Kitchen aid

[travspence]

I need someone to show me how to flip an omelet because I always end up with just scrambled eggs with stuff mixed in.

Comments

[foomanchoo]

Is your pan non-stick?

[travspence]

Yes.

[travspence]

I've tried that. Maybe my non-stick pan isn't non-sticky enough.

[parilous]

I don't actually flip the omelet. What I do is let it cook (with one half of the pan loaded down with the inside stuff). Then, once the egg is cooked throughout (note, you may want to use a larger pan if your eggs aren't getting cooked), then slide the heavy half onto a plate and fold the top over the loaded half.

I literally don't use a spatula at all when I make omelets. I think the secret is to use a non-stick pan that's large enough to allow the egg mixture to be thin (so it can be cooked) and to fold the omelet while you're pouring it out onto the plate.

[travspence]

That makes sense and sounds the easiest of all the suggestions I got. Thanks. I do have a big ass pan so I will try that next time.

[kicking_k]

I wouldn't flip it, either, although I do use a spatula for the folding-in-half bit. We don't have spray oil here, but I just wipe the pan with a tiny bit of oil, and that works fine.

We were given a pancake pan as a wedding present, and it's great for making omelettes too. It's just a very flat non-stick pan with a really low rim, and it makes it very easy to get a spatula underneath. They're not expensive (well, there are expensive versions available, but ours wasn't). Highly recommend.

[hermitdeb]

I went to the Smithsonian and they had Julia Childs' kitchen, and a video of her doing many of the things she did, among them, the "20 second omelet"... I learned completely from that, although it takes me more like a minute. I am NOT a cook of any kind, but I now can make a killer omelet. And to flip it, you just pull the handle of the frying pan toward you very fast and then abruptly stop, causing the end nearest you to flip backwards on the other end, kind of like it stopped suddenly in a car accident. Good luck!

[travspence]

Yeah, and then spend the next hour cleaning half-cooked egg off my stove. :-)

[vovat]

Yeah, I have much the same problem. I can tell you that I think they turn out better if you use cooking spray than butter.