How the hell do you make an omelette?

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,665
    We had these when I was growing up, and we'd always draw faces and whatnot on our eggs before eating them. :)

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  • SD48277
    SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    PJ_Soul said:

    We had these when I was growing up, and we'd always draw faces and whatnot on our eggs before eating them. :)

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    That's adorable that you used to decorate your egg before eating it.
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    I just can't wrap my head around this Grub Hub business. I know, I know - I live in the frozen North but this seems like some bizarre sort of magic to get anything you want home delivered. Is this widely available in the US or just in major cities?

    And I'm currently enjoying "eggs in a nest" - butter a slice of bread on both sides, cut a circular hole in the middle, put the bread and the circle in the frying pan and crack an egg in the hole, then fry on both sides until TOTALLY SOLID - none of this disgusting runny egg business. (And the little bread circle is the best part.)
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    oftenreading said:

    I just can't wrap my head around this Grub Hub business. I know, I know - I live in the frozen North but this seems like some bizarre sort of magic to get anything you want home delivered. Is this widely available in the US or just in major cities?

    And I'm currently enjoying "eggs in a nest" - butter a slice of bread on both sides, cut a circular hole in the middle, put the bread and the circle in the frying pan and crack an egg in the hole, then fry on both sides until TOTALLY SOLID - none of this disgusting runny egg business. (And the little bread circle is the best part.)

    GrubHub is like :bow: when we're home, buzzed and hungry! It's a wonderful service - convenient, inexpensive.

    I've never made eggs in a nest but have heard of (and drooled over) them.

    Bon appetit!
  • Amongst the Ani
    Amongst the Ani @Wobbie Posts: 7,790
    I'm so jealous as my restaurant list has 3 places on grub hub. A mexican place, a sub shop (we have jimmy johns who already delivers) and a burger joints. No omelets for me delivered.
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    I still can't flip well. I tried making a spinach, tomato and onion omelette and it was pretty messy.

    I think I need a better spatula for one. Going out to buy one today.
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    I still can't flip well. I tried making a spinach, tomato and onion omelette and it was pretty messy.

    I think I need a better spatula for one. Going out to buy one today.

    It's all in the wrist! Let it slide towards the fron of the pan and slightly up the edge, then flip!
    Pan has to be well buttered or oiled...non stick pans work best.
    And if it's not cooked enough, even with the perfect flip, you splatter it all over....like I did this morning. Got egg splatters all over me! Ugh! Hahaha. I really shouldn't cook that early after a long night of drinking!

  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    mca47 said:

    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    I still can't flip well. I tried making a spinach, tomato and onion omelette and it was pretty messy.

    I think I need a better spatula for one. Going out to buy one today.

    It's all in the wrist! Let it slide towards the fron of the pan and slightly up the edge, then flip!
    Pan has to be well buttered or oiled...non stick pans work best.
    And if it's not cooked enough, even with the perfect flip, you splatter it all over....like I did this morning. Got egg splatters all over me! Ugh! Hahaha. I really shouldn't cook that early after a long night of drinking!

    That's what she said! (and damn my adolescent self)

    Also note the water content of the added ingredients - makes a difference in consistency and flipping ability.

  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Okay well maybe I'm not oiling/buttering the pan enough(it is non-stick) because my omelettes do not slide at all. Hmmmm....And the spinach might've been too watery because I used frozen spinach and cooked it beforehand, but didn't press the water out of it before I added it to the eggs.

    I'm such an amateur. And I need to go out and buy more eggs today - I'm all out. Gonna make omelettes all week until I get this bad boy right!
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    It's all part of learning - trial, error and eventual success! Wringing the water out of spinach with a couple of paper towels helps.

    You'll get there - just enjoy this fun and (at times) tasty journey :)
  • oceaninmyeyes
    oceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    edited April 2015
    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    Okay well maybe I'm not oiling/buttering the pan enough(it is non-stick) because my omelettes do not slide at all. Hmmmm....And the spinach might've been too watery because I used frozen spinach and cooked it beforehand, but didn't press the water out of it before I added it to the eggs.

    I'm such an amateur. And I need to go out and buy more eggs today - I'm all out. Gonna make omelettes all week until I get this bad boy right!

    Maybe you need some chickens. They are happy to eat most mistakes you might make. :wink: And with each one laying 5 or so eggs a week, buying more is not generally an issue.
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  • SD48277
    SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    oceaninmyeyes said:

    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    Okay well maybe I'm not oiling/buttering the pan enough(it is non-stick) because my omelettes do not slide at all. Hmmmm....And the spinach might've been too watery because I used frozen spinach and cooked it beforehand, but didn't press the water out of it before I added it to the eggs.

    I'm such an amateur. And I need to go out and buy more eggs today - I'm all out. Gonna make omelettes all week until I get this bad boy right!

    Maybe you need some chickens. They are happy to eat most mistakes you might make. :wink: And with each one laying 5 or so eggs a week, buying more is not generally an issue.
    Chickens eat cooked eggs? Somehow that just seems wrong. :chicken:
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  • oceaninmyeyes
    oceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    RKCNDY said:

    oceaninmyeyes said:

    SD48277 said:

    oceaninmyeyes said:

    She is awfully cute, once you get past the pterodactyl qualities. But she is too busy for cuddling, she likes to eat. And I let her do that because she lays me a jumbo size egg, nearly every day. ;)

    Sunny is yours? Cool.
    Yep. She and her three sisters. We eat lots of eggs.
    I would love chickens...That's awesome you get fresh eggs.
    They are pretty awesome, and they add the fun factor into omelet making. They are Americaunas (Easter eggers). One hen lays a big light brown egg, one has a peachy white, and two of them are blue-green egg layers. The insides all look the same however.
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  • oceaninmyeyes
    oceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    SD48277 said:

    oceaninmyeyes said:

    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    Okay well maybe I'm not oiling/buttering the pan enough(it is non-stick) because my omelettes do not slide at all. Hmmmm....And the spinach might've been too watery because I used frozen spinach and cooked it beforehand, but didn't press the water out of it before I added it to the eggs.

    I'm such an amateur. And I need to go out and buy more eggs today - I'm all out. Gonna make omelettes all week until I get this bad boy right!

    Maybe you need some chickens. They are happy to eat most mistakes you might make. :wink: And with each one laying 5 or so eggs a week, buying more is not generally an issue.
    Chickens eat cooked eggs? Somehow that just seems wrong. :chicken:
    They are the ultimate omnivore. They will eat just about anything.
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  • oceaninmyeyes
    oceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    And I love that :chicken:
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    I would love fresh eggs from chickens. But I'd rather buy them from someone else than have chickens to take care of, those fuckers make to much noise
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  • mickeyrat
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    See. I told you you had to break a few (dozen) eggs.
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    cdysinge said:

    I'm so jealous as my restaurant list has 3 places on grub hub. A mexican place, a sub shop (we have jimmy johns who already delivers) and a burger joints. No omelets for me delivered.

    The two benefits are the app stores your credit card infoso you don't have to deal with cash, and you don't have to communicate over the phone to place the order. This is important to me cuz 99% of my orders are breakfast - I can't function until I've had coffee. Certainly not well enough to accurately order food via conversation, and most DEFINITELY not well enough to handle money..

    There's a lot of downsides though. Often the delivery minimum is arbitrary - if you'd call the restaurant they would deliver for less, so if you use grubhub you spend more/order more than you might have otherwise. The prices are sometimes higher to account for what ever they have to pay them. The menu isn't always complete/accurate. And they don't always read the special instructions so sometimes you wind up with a torta with jalapenos on it despite specifically requesting NO jalapenos.

    I need to go get coffee

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  • RKCNDY
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    oceaninmyeyes said:

    RKCNDY said:

    oceaninmyeyes said:

    SD48277 said:

    oceaninmyeyes said:

    She is awfully cute, once you get past the pterodactyl qualities. But she is too busy for cuddling, she likes to eat. And I let her do that because she lays me a jumbo size egg, nearly every day. ;)

    Sunny is yours? Cool.
    Yep. She and her three sisters. We eat lots of eggs.
    I would love chickens...That's awesome you get fresh eggs.
    They are pretty awesome, and they add the fun factor into omelet making. They are Americaunas (Easter eggers). One hen lays a big light brown egg, one has a peachy white, and two of them are blue-green egg layers. The insides all look the same however.
    I'be always wanted the chickens that lay the blue/green eggs...and the ones with the feathery feet...and the ones that look like big puff balls.

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  • oceaninmyeyes
    oceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    edited April 2015
    RKCNDY said:

    oceaninmyeyes said:

    RKCNDY said:

    oceaninmyeyes said:

    SD48277 said:

    oceaninmyeyes said:

    She is awfully cute, once you get past the pterodactyl qualities. But she is too busy for cuddling, she likes to eat. And I let her do that because she lays me a jumbo size egg, nearly every day. ;)

    Sunny is yours? Cool.
    Yep. She and her three sisters. We eat lots of eggs.
    I would love chickens...That's awesome you get fresh eggs.
    They are pretty awesome, and they add the fun factor into omelet making. They are Americaunas (Easter eggers). One hen lays a big light brown egg, one has a peachy white, and two of them are blue-green egg layers. The insides all look the same however.
    I'be always wanted the chickens that lay the blue/green eggs...and the ones with the feathery feet...and the ones that look like big puff balls.

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    What a cute little silkie! One of our first chicks turned out to be a bantam cochin rooster. He had feathered feet.
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