• flandish@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    butter in freezer when stored. on counter under glass when used. not really in fridge at all.

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      6 days ago

      I don’t why you’re being downvoted. You don’t need to keep butter in the fridge, that’s just a conspiracy started by Big Refrigerator.

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      Butter doesn’t need refrigeration because it doesn’t mold. Butter is so fatty that the problem is exposure to air will turn the oils rancid. Having room temperature butter exposes the convenience of it as a condiment because it spreads so easily and pairs will so much in the kitchen.

      Imagine a snack of a buttered slice of bread that has no bread tearing, no gentle buttering - slather with abandon using room temp butter!

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        6 days ago

        There is also no tearing if you don’t spread the cut slices of butter any further.

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        I live in Utah where it’s around 100F all summer, and we keep the house at 80F or so. Counter storage is totally fine, just keep it covered (we use a glass butter tray), out of the sun, and use it within a couple weeks.

        No issues here and we’ve been doing this for a decade or so.

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        6 days ago

        yes, sort of. new england. so 100f a few day of the year, maybe a couple weeks, but mostly cool.

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          Ah, yeah makes sense. Can’t do that here in Texas, you don’t want to know what sort of smell it makes lol, made that mistake once.