With the alpina electric egg cooker, you can cook up to 6 eggs at the same time exactly the way you like them. In the manual you can find how long you need to cook the number of eggs that are in the electric egg cooker at the same time to the level you want. Poke a hole in the eggs with the included measuring cup and egg pin to prevent them from bursting during cooking. The product has an indicator light to indicate when it is ready to use. After the eggs are ready, you can easily remove them from the egg cooker with the removable egg shell.