FOLD UP STEAMER INSERT
I have found this to be the ideal tool to hard cook eggs. I put water in the pan below the level of the insert, then this gizmo then the eggs. If you take the little loop handle out of the center you can fit an extra egg in. I put the pan over high heat to get the steam going, then lower the heat to medium or medium low for 10 minutes to keep the water boiling enough to keep steaming the eggs. One very nice thing about using the steamer insert is what I can do if I hear a shell crack. I keep my cupcake liners adjacent to the stove. If a shell cracks, I grab a liner, lift out the egg and nestle it in the liner before returning it to the pan. Because the insert is above the water, the cupcake liner will hold the egg and anything that oozes out of it so that it is not lost in the water. When the eggs are done, I run cold water in the pan, then drain most of it off and fill the pan with ice to quickly chill the eggs so that there is no green ring around the yolk.
