Boy was I pleasantly surprised when I use this little Jewel.
When I first got it I opened the package and I thought what in the world? Did I get the wrong item? This thing looks cheap and small, but boy WAS I WRONG!!! I AM ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH THIS LITTLE MACHINE! And at first I was like everyone else I thought the directions didn't come with it, but they do I tell you! This comes the same size as my first single layer egg boiler machine. This is the coolest little machine I've ever seen. I didn't measure one thing. Now one thing I did do differently is it doesn't seem the directions to poke a hole in the fattest part of the egg before you cook it but I did and I used my previous egg puncturer. But anyway, you've got two little platforms put your eggs on. You don't need directions. Just lay one of those white platforms on top of the machine that you plug in. And I added not quite a full container of water poured it over the eggs, using my old little container. That seemed to fill it up just right and then I put the round cylinder thing on type of those after puncturing each egg one time, and then put my second tear white holder on top of that which they all fit wonderfully, then put my eggs on that and punctured each one and then put the lid on and plugged it in. Pushed the little handle to on and you'll know it's on because it turns red and in no time my eggs were done perfectly. I like them hard boiled so that's the way I fixed them. Do not attempt to take the lid off without a mitten cuz you will get burned by the steam for sure. I really like that it does not have one of those loud screechy signals go off like the old one I had that was a single layer a boiler. Just go back and check it about 10 or 15 minutes later and it turns itself off which is really cool. But turn your setting to off after every use. When the eggs came out, they looked brown on the bottom and I was a little scared but no.... They absolutely come out perfect every single time. I am in love with this machine. And I'm very picky. You can't go wrong with this little machine and I love that I have so many eggs done at one time. I wouldn't hesitate to buy this again cuz it's not really cheap. It's perfect! Now you do get a little dish with it that says you can steam things but hahaha, but the little dish is so small you would get about two bites but that doesn't bother me because I was buying it to boil enough eggs to where I don't have to keep doing it so often. And I tell you what the eggs peel so beautifully and fast. I couldn't get over it it really does. I'll be 80 in December and I love this thing! Especially the easy peeling part!!!