I tried Martha Stewart's hack for making eggs in a cappuccino machine and ended up with the best omelette I've ever tasted

Anneta KonstantinidesJul 31, 2020, 04:34 IST

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During a recent interview, Martha Stewart told me that she loves making scrambled eggs in a cappuccino machine.
Never one to shy away from a good hack, I put her trick to the test.
I used a Nespresso milk frother from a cappuccino machine to see if it would make a big difference on the eggs.
Frothing the milk first and then mixing it with eggs resulted in the fluffiest omelette and scramble I've ever tasted.

Martha Stewart has taught me many things, from her secret to cooking perfect rice to techniques for taking the perfect pool selfie.

During my recent interview with the lifestyle expert, Stewart casually revealed that she often makes her scrambled eggs with the same machine that whips up her coffee.

Never one to shy away from a good hack, I put Stewart's trick to the test — and ended up making some of the fluffiest eggs I've ever tasted.

Martha Stewart sent the internet abuzz last year when she demonstrated how to make her cappuccino eggs in a clip for the Food Network.

Martha Stewart has been making eggs in her cappuccino machine for years. Food Network

Stewart told me about her hack in March, but I didn't think of those cappuccino eggs again until I saw my dad's espresso machine in the kitchen.

When I saw my dad's cappuccino maker, I knew I needed to try Stewart's hack. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

I first did a dry run of the hack, making a couple of different omelettes by pouring just eggs into the milk frother.

First I tried putting just eggs into the Nespresso, but the omelettes didn't taste any different. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Before I tell you more about my cappuccino eggs, let me show you the control omelette — which I made without any help from the Nespresso.

This is my control omelette, made without the milk frother. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then it was time to experiment. First, I tried whisking my eggs with milk before pouring the mixture into the frother.

I tried using the frother with both eggs and milk at first. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

I took off the cap and watched the Nespresso get to work.

The Nespresso mixed the eggs and milk around. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then I poured the mixture into a heated pan, hoping to see a dramatic difference.

The omelette didn't look or taste very different. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then, I tried putting milk into the frother before mixing it with the eggs to see if it would make a big difference.

My hopes were high. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

After I whisked the mixture and poured it into a heated pan, I could already tell that the omelette looked fluffier.

The omelette puffed up more in the pan and the eggs tasted a little fluffier. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Since just putting milk in the frother clearly had a better effect, I left out the eggs again. But this time I used the Nespresso's hot setting.

This time, I tried the frother on the hot setting. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Once I threw the mixture into the pan, the difference was obvious.

The eggs were significantly fluffier in the pan. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

It was clear that the omelette was far fluffier than the first three. Better yet? It tasted amazing.

It was like a fluffy cloud. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

After I worked out the kinks in the experiment, I decided to try making scrambled eggs with the frother as well.

After the fluffiest omelette, I wanted to see if it would improve scrambled eggs. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

For my control, I just mixed two eggs together with my two ounces of milk and slowly began pushing them around the pan.

My control for the scrambled eggs. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

When I began making my scrambled eggs with milk from the frother, I was shocked to see how different the mix already looked when it hit the pan.

The eggs with hot milk from the frother were noticeably creamier. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

When I put the two plates of scrambled eggs next to each other and gave them a taste, the winner was clear.

The cappuccino eggs tasted way creamier. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

After many rounds with the frother — and many, many eggs — it was clear that a cappuccino machine can do more than just make coffee.

I'll definitely be using Stewart's cappuccino hack again. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

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