Now you can have breakfast in minutes with the Nordic Ware egg poacher. You can have a home-made breakfast in minutes and in your microwave. Makes perfectly cooks eggs and is dishwasher safe. Made of premium quality in the USA. Directions: 1. Crack 1 egg into each cup of egg poacher base. Pierce each egg yolk with fork and add 1/2 tsp water to each cup (add water to empty cup if only cooking one egg). 2. For one egg, cook for 30-45 seconds. For two eggs, cook for 45-60 seconds. COOKING TIMES MAY VARY DEPENDING ON MICROWAVE BEING USED. 3. Let eggs stand for 30 seconds before removing to allow eggs to finish cooking. Care: 1. Before initial use and after subsequent uses, hand wash with warm, soapy water. 2. For microwave and storage use only. 3. Dishwasher use is not recommended, as it may warp the product. 4. Use of metal utensils may scratch the surface of this product and therefore is not recommended.