out of the microwave the chips are cooked. No oil. No added fat. Only pure potato and a little salt for flavor.
My Take: Both of these products are great. The Joie Big Boiley microwave egg boiler is just so easy. It takes half the time of doing it on the stove top and keeps me from digging out a pot (which I would just have to wash later). If you are doing a dozen for deviled eggs, you are best to go the standard route, but to make an egg (or four) for breakfasts, it is perfect. The Healthy Microwave Potato Chip Maker by Joie worked surprisingly well. I was skeptical at first but the chips came out tasty and crunchy. As you can tell from the picture above there is even a little browning (which I love). Being baked, and not fried in unhealthy oil, the chips are much better for you and a single potato was sufficient for 2-3 batches. While not ideal for making chips for a party, it is perfect for an individual. Both products are great for singles or couples and allow you to save time by using your microwave even more. Look for these and other products at Joie.
Rantings of an Amateur Chef 
Thanks for both reviews. I looked into it and I think I’d be interesting in getting the “Boiley”, which only cooks one egg at a time!
There was a rather funny photo in an Amazon review about the Boiley (the little one). It seems it kind of “blew up”… but the person posting said that was the first time ever & they loved their Boiley !!
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I think if you don’t pierce the yolk it will blow up.
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I bet the person forgot to do that. They said they LOVED it and used it every day. Thanks for your review and I look forward to reading more !!
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Thanks for the product reviews! They both seem very useful. I might actually look into the potato chip maker 😀
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I tried the chip maker with my Grandkids. Slicer worked great, end product tasted terrific but on our third batch the holder melted in the microwave. No more chips for us.
Wish I could attach a photo, it really is kind of scary.
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I bought the potota chip maker and was thrilled to try it out. On my first try…the tray melted about half and is useless now. The chips were burnt after 4 min. Guess my microwave has too much wattage. A small piece of unburnt chip tasted great. So, the idea is not bad, just need to make the tray out of another material.
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I looked all over the box and instructions for my boiley and I saw the piercing pin but it never mentioned it in the instructions. So I can definitely see why the egg would blow up.
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