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U.S. Janet B.

On Mon, 07 Jan 2019 15:09:20 -0500, wrote:

>On Mon, 07 Jan 2019 12:25:04 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 7 Jan 2019 12:36:56 -0600, Sqwertz >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 3 Jan 2019 21:07:10 -0800 (PST), Nancy2 wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sqwerzts, one uses a cooker so as not to spend time watching the
>>>> clock or setting a timer, etc.
>>>
>>>You still have to set something on the cooker telling it how you
>>>want your eggs cooked. So you still set a timer of some sort. if
>>>it only does hard boiled, then its even more useless.
>>>
>>>I gave up gadgets long ago. Actually, I never really started them.
>>>I learned from my mother. I'd rather know how to cook using
>>>universal equipment than being tied to some gadget that won't be
>>>available in many situations.
>>>
>>>-sw
>>
>>If you go back and look at my original post I only asked what size
>>eggs they used. I was curious about that because I had no idea how
>>they worked.
>>Janet US
>
>That's idiocy... in a carton of a dozen large eggs all will be a
>slightly different size/weight, no two will be exactly alike.
>Each egg cooker will cook at slightly different times, even the same
>brand and model... with a new appliance it's a no-brainer to
>experiment... learning an egg cooker is no different from learning a
>microwave oven. Times given in the users manual are at best
>estimates. And your Voltage varies at different times during the day.
>In some areas Voltage varies substantially. especially when everyone
>is home preparing breakfast and again when people arrive home from
>work and are turning on electric appliances. My APC battery back up
>has a Voltage meter on at all times, Voltage will normally be 120
>Volts but there are 5 Volt swings often, swings between 115 Volts and
>125 Volts.

You forgot to mention how fast the earth spins where I live. If we
apply your logic, there is no point in sizing anything. After all,
not all size 10 men's shoes manufactured by the same manufacturer will
be the same size on any given day nor will they fit the same men the
same way every day.
Janet US