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Like Monroe stated in the Seven Year Itch, it's simply scrumptious. Must be the garlic, or something...

If I had my Gamma rays machine here in Thailand, then I would be willing to consume raw chicken eggs. But since I have no easy access to Gamma radiation, I always thoroughly cook anything from the chicken.

Sometimes I get tired of eating so many omelets each week. And, once in a while, I decide to fast for up to 24 hours. And also, I sometimes enjoy a break in the monotony, and will go to the woman who makes my omelets, and order a few boxes of Panang Gai. But I never get tired of eating either eggs or chicken. I also never eat pork, beef, or fish.... Tuna I eat, though because tuna is the chicken of the sea. This is why omelets are so central to my diet, especially during the past three years. I almost never tire of omelets.

Even though I have my refrigerator compartment set at one degree above zero celcius, I believe it would be ill-advised of me to store cooked omelets at this temp for more than 24 hours.,due to growth of bacteria, food toxins, etc. You can easily google this question and find relevant graphs plotting bacteria growth, versus time and temperature. I have a few refrigerator and freezer thermometers. But what I am lacking is a thermometer sensor which I can connect to a data storage device, so that I can have a continuous record of temperature history in both the refrigerator and freezer compartments. Otherwise, how would I rule out the possibility that the freezer temp or refrigerator temp might have spiked high for several hours while I was sleeping. This is the main reason I will buy, next time, a refrigerator that connects to the internet.

Here are answers to questions asked: a. Why do I refuse to use a wok to prepare omelets? I have used a wok in China and in Taiwan. I cook at very high heat using peanut oil, or soybean oil with high smoke points. The smell, smoke, grease goes EVERYWHERE. I have no exhaust fan sufficient to vent the smoke (in Thailand) in my kitchen. If I were to buy a bottle of gas, and a wok, and try to cook outdoors on the terrace, then I would be attached by mosquitoes, almost incessantly, and the sweat would drip from my brow into the eggs. (This is exactly what happened last time I tried to cook outdoors in Naples, FL. In Naples, our kitchen was also not equipped with a high capacity kitchen exhaust fan. Not Good! b. Why must I cook 50 omelets all at once? This is just the way I cook. I like to prepare as much as I can in the shortest time possible, to be frozen and eaten during the following 30 to 45 days. I do the same thing with chicken breasts. I use a convection oven to cook 6 oven trays of chicken breasts. Up to 9 large chicken breasts will fit on my Electrolux convection oven tray (I purchased the largest model available from PowerBuy.) So, normally, after about 6 hours of cooking, I end up with about 50 well-roasted chicken breasts. These, I freeze, and then eat during the next 45 days, and sometimes even two months. This is another reason why I have two refrigerators. c. Does the taste/texture of food I freeze deteriorate? No. The taste improves. But, concerning texture, you gotta be meticulous about temp and time when reheating. All the above goes GREAT with Thai jasmine rice. I never get gastrointestinal discomfort, like some of my friends who eat at a different restaurant each week, day, or whatever. The stomach discomfort is not worth the enjoyment of Thai food eaten at questionable beaneries. So, I am happy with my diet. I just need to know the fastest way to make 50 omelets, without using a wok, and using some electrical appliance. A two-omelet or three-omelet machine might be OK for me. And, I would NOT want a machine that did not have enough wattage to cook very quickly.

No need. It's good! I don't have access to great BKK Thai food. But the food I prepare is healthy, never a stomach upset, and it's QUITE tasty. I love jasmine rice. Omelets go GREAT with Thai rice. Please note... This OP is actually serious to me, and I wasn't joking when I uploaded it.

I just add the 0.5 omelet to a bowl in the refrigerator. Then, the next morning, or evening, I can make omelet-and-tuna rice porridge. In China, we call this 'zhou'. I learned many of these omelet techniques during lockdown And I now call this my comfort food. You should try it, before you knock it.

So, actually, the REASON I posted this question was not just due to idle curiosity: a. I plan to move my digs, soon. b. Where I am moving, I potentially may not have access to my favorite omelet cook in the restaurant very close to my house. c. Therefore, I must come up with a solution because: Yes, I am not lying...I DO actually eat 1.5 five-egg omelets per day (average); I eat them with soy sauce, with ketchup; I eat them plain with jasmine rice, or with the bread I bake. I chop the omelet fine, and then add the chopped up bits to my chicken stews. I use my convection oven to make omelet "pizza" out of bread, a whole omelet, and various bottled sauces...Very Healthy and Tasty, too. d. What I need is some electrical appliance which can make two omelets simultaneously. As has been stated above, I would like to try pasteurized or frozen (uncooked eggs instead of fresh eggs in the shell) egg in liquid form. e. I want to be able to cook 50 omelets in the shortest amount of time, and then quickly freeze for up to 60 days. So, just in case anyone was curious, this is why I asked this question. And, I figure that there are others like me out there, too. Hope this topic is HELPFUL to some who may not like to cook, or who live in more remote places, or who just don't like to go to restaurants each day and stand in line in the heat or rain, waiting for just one omelet...

Concerning the freezing of cooked eggs, such as in the case of omelets... Yes, it's very possible, and the flavor and texture remains relatively unchanged. However, when reheating, I use a two-stage heating cycle... I heat to room temperature, then rest for a few minutes, and then heat to hot temp. Otherwise, parts of the omelet, especially along the outer edges, will toughen. If you reheat properly, then the omelet will taste as if it had never been frozen.

Yes. Too many eggs. But, complete failure of communication.

WOW, Man! Great idea! I hadn't thought of using pasteurized eggs, in bottle. This would simplify the process immensely! PS.. Lots of good advice here. Last time, the members helped me completely rectify my intractable bread flour problem when they told me to reduce the added sugar from 5 tablespoons down to ZERO tablespoons... And, the result seemed like a true miracle. The bread looks better. It tastes like bread, not cake. Also, I have this hypothesis why my loaves LOOK better, even! You see, it is my hypothesis that all that sugar caused the bread to rise too quickly and too much, and then... the bread just deflated due to lack of support. I know that my hypothesis must be correct... Thanks.

If I said no, then you would not believe me. if I said yes, then it would be untrue. The worst bird in the world is not a bird, but the foul Rooster.

I average 1.5 omelets per day. Each omelet contains 5 chicken eggs (not the large ones). So...Each month, I eat about 45 five-egg omelets. I have good cholesterol levels (good or bad cholesterol, I forget which should be high and which low). Please remember that, decades ago, there was a widespread egg-cholesterol scare; I never bought into it, because there was no real evidence. Therefore, I just eat as many omelets as I like. Eggs are cheap and fantastically nourishing. 8 eggs per day is NOT too much for me. But you should decide what is the best diet for you. I am not an Egg Evangelist (Eggvangelist).

FAR better to freeze 50 five-egg omelettes at minus 23 degrees C, And then just use the microwave to re-heat, and eat. I have two microwave ovens, and so I can simultaneously re-heat two omelettes when I want to add omeletttes to chicken stew, for example. If you make 50 at one time, then no need to clean the kitchen on a daily basis, which is the main reason...for me at least.

Yes, but this post was about you, and I thought you would like it. Also, is it not quite interesting concerning the pluralization of the "egg" word? I just mean that it seems that the singular form, omelet, might be the same in both the British and American spellings. Isn't it odd how these things sometimes occur in pairs?

Please pay closer attention to the post. I spelled it BOTH ways, first British & French, and then, finally, using the American version. The British version, obviously, was a tip of the cap/hat to you, as you might have guessed.

I am just wondering if anyone here (experienced cooks) might be able to tell me how to prepare omelettes fast and in bulk. Up until now, I buy my omelettes from a small restaurant, and the cook is able to make 40 Five-Egg omelettes with fresh garlic in about 30 minutes, and individually pack them in plastic boxes. The price per box is Bt.35.00. But I find that she sometimes uses smaller eggs, and sometimes bigger eggs. She provides great service, yes, but I prefer to have the same portion size every time. Bt.35 per box seems a bit steep, too. Also, she doesn’t add tomatoes or chili, and I need to sprinkle on chili powder on top, which doesn’t seem to taste as good. I have gone online to try to find some type of automatic omelette maker, but what I have seen available is more like an electric frying pan which seems more trouble than it’s worth. Normally, I buy like 40 or 50 boxes and then just freeze them so I can eat one or two boxes per day. But if I could make them myself, I could add what I want, and I wouldn’t need to go out. Also, I don’t like the plastic boxes which are difficult to stack before discarding them. And I could easily use those plastic bags instead that most restaurants use to sell servings of jasmine rice. Maybe I might need a wok for this work. But, although I have a kitchen, I don’t have one of those gas burners to cook anything on, and so don’t own a wok. Is there any faster way, in light of the fact that I would prefer not using a burner and wok? I mean…Is there some electric-appliance solution? I like to cook many omelettes all at one time, so that I don’t have to do too much food preparation on a daily basis. Thanks for any good ideas. Note: If you have any simple recipes for omelettes, that would be good, too. I don’t eat processed meats, nor do I like any meat in the omelette. Cheese is good but I don’t buy cheese in Thailand. So, for me, I would prefer vegetarian recipes. Although, if you have a favorite omelete recipe of any kind, I would enjoy reading any offerings.

My Dearest Forward Thinkers, Have you already made provisions in your will to request an autopsy? What is your reasoning? Do you just want to have “The Last Laugh”? Or, have you made the request due to far more logical reasons, such as better understanding of how you died, and were there any genetic contributing conditions, or are you someone that always suspects malpractice, etc.? Or, are you in some sort of relationship due to which, in your darker moments, you dwell upon the possibility of your loved one doing you in? Why would you do such a thing as to insist upon having your own private postmortem? And, even MORE interesting, what do you imagine an autopsy might reveal about you? A completely dissolute existence, with plenty of drinking and womanizing, while you were alive? As well, how do you envision your last 24 hours on Earth? Here is just one example of what I am talking about, and WHAT ABOUT YOU?: Absolutely NOTHING objectionable about the BELUSHI Last-24-Hour clip, above. NOTHING. I hope this Post has been thought provoking, because we need more introspective thinking around here. Regards, Gamma Note: Here is a ZIT!

I don't know... Do you?

Reminds me too much of Bergen-Belsen hair styling...

The total list of Dickensian Characters is actually not so easy to recall. Correct? We still remember so many of them, vaguely, And we have forgotten their names.

Carton & Darnay = Charles Dickens? You can call me (Gamma) Carton, too. I could, so ignobly/nobly, die for a good yellow woman. At least, I have often wished that I had.

My Dear Fellow-Literati, Have you ever taken a moment to consider which Dickensian character most represents you, your personality traits, your quirks? I often think about this question, and I would probably require more than one. I tend toward the embodiment of Wilkins Micawber on a good day. “Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery.” But, what about you? For example: Who does not love sycophancy, after all? So which of these, or some of the many others, reminds you most of yourself? The thing about Dickens is that, He is one of the greatest writers that ever lived, And he wrote in English, Which is quite lucky for us, here. Don’t be bashful, friends… Out with it! Who are you….REALLY…? Regards, Gamma

Letter to My Barber, and You, I want none of the above “hair/hairless” looks... What about you? And do you prejudge young men with the following haircuts? Gulag Convict Cut: We can see many of these “types” walking around. We are often left wondering if they were just recently granted parole, or what! Duane Allman Cut: Duane, even though I love you and miss you dearly, I just do not dig your cut. Billiards Cut: I cannot understand what this Billiards Cut is all about. Or, maybe I do. Maybe this Billiards Cut is all about NOTHING! NOTHING on Top; NOTHING between the ears, judging by the pate. THX 1138 Cut: This cut is not a choice. This cut is the Dystopian Sci-Fi Cut designed to strip the masses of individuality… As if anyone, these days, had individuality (Ha-ha). How’s that PC working out for you, so far? So, what is the consensus here among the members concerning these hairdos? What’s your flava, and why? Regards, and, Heading for Dystopian Bliss, Just like you, Gamma NOTE: Duane Allman…RIP, Man! You ROCKED THE WORLD, while it still WAS a world worth rocking for. (CUT YOUR HAIR, Duane!!!!) What a blast from the past....

Just please do not tell me that you forget our discussion of the DRUNKEN PEASANTS beating a dead horse, and the nonexistent beaten horse in Catch-22 which I was sure existed, but actually existed only in the film, maybe. Drinking can lead to all kinds of bad behavior. Here is just one example: Why do drunken peasants and fools, especially in literature, beat animals, if they do? As for Kafka, whom you mention, he was very big on animals: "dogs, jackals, leopards, a tiger, a panther, a vulture, a cat, and a mouse; a few unspecified animals, such as a mole-like and a marten-like; mythological creatures, including sirens and a dragon; a kitten-lamb crossbreed; and several humanimal protagonists: a human transformed into vermin, a man who used to be a horse, and an ape turned into a human being. Nonhuman animals¹ abound also in Kafka’s personal writings." One day, we must speak again about that beating of a horse by a drunken lout, a beating that I am sure is in Crime and Punishment, and also in either the film or the novel, Catch-22. Some men lose their sanity when drunk. Even three weeks off the sauce, is an improvement for some.