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Yes please! "Natural" peanut butter tastes better, but the stirring is IMO not worth it. If the jars were designed better, ie with more empty space at the top a
by the__alchemist 2y ago
Yes please! "Natural" peanut butter tastes better, but the stirring is IMO not worth it. If the jars were designed better, ie with more empty space at the top above the PB, it would be acceptable. Instead they are designed in such a way that it initially A: Makes you feel like you are bad at it and should try harder and practice, then B: Realize that that this is like those plastic clamshell packaging on some consumer goods: There is no right way to do it; it's a hostile design.
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- jhbadger 2y agoI think if they took your advice, people would complain that they were selling misleadingly empty jars (even if they correctly specified the amount you were getting on the label).
- montebicyclelo 2y agoThis seems likely. I wonder if explaining it through the packaging, e.g. coloured stripe marked "stir space" and an explanation on the back saying don't worry you are only paying per gram of peanut butter...
- ripped_britches 2y agoExcept that the larger packaging size is not totally free - makes shipping more expensive and less units per shelf space. Not sure by how much. I bet peanut butter margins aren’t great.
- close04 2y agoThe top part of a plastic jar could be expandable/collapsible maybe. Thinking of something similar to the bendy bit in a plastic straw.
- brirec 2y agoThat (the designing & manufacturing, anyway) sounds like it would be even more expensive than simply shipping larger jars with empty space at the top.
- harrisi 2y agoI've seen some powdered dish detergent boxes do this.
- dnfsod 2y agoI stir once when I get home from the grocery store then place it in my fridge upside down. The peanut oil congeals and then you have perfectly mixed smooth pb on demand.
- mhb 2y agoExcept that 1. Cold peanut butter is a misery. 2. Removing the lid after it's been upside down is an oily mess.
- dnfsod 2y ago1. Is cold peanut butter a misery? I grew up in a cupboard pb home, and I enjoy fridge pb as much as cupboard pb. What temperature do you keep your fridge at? 2. Storing upside down is a precaution against oily messes because the oils separate on top of the peanut solids, and so is under the peanut solids when upside down. Also, I mentioned that at the fridge temperatures the oil congeals, and so remains mixed when refrigerated, avoiding any oily mess.
- mhb 2y agoDe gustibus non est disputandum
- dnfsod 2y agoTruth. To that point my favorite peanut butter is hot melted peanut butter warmed by being spread over recently toasted bread.
- PebblesRox 2y agoI discovered that it's much easier to dip apples slices in peanut butter if I nuke the peanut butter for 30 seconds. Now I don't get frustrated by my apples breaking off in my peanut butter.
- chongli 2y ago
- namdnay 2y agoI get these big 1kg tubs of the pure peanut butter on Amazon, the advantage is they’re perfectly cylindrical, so it’s easy to just give a good mix with a butter knife before spreading
- cdaringe 2y agoAmazon marketplace has a 35lb bucket . Can you imagine? Id need a soft serve style dispenser. Thatd be so great.
- mmanfrin 2y ago> ie with more empty space at the top above the PB They do all have this once you have the customary first big spoonful when you bring the jar home.
- phyzome 2y agoI have such a hard time relating to this. Do I just have an efficient stirring method?