Techniques
Use a butter-and-oil mix for cooking an omelette
Combine butter with a little oil as the cooking fat instead of using butter alone.
The video follows a French cookbook instruction to use “butter with some oil” as a mix for the pan.
The short version
- Use a mix of butter and oil per the book.
Why it works
Oil can raise the effective smoke point and help prevent butter from burning while still providing butter flavor.
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Air-fry small dough balls quickly at high heat
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Make a quick fruit compote by heating berries with maple syrup
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