Learn Jacques Pépin's famous omelet techniques

Jacques Pépin is perhaps best known for teaching America how to make an omelet. Here, he shares two different techniques for making this perfect egg dish.

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[Petesbrobob]

Teflon doesn’t scratch if you have a French accent.

[ElephantRage]

The fork on the non-stick pan will keep me awake for days.

[proberts]

Non-stick pan manufacturer: Do not use metal utensils with this pan.
Jacques Pépin: Hold my chives and give me a fork.

[ishmael]

How can you not love this man. What a talent for teaching. How much he shares. Always inspiring.

[jdz]

My skill level: starts at an omelette finishes with scrambled eggs

[Doranttv]

pan in 1960's: I've fed a 15 person family for 20 years.
pan in 2020: *gets anxiety from a fork*

[michaellaidler]

That second omelet was beautiful to watch. So simple yet so delicate.

[kraa]

I have watched this a dozen times and it never gets old.

[alexwright]

Peepin: one isn't better than the other they're just different

So here we have the American omelet

And this is the classic french omelette with a beautiful delicious creamy groovy scrumptious interior

[London]

An amazing guy...Personal chef to French President Charles de Gaulle. Turned down offer to be head chef at the White House (Kennedy administration). Has Masters degree from Columbia University, and teaches classes at Boston University. He is a dean at the French Culinary Institute in New York City. His textbooks are required reading for many culinary schools, and he is universally admired by the greatest chefs around the world...He is one of a kind.

[rainyboy]

Bravo Jacques! Of all the treasures Jacques Pepin left us, this is one of my absolute favorites. He's focused, fluid, natural, efficient, relaxed, Jacques is true poetry in motion without trying, full of grace and honesty, purity. Absolute mastery...

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

This man introduced me to poking the yolks before mixing the yolks with the whites. Has saved me a lot of effort over the years.

[DerHerrMitR]

Brain: Go to sleep, work tomorrow!
Heart: OR you could learn Jacques Pépin's famous omelet techniques!

[bobbyjohnson]

“À diffrãnt technique, à diffrãnt taste, à diffrãnt louk”

[UnderAGlassMetropolis]

Probably the most wholesome man in the world, I love him.

[buddcarcook]

Been a chef 36 years +. It’s because of this guy. Merci chef👍🏻

[fredcabr]

I’ve been learning how to cook from this gentleman for almost 40 years. Great teacher. Great TV host. Master Chef.

[michaelkelley]

I make diner style omelettes all the time. I recently started making the classic French style. The great chef here makes it look very easy. I am doing my best to emulate him. But, it is much tougher than it looks. I can also say that the classic French style tastes quite different than the diner style. They are both good, but at the moment I prefer the French style. Thank you Chef for your terrific video.

[dondolo]

wow that second omelette technique is actually insane .

[sebrr]

"one is not better than the other, its just a different technique, a different taste, a different look" words of wisdom from jacques that we can actually apply to our everyday lives especially with everything going on in the world rn.. love you guys :D