Perfect Cheese Omelet

Name: Perfect Cheese Omelet
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 3 , large eggs; , Salt and ground black pepper; 1/2 tablespoon, unsalted butter, plus melted butter for brushing finished omelet; 3 tablespoons, very finely grated Gruyère cheddar, Monterey Jack, or other cheese of your choice

Main Courses
Eggs
Cheese
Vegetarian
Weeknight
Breakfast & Brunch

Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2001, America's Test Kitchen TV

Melting the cheese without overcooking the eggs is just one problem we solved in producing an almost foolproof recipe for a moist, creamy cheese omelet.

SERVES 1

TIME 15 minutes

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