Cooking Tips

Room temperature:
Some recipes call for eggs to be used at room temperature before combining with a fat and sugar. Cold eggs can harden the fat and the batter might become curdled and effect the texture of the finished product. Remove eggs from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before using them or put them in a bowl of warm water while assembling other ingredients. For all other recipes, however, use eggs straight from the refrigerator. View all the cooking tips >

Back to Basics with Sophie Gray

Omelettes...
as easy as 1,2,3

Follow these 3 easy steps to master a basic omelette
then try adding a little grated cheese, some ham,
tomato or a few sliced mushrooms for a café quality
meal in minutes.

2 eggs per person
1 tablespoon of butter or oil
2 tablespoons of water
Salt and pepper to taste

  1. Whisk eggs together with the salt, pepper and water. Heat the butter or oil in a pan until bubbling hot, but not smoking.
  2. Pour in the egg. Use a spatula to push the mixture towards the centre of the pan and tilt the pan to allow runny egg to fi ll the space. Continue pushing the set egg to the middle and fi lling the space with runny egg until the mixture is set.
  3. Fold one side of the omelette over the other and flip or slide the omelette onto the plate.

Cook's tip: Once you’ve mastered the basic omelette, add your desired fi llings or fl avourings before folding the omelette. If you are right handed, add the fi llings to the left side and if you are left handed add them to the right side before folding.

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