Accessories compatible with the Thermomix abound on the web and some are particularly successful. After the pressure cutter, the vegetable peeler, the coffee filter or even the citrus press, here is the egg cooker, otherwise called SteamEggs Max, from the CucinaOra brand. An unofficial accessory, therefore.
Compatible with the Thermomix TM6 — but also TM5 and TM31 — this accessory takes the form of a tray that is inserted into the upper steam basket. Inside, it is possible to cook up to 10 eggs simultaneously, regardless of their size since the “shells” have a capacity of 110 ml. Ensuring the cooking of poached or hard-boiled eggs, the SteamEGGS promises to never miss the slightest cooking. Let us point out in this respect that it is the cooking temperature delivered by the Vorwerk robot cooker which could compromise the preparation of the eggs and not the support, but let’s move on!
The preparation advice provided by CucinaOra is extremely simple. After inserting the tray into the steam basket supplied with the Thermomix, it is necessary to oil the mussels, then add the eggs, removing the shell. 570 g of water (that’s precise!) in the bowl of the robot cooker are required to ensure the cooking of the eggs which must be heated in VAROMA mode (steam, therefore) at speed 1. According to the manufacturer, it takes between 11 and 12 min for size M eggs, 12-13 min for size L and 14 min for XL eggs.
This unusual accessory, to say the least, could well prove essential for those who wish to cook their eggs, often more demanding than one might think, while saving considerable preparation time. Because if the Thermomix TM6 provides five cooking programs suitable for cooking eggs (five cooking modes for eggs, i.e. soft-boiled, medium-soft, soft-boiled, medium-hard, hard-boiled), only four eggs can be inserted in the basket interior steam. The SteamEggs not only seems to address the problem of cooking in large numbers while freeing the user from the chore of peeling the egg.
Guaranteed BPA-free and resistant to high temperatures, the CucinaOra egg cooker is available for around €25 for a basket of 10 eggs. The same accessory in four egg format is also available at the same price. It provides exactly the same services, but fits into the interior steam basket of the Thermomix.