Perfect French Omelets

Name: Perfect French Omelets
Yield: Makes 2 omelets
Cuisine: Europe, French
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 2 pieces; 6 large, eggs, cold; Pinch , black pepper; 1/8 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons, shredded Gruyère cheese; 4 teaspoons, minced fresh chives

Main Courses
Europe
French
Eggs & Dairy
Eggs
Breakfast & Brunch

Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2009, America's Test Kitchen TV

Could we defy 100 years of French culinary tradition and create an omelet you could get right the first time?

SERVES Makes 2 omelets

TIME 40 minutes

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