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Surprising Tips for Making the Perfect Omelet

  • March 20, 2020
  • Jayne Lewis

Table of Contents

  • Tips for Making the Perfect Omelet
  • Alternative Ideas for Fillings for Omelets
  • Conclusion

An omelet is an easy meal that anyone can make quickly. It’s also very versatile, as you can have it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or as a high-protein snack. Of course, because an omelet is made from eggs, then it’s also very filling, as well as healthy. It’s quite simply a fantastic meal.

But people think that the simplicity of an omelet means that there isn’t room for experimentation – or even improving. This isn’t true. A lot of people learn how to make an omelet during their teenage years and then never reconsider their method. The chances are that the method isn’t up-to-scratch these days.

We’re going to look at some top tips for making the perfect omelet.

Let’s get started!

Tips for Making the Perfect Omelet

• Tip One – Pick the Right Pan – All omelets should be made in small to medium non-stick frying pans. If the pan is too large, then you’ll ruin your omelet. Ideally, you should only ever make your omelets in small pans, with a maximum of two eggs used at a time. Of course, this can logistically be an issue, but you’re better making two 2-egg omelets in a small pan rather than a single 4-egg omelet.

set of black frying pans hanged at kitchen

• Tip Two – Take Your Eggs Out of the Fridge – You want to remove your eggs from the refrigerator approximately thirty minutes before beginning your omelet. This will allow them to reach room temperature, which will, in turn, then make them set better when you whisk them.

Refrigerator full of food close up to eggs

• Tip Three – Use Butter Instead of Milk to Make Your Omelette Mix – When you crack your eggs into the mixing bowl, then you want to add a couple of cubes of cold butter. This tip will help to fluff up your omelet. You want to use approximately half a tablespoon per omelet. Make sure to add salt and pepper, too!

Crack the egg and put into the bowl. Very shallow depth of focus

• Tip Four – Use Extra-Virgin Olive Oil in The Pan – You don’t need any extra butter in your pan. Instead, you’ll want to use some extra virgin olive oil. Top chef, Jamie Oliver, swears by extra virgin olive oil when making an omelet, and once you try it too, then you’ll never go back to putting butter in your pan.

Closeup of woman pouring oil on frying pan

• Tip Five – Use a Fork to Beat The Eggs – There’s nothing better than a simple fork for beating your eggs. It’s the best tool for lightly beating the eggs so they won’t bruise. Also, it will make it much easier to achieve the perfect omelet mix, which should always be frothy and light.

Stirring chicken egg in bowl

• Tip Six – Get a Spatula – A spatula is every omelet maker’s favorite tool. You’ll need it to immediately move the egg mix to the center of the heated pan after pouring the mix into it. You’ll also need it to keep checking the color of the eggs as they cook. You do not want the bottom of your omelet ever to become brown, as it means you’ve ruined your omelet. It should be yellow all over. Once it turns brown, it’s over-cooked.

beaten eggs in pan with parmesan pieces to make an omelette

• Tip Seven – Don’t Get Carried Away with Fillings – Some people see an omelet as a great meal for getting rid of the leftovers and soon-to-expire contents of their fridge. These people will throw everything into their omelet, and the results are never good. A good omelet requires a few simple, fresh ingredients that will allow you to enjoy the richness and fluffiness of the eggs.

Cooking omelet in a pan, ready to serve.  With Cherry tomatoes, red onion, goat's cheese and parsley.  Shallow DOF.

• Tip Eight – Don’t Use a High Heat – Good omelets are always cooked on a low to medium heat. There’s no need to be impatient, hoping to cook your omelet in a matter of seconds rather than the few minutes that it will take on a lower heat. A burnt omelet is dry, rubbery, and tasteless, and that’s all you’re going to get if you use heat that’s too high.

Gas stove

Alternative Ideas for Fillings for Omelets

Rustic omelette with mushrooms and tomatoes

• Spinach and Mascarpone
• Sautéed Mushrooms and Grated Gouda Cheese
• Red Onion, Tuna, and Green Olives
• Cheddar, Bacon, and Tomatoes
• Avocado and Kale
• Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese
• Potato, Shrimp, and Chilli Peppers

Conclusion

If you follow all the tips in this guide, then you’re assured tasty, fluffy omelets that are full of flavor. An omelet will always remain simple, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t improve on the standard method. That goes for fillings too. So why don’t you try some of the alternative fillings that we’ve suggested here? They are truly original and will allow for something so ordinary as an omelet to feel like a brand-new meal. Enjoy!

Jayne Lewis
Jayne Lewis

You could say Jayne has a passion for cooking, however, that would be an understatement. She's been happily obsessed with cooking since she was a young girl. Baking cookies, muffins, and brownies for her local Girls Scouts group. Then, progressed into cooking artistic dishes and creating her own recipes. Some of which are shared on this site.

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