Storing butter at room temperature

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Hi alex,

I keep butter out of the fridge in a (very small) covered butter dish. This means that it regularly gets used, washed and refilled and doesn't have time to go off. I only ever put it in the fridge if the weather is very warm.

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Storing butter at room temperature


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Memory_Girl

So according to him - stuff left lying out should be tossed in the bin? Well only one reaction to that - grab the bin bags hon and toss a few of his things in.

And I would be sending him out for another packet of butter too - let him see how expensive it is .......... or make sure he has "stork" on toast for a while. (no offence to peeps who like stork - but although I use it in baking I HATE it on hot toast)

Its a great story to save up for the girlfriends in future though - with tuts and rolling eyes of course LOL

MG

shandyclover

We divide the butter in half - put half in the fridge and half in a little ramekin, and refill as needed. But my lot are not that keen on butter so it does last a few days. I was trained by my granny who hated the butter going in the fridge. My kids who were all born in hot climates have only just finally learnt to leave it out - they would automatically put it in the fridge because in Asia it would just melt!

Incidently, did you know you can freeze straight olive oil, and spread it just like the olive oil margarine?

meg72

Mines on the sidein a small tupperware dish, theres only me so I just puta coupleofoncesa time in the dish and keepthe rest in the fridge,and swear like mad when I have forgotten totake swome out.

freyasmum

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

I'm shocked that a young person would imagine that good butter could go off in a matter of hours.

My ex's dad (kicking 60) wanted us to chuck out meat that we had coming up to room temperature - "it could be on the turn by now". We'd bought enough to BBQ for his parents, his three brothers and their partners AND their neighbours. The ex, being a halfwit himself, was all too ready to do so until I, well... let's just say we didn't chuck it and they all enjoyed it

I do think that some of us may be being a bit hard on OP's son. If he's just a kid and no one's told him otherwise, how would he know? I do agree that he shouldn't have tossed it without express permission but he may have thought he was doing his mum a favour

shandyclover wrote: »

Incidently, did you know you can freeze straight olive oil, and spread it just like the olive oil margarine?

No, I didn't!

I wouldn't use it (butter girl through and through) but it's definitely handy to know!

geri1965_2

Our butter is always out, in a butter dish, unless it is too hot that it would melt.

mi_jardin

geri1965 wrote: »

Our butter is always out, in a butter dish, unless it is too hot that it would melt.

Ditto. A pack lasts us about a week, and never had a problem.
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lostinrates

freyasmum wrote: »

This.

I love butter - we don't use the 'm' word in this house - but it's a nuisance to spread when it's been in the fridge!

Snap, we don't use the m word either, and refer to it the same way! Glad its not just me!


I don't use very much butter at all, unless baking. Mainly use it in cooking. When i use a butter it is often from the freezer, and with a really sharp cleaver i can often get it in halfish lenthways quite easily. Then i let the half defrost and cut that in half lengthways again...becuas i like the long thin shap that leaves:o then half goes in the fridge, half in th ebutter dish in the cupboard. Our kitchen is north east facing and cool, it never gets hot in there.

freyasmum

lostinrates wrote: »

Snap, we don't use the m word either, and refer to it the same way! Glad its not just me!

LiR, I'm SO glad you said that! I said in the arms that I only eat butter, I wouldn't give the other stuff house room and was called a snob :rotfl:

I just like to enjoy my food And all bar one said I was wrong! I actually couldn't believe it.

lostinrates

freyasmum wrote: »

LiR, I'm SO glad you said that! I said in the arms that I only eat butter, I wouldn't give the other stuff house room and was called a snob :rotfl:

I just like to enjoy my food And all bar one said I was wrong! I actually couldn't believe it.

I am getting rather used to being unpopular so maybe my shared view shouldn't make tou to comfortable! But we love butter, and use little of it. We don't have much bread, and when we do might also use mayonnaise or oil, depending on how and what we are eating. A little real butter at the rate we use it i am confident is not going to be our health down fall, but is a taste highlight! The m word makes me feel a little queasy, though i know i have eated it at friends' homes and in bought food, but the idea of it just doesn't appeal for me in my own home.