Video: Churning Artisanal Butter in Maine
You can almost smell and taste the butter in this video from the Boston Globe. It goes inside the Kate's Homemade Butter "factory"* in Maine, where 3,600-pound-capacity butter churns produce some truly delicious butter. (I know it's delicious because I actually have some in my fridge now.) After seeing the massive quantity of butter in this video I want nothing more than a nice short stack of pancakes slathered with the stuff—along with some Vermont maple syrup to complete the New England theme. [Mondo butterage, after the jump!]
Churning Artisanal Butter in Maine
*Factory in quotes because Kate's is actually homemade—you can see founder Dan Patry assemble the shipments in his driveway.
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12 Comments:
kate's is my brand, too!
cybercita at 8:35AM on 08/04/09
Kate is my girl too!
sammie at 9:13AM on 08/04/09
It is excellent butter, no doubt about it.
Boscompb at 10:02AM on 08/04/09
Boston Globe, not Post ;-)
ebpizza at 10:09AM on 08/04/09
Indeed, excellent butter! And an interesting look at the process & the maker.
benbenberi at 11:12AM on 08/04/09
@ebpizza: Thanks! I was conflating the Globe and its parent company, the New York Times. Fixed!
Adam Kuban at 11:15AM on 08/04/09
Kate is my girl, three!
cstone at 2:25PM on 08/04/09
wow, the first thought that came into my head was: Julia Child.
melodylio at 4:09PM on 08/04/09
The first thought that came into my head was Paula Deen, y'all!
sandn8r9 at 9:49PM on 08/04/09
This stuff is fabulous!
+Jessie
thehungrymouse at 7:48AM on 08/05/09
Have never tried Kate's because we have Houlton Farms butter here in Aroostook County, Maine. Dark yellow and comes in a one-pound block. It's very similar to the butter I used to make in my "back to the land" days!
NancyEH at 8:29AM on 08/05/09
I always pick up several pounds of Kate's on the drive back home from Owl's Head every year. That and the native strawberries extend summer vacation for a few extra weeks.
browngravy at 2:46PM on 08/05/09