Made an Omelette in a Griddle!!

[amarie24]

Made an omelette on a griddle (girdle?) for the first time ever!

And for the first time ever...I finally burnt/blackened an egg after believing one couldn’t do that! See the middle of the back of my omelette? Teehee! It...tastes more flavorful, but probably because I put a little more pam spray in the griddle than was needed? (And the edges got kinda Drowned In There, and that’s how I burnt the middle of my omelette by was trying to get the edges to cook.)

It does look like a pretty, fancy sear, tho, and I can’t wait to try it again! Anyone have any tips for my next time? :D

Comments

[azurelunatic]

I recommend the show Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat (or whatever order those are in) if you haven't watched it yet

[amarie24]

Huh! Never heard of it before!! I'll bet it's a show that can teach me the sciences of cooking so I can get a better grasp? :D

[azurelunatic]

At least a little bit! I think the book is longer on science, but the series involves a lot of travel and how some iconic cooking fats are made and is great fun.

[amarie24]

Ooohhh, so it's a book and a show?! Kewl beans-I really, really, really wanna start cooking things from scratch or at least be able to bake a pastry (like a cake, cookies, cupcakes, etc.) from a box!

Thanks so much for the heads-up, Azz!!

[azurelunatic]

I recommend getting your hands on a used copy of The Joy of Cooking (any edition, really) and reading the introduction bits in every section, which are good for theory and technique. I'm pretty sure it covers stuff like what it means to "cream" butter and sugar together (beat vigorously until they are combined and look creamy, rather than adding cream) and other bits of cooking vocabulary that gets used in recipes without being defined anywhere.

[amarie24]

Hmm..."The Joy of Cooking"...Imma see if I can find it at my local 2nd & Charles-they got a whole section of cookbooks!

I most certainly need to learn some basic cooking vocabulary!