Use a nonstick pan so you don't waste time scraping eggs off the bottom. Chef Emile Castillo of Norma's, the breakfast mecca at New York City's Parker Meridien, likes this 8-inch Calphalon.
An omelet is an exquisitely simple, satisfying meal on a winter night. But as Bob Spitz learned, it pays to know a few tricks so your omelets turn out less like Silly Putty and more like the fluffy, glorious specimens they're meant to be.