I’ve been using hard butter or that gross olive oil blend until 6 months ago 😩
As a kid I used margarine 🤢 we didn’t know what we know now about how terrible it is for you.
Anyway, yeah room temp butter for the win!
I never thought about it, but that makes sense. Butter has been churned for centuries, long before refrigeration was invented. That would be the most natural way to eat it.
I like it slightly chilled. I remember as a kid when my family went out, the restaurants would give you a small tray of bread as an appetizer while you were waiting for your meal. They had these little pats of butter that were individually wrapped. They were always the perfect temperature... fresh out of the refrigerator but reaching room temperature as they were sitting on the table.
Do restaurants still do this? I'm sure they now charge extra for it, if they do offer it.
It’s very rare but some still give free pre-food starter .. erm...starters like this
shareYeah some places even serve it on ice but I agree in foil packaging you want it slightly chilled otherwise it’s a mess, but at home room temp is perfect
share"restaurants would give you a small tray of bread as an appetizer while you were waiting for your meal. "
That's the first I've heard of that, Jon. I always presumed that little butter patty was for putting on any bread rolls or buns that you might have with your meal, and they put it out early so it would be soft enough to spread.
Butter as an appertiser sounds a bit odd. Who eats butter just by itself? Still, I can remember, as a kid, scooping a teaspoon of butter then dipping it in sugar, as a kind of daytime sweet.
I don't think he meant eating butter by itself. But you asked the question and answered it yourself by saying you do! Technically you added sugar but still. I'd eat a spoon full of butter and sugar too. Sounds good. Next time I've had a couple cones and there are no snacks about I'll give it a go.
share"you added sugar but still."
Yes, when I was about 10! Not so much since. :)
You can't leave butter out forever, it will get gross. But weeks for sure. Stick of butter never sits around that long anyhow. Biggest problem leaving butter out is if you don't have a climate controlled house. It will melt into a puddle.
shareCorrect.
if you rarely use butter please don't put out a whole stick on the table.
if your home has window units, I can gaurentee you don't have an air conditioner in your kitchen, so yeah, that butter is going to be melting quickly.
Use a Butter Bell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2wRJFfEjsQ
I took your advice. I just ordered one from Amazon. Stick butter seems to last longer than the whipped. I prefer the whipped for spreading and the stick for cooking.
shareEggs don't need to be refrigerated neither, it seems that many people don't know it.
shareI have a bunch of chickens and their eggs last a very long time without refrigeration.
shareEggs don’t need to be refrigerated? Are they better at room temp or do they last longer refrigerated?
shareDepends on the eggs - if they where washed and if the hen was vaccinated against salmonella.
So in general, Europe doesn't wash eggs and you don't need to refrigerate them. In the US, putting eggs in the fridge isn't a bad idea.
Yeah eggs at the shop used to always be on the regular shelf. Now they are in the fridge at most shops. I keep mine in the fridge anyhow. Always have. Gets pretty hot in Brisbane most of the year. Same with butter. You can buy top quality butter that is spreadable these days. We have a tub of that for quick spreading needs, and usually multiple blocks for cooking or whenever ya need some magical butter.
I hate how butter and full cream milk or anything high in fat has been vilified. In reality it's good as shit for ya'
I keep my butter and my eggs in the refrigerator. I don't see why they shouldn't be there.
Then again, I stick to soft kinds of butter. So there's no way that a refrigerator will make it yucky.
I keep my butter out but don't do it for long periods of time - meaning eat it all within a month. I stepped out for almost two months and when I got back it was no good.
shareYes I think there is a little protein in the butter and eventually it will go.. rancid? I usually put one stick of butter out at a time. It gets used up within a couple of days.
sharewhen we were kids it was always on the table but with a family of six it didn't last very long.
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