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How you gonna spread cold butter? :)
by PhasmaFelis 5y ago
How you gonna spread cold butter? :)
- nitrogen 5y agoYeah, standard American kitchen: butter on the counter (in a semi-airtight butter tray) and eggs in the fridge.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoI have never seen anyone in America keep their butter on counter and not in the fridge. I have lived in 7 states in both coasts and upper Midwest. Generally, I assumed if it’s in the refrigerator in grocery store (which butter is) then it goes in refrigerator at home.
- eitland 5y agoHow do you spread the butter then? Or do you mean something else than butter? I grew up on a farm and the first first 15 or so years of the life ordinary butter was the onlh alternative. It had to be kept in a jar at the counter or it would become unusable.
- ChoGGi 5y agoThin slices, then spread those.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoTake out the butter you need beforehand to thaw. Or I’ve seen people microwave for 5 seconds. My family stopped using butter outside of occasional uses years ago though due to saturated fats. Generally, I see people using the spreadable alternative to butter though.
- nitrogen 5y agoOne cube goes in the tray, the rest stays in the fridge. Otherwise making toast for breakfast would be impossible because you'd have to wait an eternity for the butter to soften, at which point you'd be late for work/school/etc.
- mikecoles 5y agoCity folk vs country folk? Wagering a guess, chilled butter won't squash during handling so manufacturers, transporters, and retailers keep it cold? I think it's odd to keep open sticks of butter in the fridge. Spreading cold butter is a pain. Ghee is seen in stores outside of refrigerated sections.
- PhasmaFelis 5y agoButter starts to go off after a few weeks at room temp, which is plenty for a single stick in the butter dish at home but mildly inconvenient for shippers and retailers, or people who like to buy staple ingredients in bulk. It lasts for many months refrigerated, though.
- PhasmaFelis 5y agoYou don't keep all the butter on the counter, just one stick in a butter dish at room temp so it's spreadable. I assume that's what you're talking about. Keeping the butter dish in the fridge at all times would be pretty strange--butter is good for weeks at room temp, far longer than a single stick is likely to last.
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- a0-prw 5y agoI don't spread it. I put it on like a slice of cheese. So I prefer it to be really cold as it's easier to slice. Damn, I love butter on hot toast XD