Turn off the heat early because an omelette keeps cooking from residual heat
Stop the heat once it’s cooked enough, since the omelette will continue cooking after the burner is off.
The presenter notes that once it reaches the cooked stage, it will “continue to cook,” so you turn the fire off and it’s done.
The short version
- Eggs keep cooking after you turn off the heat.
What goes wrong
Leaving the heat on until it looks fully done in the pan
Turn off the heat a bit earlier and let residual heat finish it.
Why it works
Eggs carry over cook from retained heat in the pan and in the folded omelette, which can overcook them if you keep the burner on.
Put it to use
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