How To Make An Omelette Without Flipping It
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Have you not been successful flipping your omelette? Does your omelette tear when you try to flip it?
Well, you don’t really need to flip an omelette in order to cook it through. I don’t like the taste of running eggs on top of omelette, and I know how to get the eggs cooked on top without flipping.
Here’s how you do it:
Prepare your omelette mixture in a bowl (I like to use eggs, a tiny splash of milk and shredded cheese). Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the eggs – you should hear the searing sound if the pan was properly heated. Turn the heat to very low and cover the pan. That’s it!
The pan cover will ensure that the top of the omelette cooks. If your lid is see-through, you can watch the omelette cook through it. Check your omelette after 2 minutes to see if the top is ready. Do not overcook! I cook it until there is no runny glop of top.
I’ve never seen anyone else covering their omelettes while cooking, but this method works really well for me. The omelette is tender, not overcooked and doesn’t get ripped.
On the top picture, it’s a 6-egg omelette in a 12-inch frying pan. Good luck flipping that one :)
Yes, I know about the method of pushing the cooked portion of the eggs to the middle and getting the runny eggs to go to the side. For some reason, it never works for me – I end up with the overcooked bottom, and the runny top of the omelette.
So if you are like me, try my method of covering the eggs, and you’ll finally make a great omelette.
I hate flipping my omelettes and I am too cheap to my the omelette flipping machine thingy so this is perfect post for me!
Thanks for the tip! Definitely trying it out this weekend.
Dear Melanie, I love your posts. They are common sense methods and this is something the world could use more of these days. Blessings, Catherine xo
Hi Melanie! Thanks for this excellent technique – I’ll try it out as soon as the next omelette is on the menu :)
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Fab tip :)!! My omelette making leave a lot to be desried haha I usually end up throwing it in the over and making a fritatta instead. Def need to give this a go
Your omelette looks so perfect! Thanks for the great tip:)
Looks like a great way to make an omelette.
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I like your tips on cooking. It’s simple but it’s really good to know! Thank you for sharing!
Makes perfect sense. Not sure why I haven’t tried this method before!
Thanks for the tip on the omelette! I’ll have to do some experimenting the next time I make eggs.
Great tip, because I am one of those that always make a mess of an omelette. I will definitely try this next time. (With my see through cover!)
Definitely didn’t work for me. Egg wasn’t at all cooked after two minutes, so I turned up the heat to medium-low for another two minutes. Still wasn’t cooked after another two minutes, so turned to medium and left it another two minutes. STILL not cooked after that so I looked on the bottom and it was completely burnt. Used 7 eggs instead of 6, but that shouldn’t have made that much of a difference.
Hi Ted,
Sorry it didn’t work for you. Did you use a 12-inch pan?
I think the problem was in turning the heat up to medium. Medium heat burns the bottom. If it’s not cooked after a couple of minutes, please continue cooking on Low until the eggs are almost set. Might take another 3-4 minutes, I’m sure it depends on your stove. I have a large 12-inch electric burner, so maybe it works so well just on my particular setup :)
If you attempt this omelette again, please post back and let me know if it ever turned out well.
Best regards,
Melanie
Thanks for the tip. I usually struggle to make a good omelet, but this worked perfectly for me!!
Awesome! I’m so glad it worked for you, thanks for posting a review!
I always place under a grill for 2 mins. No more gloop
Great I will be trying this. I always finished mine under the grill
Made the best Mothers day omelette thanks to your post. The key is the low heat and cover. Thanks Melanie!