Thank you, such a classic. His omelet video is incredible too. Learned his French variety a few years back, took a few tries to perfect but now can open nearly any fridge and make a great meal in 2 minutes [this video]
Learning French omelet technique from Pepin's video
I've watched this Jacques Pépin video countless times and the ease with which he casually prepares the two styles of omelets in ~5 minutes and narrates the process amazes me every time. I still can't perfectly replicate the second "classic French omelet" style even after years of effort. [this video]
Pepin makes two omelet styles in five minutes with ease
The pilot episode of The French Chef, Julia Child's show, in 1962 was making an omelette with butter in a steel pan. But why not use non-stick? After that original 1962 show, she uses a nonstick pan in all the other videos I've seen. I think we have a tendency to assume the hard way produces the best results, but in this case I don't think there's any reason to think so. Julia Child 1962, steel (PBS paywall): [link] Julia Child 1980, nonstick (she specifically says you should use a nonstick pan): [link] Jacques Pepin, nonstick (says nonstick is "ideal") : [this video]
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