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Rock Hard Butter!
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Does anyone have any tips on making butter (straight from the fridge) spreadable, in a relatively short time ?
Would a few seconds in a microwave do the trick ?
Would a few seconds in a microwave do the trick ?
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Cut off what you need and zap that for a very few seconds (5-10) to avoid the risk of melting an entire pack.
18:19 Mon 14th Jan 2013
Don't know if it's available yet though.
http:// www.war burtons .co.uk/ press-o ffice/n ews/mic rowave- hair-dr yer-or- heated- butter- knife
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Be aware that butter heated in a microwave will melt on the inside before it becomes fully softened. My microwave is a 1kW model, and I can only heat butter straight from the fridge for around 35 seconds. Any more, and it becomes liquid internally. After microwaving, it's OK for spreading on toast, but needs around another half hour just sitting in a warm kitchen before it can be used on fresh bread.
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Ah this thread brings back happy memories. My mum had a market stall, and of course she used to work Saturdays, so dad was in charge of making gather tea before he picked her up. We had a coal fire, and he used to cut the rock hard butter into cubes and sit in front of the fire, warming it gently as he mashed it with a knife! And he never cut the bread before he buttered it - he would ut off the crust, then butter the loaf, then cut that slice off, then butter the next slice, and in he would go till the bread was all buttered. Happy memories indeed!