Do you leave it out?

[warpus]

Margarine is a hundred different kinds of various oils processed different ways. Butter is milkfat. A side-by-side taste-test will remind you how different they are.

Hey there Lucy, haven't talked to you in forever!

It pleases me very much to be learning the difference between margarine and butter from you.

I'll have to try buying butter when I go grocery shopping next. I use margarine to sautee mushrooms & onions from time to time, wonder what that'd taste like with butter..

 

[MjM]

@Mjm:

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Thats the skill equation in all this. You simply gotta use a little force and hold the knief horizontally and left the solid butter do all the work.

I used to be pretty good at this before I discovered leaving it out in a dish takes the need to be good at it away!

I keep it in the fridge in the butter compartment. If I left it out, my dogs would counter surf it.

My doggy knows better! Sides, it's on the counter far back enough to where she couldn't get to it.

What's the differene between butter and margarine anyway?

I buy unsalted margarine and call it "butter". Easier to spread than Paris Hilton

Butter is made from cow's milk, and margarine is vegetable oils.

For how long after that 10-day period is it still good (and not just sub-par)?

The entire 10 day period. After the 10 days, then it becomes sub-par.

Or just spread it on a hot roll or with a hot knife, both of those approaches work well.

How do you warm up the knife?

I leave unsalted butter in the fridge for cooking.

If I want something to spread, I either pour olive oil on toast, or put a dish of olive oil in the fridge to let it congeal.

Olive oil on toast. Gotta try that sometime!

I always leave out butter in case I'm in a last tango in paris kind of situation.

Last tango in Paris? Do explain.

NO butter should always be in the fridge. And I use spread.

Spread? So like margarine?

Why must butter always be in the fridge?

 

[civ_king]

I use something like this to keep it fresh for weeks while it stays soft

 

[Maniacal]

I have a ceramic butter dish I keep on the counter in which I keep a ~2cm thick slice of unsalted butter in so I have easily spreadable butter for toast, and I keep the rest of the butter in the fridge until I need it. I have never had it go bad.

I've never been a fan of margarine, although it is better than nothing.

 

[Leifmk]

We keep it out of the fridge but in a small box which is in turn hidden inside the breadbox. (We have two cats and one toddler with a pretty impressive reach.)

 

[Narz]

Butter is the only dairy I eat (organic, unsalted) and I like it to melt slowly (which is why I like it to start cold). I usually put about 1/2 a stick in my pasta to melt slowly. Butter is so friggin' yummy!

 

[stormerne]

Butter for frying stays in the fridge.
Butter for bread-making stays in the fridge.
Butter for toast and sandwiches stays out of the fridge in the butter dish.
Such is the natural order of things.

Sadly, it's become impossible to get the world's best butter in the US.
The world's best? Anchor butter from New Zealand: free range butter.

 

[bombshoo]

I keep it in the fridge. If I ever want it soft I just nuke it for a couple of seconds, or take it out an hour or so beforehand.

 

[TheLastOne36]

I'm too poor to afford actual butter.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

I don't eat things tat require butter very often. When I do, I may take the butter out of the refrigerator when I start cooking it rather than waiting until it is ready to eat, but I don't leave it room temperature long term/.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Last tango in Paris? Do explain.

Let's not go there; there are lots of better options today.

We always have a stick of butter out under glass. It typically lasts 2-3 weeks. During the hottest days of summer, we use a "butter bell" which keeps it at a spreadable temperature without melting.

 

[Rashiminos]

10 days is a long time, relatively speaking.

Last tango in Paris? Do explain.

For unmentionables, use google.

 

[mechaerik]

I googled it and was still confused until I control-f'd the word 'butter' in the wiki article.

As for the question, I really only use butter for cooking, so it usually stays in the fridge. If i need it soft, i'll microwave it in a shot glass for a few seconds.

 

[Antilogic]

The entire 10 day period. After the 10 days, then it becomes sub-par.

Not quite what my question was. Say I have some butter out for 10 days, and after that it starts to go bad on texture. How long does it stay in that state before it gets to the point where you don't want to eat it? Another 10 days? 20?

How do you warm up the knife?

Run it under hot water for a minute or so.

 

[Perfection]

No, I don't it sufficient butter to justify a dish.

 

[MjM]

Not quite what my question was. Say I have some butter out for 10 days, and after that it starts to go bad on texture. How long does it stay in that state before it gets to the point where you don't want to eat it? Another 10 days? 20?

Oh I see. I think 10 days isn't the exact time for every stick either for when it starts to go bad, just a general timeline. For your question, I'm not quite sure. Apparently after about 10 days or so the butter begins to go sour, so I doubt it would taste very good after the intial 10 days. How long until it becomes dangerous to eat?

I dunno.

Run it under hot water for a minute or so.

Hm, and a hot knife really works? I'll try it sometime.

I googled Last Tango in Paris.

Why would you want to do that to someone NovaKart?

 

[azzaman333]

If I consumed butter frequently, I'd leave it out.

 

[Camikaze]

So I take it from the question that people actually still use butter as a spread? Interesting.

Keep it in the fridge. When you need to cook something, cut the appropriate chunk off and microwave it.

 

[classical_hero]

I wish I never read this thread, especially the Last Tango in Paris bit. But anyway I keep it in the fridge so it stay fresh, plus I only ever use it on toast or crumpets, so it melts as you spread it.

 

[Aleksey_aka_al]

I usually leave it out before using, putting it back to the fridge after.

I'm a man I can spread fridge cold butter.

Nice one