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Farm Kitchen:  Butter (real) question  |
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happymama58
True Blue Farmgirl
1210 Posts
Patti
Missouri
USA
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 Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 07:59:39 AM
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This is a pretty trivial issue, but it bugs me, so I figured I'd ask you ladies what to do. I love "real" butter and buy it from the local grain/feed/natural foods store up the road. It's made by Amish people who live in a neighboring county and is absolutely wonderful.
The problem is when I take it out of the refrigerator it's hard, too hard to spread on toast or anything without ripping the bread/roll/etc., to shreds. I have the refrigerator set on the lowest temp that is safe & keeps our foods cold, so I can't adjust there.
How do you keep the butter from being so hard? I've tried setting the butter out awhile before I need it, but that's a pain, especially on hectic mornings. Can you leave butter out all the time? I'd really appreciate your tips or suggestions.
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 08:01:18 AM
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| Use a butter well, it's 2 pieces and you put water in the bottom, under the part that holds the butter, then has a lid. You leave it on the counter. I use one all the time with real butter, tho I am careful in the summer when it is really hot. |
Edited by - Suzan on Oct 01 2008 08:01:58 AM |
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happymama58
True Blue Farmgirl
1210 Posts
Patti
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 08:07:28 AM
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I didn't know such a thing existed -- it's the perfect answer to my problem! Thank you so much for posting. now I'm off to find a butter well online, if possible. :)
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nut4fabric
True Blue Farmgirl
885 Posts
Kathy
Morgan Hill
CA
USA
885 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 08:09:14 AM
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| When my butter is too hard to spread I use a Cheese grater. Sounds weird but it works. |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 08:10:38 AM
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It depends on where you live and the temperature. In missouri you would probably be fine to leave it out now through the spring if you use it pretty quickly(in a few days). I wouldn't leave it out in the summer though cause it will get rancid really quickly. I use one of the butter crocks described above during the cooler months.
Also - is it raw milk butter? raw milk butter will go rancid much quicker!
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 08:58:47 AM
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| I mix our butter 1/2 and 1/2 with olive oil. For health reasons. It does change the flavor of the butter a little. I keep it in the fridge. The olive oil keeps it from getting too hard to spread. But you do have to keep it in the fridge or it becomes almost liquid. When I want REAL butter taste, I used just butter. Yes it is hard from the fridge but some things are worth planning ahead. |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 09:08:53 AM
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I leave my butter out all the time with no dire consequences. Maybe it's because we eat it up so quickly?
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
676 Posts
Molly
Arizona
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Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 09:12:01 AM
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Same here as Karin! I have my 'stock' of butter in the fridge, and just take out a new stick when the stick on the counter is low. It rarely sits longer then a couple days and I haven't noticed any rancidity. But maybe more humid climates would have more trouble with this?
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
659 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 09:26:56 AM
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| Check Vermont Country Store or Lehmans, I think I've seen butter wells in one of them. |
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palmettogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
571 Posts
sue
camden
south carolina
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 10:13:15 AM
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| got a "butter bell" a couple months ago and love it. got it at Le Crusset outlet----if you have any kitchen-type stores/outlets in your area.... i thought it got a little too soft when the temperature was "up there"....oh, and i had to make sure that when the sun moved during the day it wasn't sitting on a table and suddenly got baked!!----that was a blonde move! but i do love it now! |
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
CA
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 10:17:55 AM
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I use a "butter bell" too. I set one to my mom through Lehaman's. I think Vermont Country Store has them as well, but maybe higher in price. They are really great. Do watch it in the summer though...
Sharon
Farmgirl Sister #74
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Hanalu
True Blue Farmgirl
123 Posts
Hana
Redwood City
California
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 10:47:49 AM
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mmmmmm! I want to try that Amish butter! I bet its with raw milk and soooo good!
I just cut skinny slices of butter and let them melt part way on the toast...then they are more spreadable. Or I just put the toast back in the still warm toaster oven. |
Edited by - Hanalu on Oct 01 2008 10:49:04 AM |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 2:02:51 PM
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We make our own butter when Mona is in milk and I do leave it out in the winter/fall/spring but in summer I really need to just remember to get it out ahead. Since it IS raw milk butter it dosn't last as well. I freeze up some ahead and take out what we need for a few days. I really need to get a butter bell...I have always meant to, but forget. Sounds perfect!
Jenny in Utah
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 3:07:19 PM
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I do just what Karin does as well. My family leaves the butter out ALWAYS and it has always been fine. It tastes good, spreads easily and we never get sick from it...it never turns rancid yay!!!
Chelsey
Farmgirl Sister #283
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
1181 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 3:08:28 PM
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Oops, I did forget to mention that we eat butter like no other...which may mean that we eat the butter faster than it takes for it to go rancid!
Chelsey
Farmgirl Sister #283
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 3:10:04 PM
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Except for hot weather , I leave my butter out all the time in a covered butter dish.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4316 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 3:30:12 PM
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My homemade butter is left out as well. It is hard sometimes. Not always, but sometimes it stays hard as can be. I have not figured it out yet. I make the butter with fresh cream, with aged cream, warmed up, cold. It is a mystery. You can smell it and taste it if it does go bad.
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Pearlsnjeans
True Blue Farmgirl
248 Posts
Vicki
West Haven
Utah
USA
248 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 6:59:35 PM
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same as Hanalu - just slice of bits and let it melt on the toast. Also, I only keep a portion of the stick out. Since I'm on my own, don't use it up too fast!
Vicki
Farmgirl Sister #120
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chickabella
True Blue Farmgirl
177 Posts
D. A.
Austin... ish,
Texas
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prairie_princess
True Blue Farmgirl
613 Posts
Elizabeth
Carpenter
WY
USA
613 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 06:55:05 AM
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i leave out half a stick in the butter dish all the time, but we eat if very quickly and i've never had any butter go bad...
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keeperofthehome
True Blue Farmgirl
154 Posts
Suzanne
Atlanta
Georgia
USA
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Oct 03 2008 : 05:36:46 AM
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I have always left the butter out on the counter, too. But in the summer, I have to watch to make sure nobody leaves it where the afternoon sun hits it or it melts out of the dish and all over the place! I just picked up a home made butter bell this summer that was made by our local farm girl/potter. I just love it.
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