Butter
Beyond Unsalted: Our Butter Field Guide
We're unpacking a dozen types, from cultured to clarified.
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chimera
January 28, 2018
I knew I loved butter and then my friend em-i-lis introduced me to Delitia buffalo milk butter. Holy moly. Whole ‘nother level - i spread it on some homemade bread and almost passed out. It’s a tiny bit funky and so creamy - if you love butter and haven’t tried it, you should!!
miriamnz
January 23, 2018
Your butter is very pale! In New Zealand our butter is a lovely yellow. (81-82% butterfat.)
BerryBaby
January 23, 2018
Always have salted and unsalted in fridge and freezer. For baking I use salted butter. This goes back to the old Betty Crocker and Better Homes & Gardens cookbook‘s of the 70s. The recipes call for butter and butter back then was salted. I’ve never had an issue with things being too salty. I suppose it’s just a matter of what you want to use and what you enjoy. Usually the unsalted butter is used on the table with warm bread.
merkri
January 23, 2018
As a note, the "natural flavoring" is often just lactic acid, which acts a preservative, and is a major component of why cultured butter is cultured (for example, https://www.reddit.com/r/AskCulinary/comments/26q208/natural_flavoring_in_unsalted_butter/).
amysarah
January 23, 2018
Ghee may just be a type of clarified butter, but I use it frequently/ interchangeably for any dish where I'd use clarified, not just Indian cooking. No-work clarified. FYI, Costco sells a very large jar for a very good price - it keeps very well.
amysarah
January 23, 2018
If you want to try a 'normal' (i.e., not a giant Costco) sized jar, I'd suggest getting it at an Indian grocery shop, if you can. My local ones carry several brands - and if WF is true to form, I'm guessing it will be way more expensive there.
PHIL
January 23, 2018
Smjor Icelandic butter is great. Also, Delitia butter from Parma , how could it not be good. People always ask whereIi get the butter when I serve either one of these brands
PHIL
January 24, 2018
Smjor is carried by whole foods. I get the parma butter at a local specialty market but Amazon carries it too.
LT
January 24, 2018
Smjör just means butter in Icelandic :) Amazed our butter is exported to the US! I wonder what brand it is?
PHIL
January 24, 2018
Smjor is the brand, there is even a website. I first bought it in Iceland. I was in Iceland in October and have been hooked on the butter since then. Beautiful place. I had a great time there.
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