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Butter keeping

Warrior2022 — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 04:34:50 GMT

I am really curious, how many of you keep butter out of the fridge? We always have butter out soft and ready, but I have seen that many always store it in the fridge.

At our house, we keep fresh sticks in the fridge or freezer, but always have a softened stick out on the counter. I am trying to think back growing up and it was always left out of the fridge, unless it was margarine, which I only remember in a tub.

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Sooner — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 04:37:42 GMT

@Warrior2022 Fridge.

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software — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 04:45:22 GMT

I don't use butter, I use margarine

I keep all sticks but one in the freezer.

I live alone, if I know I'll be using "butter" during the day, I leave it out most of the day.

I always put it in the refrigerator at night.

What kind of butter dish do you use?

If you keep butter out all day, you should use a heavy ceramic or stoneware butter dish with a lid

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Equuleus — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 04:45:52 GMT

Out. Easier to spread.

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NicksmomESQ — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 04:49:13 GMT

Always in the fridge.I usually take it out about 20 minutes before I use it,to soften. Then back in the fridge it goes.

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cotton4me — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 04:53:17 GMT

We keep it refrigerated but use whipped butter so it's easier to spread.

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Nightowlz — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 04:54:35 GMT

We use Kerrygold butter. I always have some in the refrigerator & freezer. We keep a stick in the butter boat that has water under it on the counter.

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GCR18 — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 04:55:51 GMT

Fridge

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aroc3435 — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 05:02:36 GMT

@Warrior2022 @Nightowlz Like Nightowlz I use a butter keeper for one stick. Rest is kept in the refrigerator or the freezer.

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dimin — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 05:05:40 GMT

My Great-grandmother kept it out. We've always kept it in the refrigerator. Sometimes I leave it out but it makes it too tempting to use so I usually don't. I just take it out long enough to have it soft when needed. I have a weekness for butter on toast or potatoes.

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IdahoGram — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 05:11:30 GMT

On counter on a butter bell.....remainder in fridge.

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mustang66lady — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 05:13:38 GMT

One stick out in a butter boat; the rest in the fridge or freezer.

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kivah — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 05:14:01 GMT

I started buying sticks of butter from Costco - a couple of sticks go in my plastic butterdish and metal butter dish in the refrigerator. The rest of the butter goes in the freezer.

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sunshine45 — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 05:23:45 GMT

refrigerator or freezer

i keep and use both sticks and tubs....preferably kerrygold.

the kerrygold in the tub is semi-soft right out of the refrigerator.

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occasionalrain — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 05:23:47 GMT

@Nightowlz wrote:
We use Kerrygold butter. I always have some in the refrigerator & freezer. We keep a stick in the butter boat that has water under it on the counter.

I use Kerrygold too and also keep it in a butter boat on the counter. I like warm muffins with ample butter for breakfast.

My mother always buttered the bread when she made sandwiches. Does anyone do that?

Re: Butter keeping

sunshine45 — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 05:39:07 GMT

@occasionalrain wrote:
@Nightowlz wrote:
We use Kerrygold butter. I always have some in the refrigerator & freezer. We keep a stick in the butter boat that has water under it on the counter.
I use Kerrygold too and also keep it in a butter boat on the counter. I like warm muffins with ample butter for breakfast.

My mother always buttered the bread when she made sandwiches. Does anyone do that?

my mom always does......i used to, but not anymore.

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aroc3435 — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 05:42:50 GMT

@occasionalrain Yes, my mother did that. When I got to be old enough--probably around eight years old--I asked her to please not use butter on the ham, ham-bologna, or salami sandwiches and just put mustard on them.

I think in the early years of the twentieth century that was the norm, maybe even earlier than that. It might have started with a translation of English tea sandwiches; also I think using butter showed being affluent and when the Great Depression and World War II had ended it was a joy to be able to obtain and afford to use real butter again.

There never was any margarine in my home.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 05:48:59 GMT

@Nightowlz wrote:
We use Kerrygold butter. I always have some in the refrigerator & freezer. We keep a stick in the butter boat that has water under it on the counter.

@Nightowlz. I used the butter boat with water for years. Then one day I just put the butter in a plastic container with a lid. Still kept it out on the counter; I see no difference whatsoever. Butter is still fresh and good.

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Lindsays Grandma — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 07:08:33 GMT

If you know you are going to use butter, heat water in a pot on the stove, pour into a glass. Swirl it around in the glass, pour the hot water down the drain and place the glass upside down over the butter and let it stay there a couple of minutes...you now have softened butter. Oh, you can heat the water in the microwave but the glass will be too hot to handle, safer to heat it on the stove.

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 10:20:56 GMT

@IdahoGram wrote:
On counter on a butter bell.....remainder in fridge.

@IdahoGram

What's a butter bell? Never heard of that.