THE VIDEO SHELF · omelet technique
Learn Jacques Pépin's famous omelet techniques
In this American Masters clip, Jacques Pepin shows two different techniques for making a perfect omelet, a dish he is famous for teaching America.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN people call it a favorite cooking video and a model of mastery, showing two omelet styles in about five minutes.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- American Masters PBS
- Topic
- omelet technique
- Format
- tutorial
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2019–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Thank you, such a classic. His omelet video is incredible too. Learned his French variety a few years back, took a few tries to perfect but now can open nearly any fridge and make a great meal in 2 minutes [VIDEO]
adwi on Hacker News · 2019-08
In Ask HN: Your favourite tutorial for total beginners?I've watched this Jacques Pépin video countless times and the ease with which he casually prepares the two styles of omelets in ~5 minutes and narrates the process amazes me every time. I still can't perfectly replicate the second "classic French omelet" style even after …
bobf on Hacker News · 2021-06
In J. Kenji López-Alt is Seattle’s reluctant powerful food influencerI learned how to make both the French and dirty omelette from him. It's my fave cooking video of all time: [VIDEO]
wyclif on Hacker News · 2023-02
In Ask HN: Share your favorite YouTube channels focused on mastering a skill/craft
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