Omelette cooked in oven or pan?

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What differences are, besides speed, when cooking omelettes in oven versus in the frying pan?

I have traditionally always used pan but i see now some recipes recommend oven.

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Best Answer

Just because the recipe calls it an "omelette" doesn't make it one. An omelette starts and ends its cooking in a pan. If you finish it in the oven, it becomes a frittata. (There are a couple of historic differences, but let's just stick with that.) If the egg mixture both starts and finishes in the oven it would probably be a crust-less quiche.

The benefits of cooking in the oven is the ability to get more even cooking of the eggs to get a more consistent texture throughout.



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How do you make an omelette in an oven and pan?

Directions
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 8x8 inch casserole dish and set aside.
  • Beat together the eggs and milk. Add seasoning salt, ham, Cheddar cheese, Mozzarella cheese and minced onion. ...
  • Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 to 45 minutes.


    • How do restaurants cook omelettes?

    HEAT butter in 7 to 10-inch nonstick omelet pan or skillet over medium-high heat until hot. TILT pan to coat bottom.

    What heat do you cook omelettes on?

    Whisking air into the eggs is one secret to a fluffy omelet. Also, if you cook the omelet in a pan that's too large for the number of eggs used, it will naturally be flatter. On the other hand, you don't want to overload a small pan. This only increases the time needed to cook the eggs and can lead to a rubbery omelet.


    Easy Baked Omelette-Step by Step Tutorial



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    Answer 2

    I've finished an omelette in the oven from the stove. It's nice b/c you don't have to flip it over and you can get just the right amount of cooking you want. I also find that when an omelette is finished in the oven (that I added a bit of water to) puff up nicer than just on the stove. Don't cook it too much or when you fold it over it will crack.

    Answer 3

    Speed, yes, but cooking in the oven will also cook the omelette more consistently all the way through.

    Consider pan frying chicken; the outside cooks much faster than the inside. It will also possibly dry out the ingredients more than pan frying, making the finished product less runny.

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