Which brand of butter tastes best?

DonnaP

I have decided to go back to butter for cooking and spreading. I just can't abide any brand of marg - they seem to lack any flavour.

There have been other threads about the merits of butter/marg and this is NOT another one of those. I just wondered if the butter lovers among you would share which brand you like best.

I think I will use Aldi's own for baking, but I'm not sure for spreading?

Many thanks

Donna

Magentasue

I only buy butter and olive oil - can't really tell the difference between one butter than the next so buy the cheapest. Buy English or Irish if on offer but only thinking of food miles not anything else.

ubamother

I remember reading some research a while ago - apparently the further south in england, the yellower richer tasting butter sells best - Anchor type I suppose - and the further north you live, the more of the lurpak nordic style type sells better. Personally I'm a southerner decamped to the north east coast and I'm a lurpak type - aldi's version - I think it's called norpak does for me. I'm not a sandwich type so don't spread with butter much, but do use it in cooking. I like to cook with Aldi's unsalted - generally unsalted is more expensive in this country, but cheaper in europe. I've never been able to tell the difference but some chef or other said that pastry is easier to make when you use unsalted butter and add your own salt.
Sorry, my butter tales didn't really answer you question though did they?!

ariba10

The big difference in butters is as to whether it is creamed or salted.

parsonswife8

I love Kerrygold.

mymatebob

The only salted butter I use is the Brittany style available from many places.

My favourite is President but after than I am not too bothered although I am not too keen on Lurpack.

Tend to buy what is on offer now

thriftlady_2

I buy the cheapest British butter I can find. I like my butter salted.

I think there is little difference between British butters. But French butter is made in a different way. It is not just churned cream like British butter. I'm not sure of the exact difference but French butter is made with a lactic culture and therefore tastes different. This may apply to other continental butters too.

basmic

I've always liked Clover.

thriftlady_2

basmic wrote: »

I've always liked Clover.

Clover isn't butter.

Jasper27_2

I love Lurpak but am not too keen on the yellow creamier butters, it is just a matter of personal preference. Ubamothers comments made me think; are those of us in the North descendants of vikings so go for danish butter, is it genetic?! I would say that a more salty butter doesn't give the best results when baking some sweet dishes so you might want to try unsalted for that.

Debt_Free_Chick

mymatebob wrote: »

The only salted butter I use is the Brittany style available from many places.

My favourite is President but after than I am not too bothered although I am not too keen on Lurpack.

Me too - President is the butter of choice here. But the Lidl unsalted one is good too.

If you're baking, generally use unsalted butter. If the recipe calls for salt, then use salted butter but don't add more salt.