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Question of the Day: How do you store your butter? In the fridge, out on the counter?

I'm with Jeana -- a stick in a glass covered butter dish on the counter for spreading, and the rest in fridge. I looked high and low for a butter bell (didn't know what it was called), but settled on the glass dish. Then I just watch out in the summer.

Lis at 12:42PM on 03/15/07

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Question of the Day: How do you store your butter? In the fridge, out on the counter?

One of the best foodie things about being Irish is the amazing butter we have in this country,like Kerrygold and Avonmore,and because the one I'd use for toast etc purposes is salted it actually would last 7-10 days in a butter dish on the counter. Otherwise I keep it in the fridge and microwave bits as needed,but you have to really time it right or you have melted butter and there's no going back! What I'm curious about is what is a butter bell and what is it supposed to do?

Mitsi at 8:31PM on 03/20/07

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Question of the Day: How do you store your butter? In the fridge, out on the counter?

I keep mine in either the refrigerator or the freezer. I am always afraid it will spoil on the counter. If you have ever been the victim of food poisoning you never put anything on the counter that is perishable. Probably is perfectly safe, just not something I would consider.

Carole at 6:22PM on 03/20/07

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Question of the Day: How do you store your butter? In the fridge, out on the counter?

both

angrywayne at 10:06PM on 03/18/07

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Question of the Day: How do you store your butter? In the fridge, out on the counter?

Both for me!

jenki at 10:28PM on 03/16/07

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Question of the Day: How do you store your butter? In the fridge, out on the counter?

Butter can last for days on your kitchen counter. We eat ours way too fast for it to go bad. When butter goes bad, or becomes rancid you'll know (a cross section of bad butter is two-tone, light in the center and dark on the edges. And rancid butter smells bad). We also keep butter in the fridge AND the freezer. There's butter all over this friggin' kitchen. It should also be mentioned that there's nothing like good butter. A few years ago we started buying high quality butters like Kerrygold and President because life's too short to eat bad butter.

Hamburger America at 5:50PM on 03/16/07

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Question of the Day: How do you store your butter? In the fridge, out on the counter?

I never keep butter out because I don't spread butter on bread, and I use v. fresh unsalted butter 99% of the time. If I get the rare urge for hot buttered toast I just take out a little and nuke it for 30 seconds.

maki at 2:23AM on 03/16/07

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Question of the Day: How do you store your butter? In the fridge, out on the counter?

I have never heard of storing butter on the counter. I store mine in the fridge, and if I need to spread it on something, I take it out a little early. Now that I think about it, it makes sense to have on the counter if you have one of those Butter Bell things or something similar, but like many of you have said, I personally don't need to spread butter often enough to leave it out all the time. Interesting, very interesting.

glenda at 8:50PM on 03/15/07

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Question of the Day: How do you store your butter? In the fridge, out on the counter?

Need I speak again of the amazing powers of the Butter Bell? Tis an amazing thing.

NYminknit at 4:58PM on 03/15/07

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Question of the Day: How do you store your butter? In the fridge, out on the counter?

I keep it in the fridge. I love the idea of having room temperature butter for those occasions that call for it, but I just don't eat enough it enough. It would be of questionable quality when I went to use it.

Acme Instant Food at 2:50PM on 03/15/07

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Question of the Day: How do you store your butter? In the fridge, out on the counter?

Both - one stick on the counter (in a ceramic dish with a cover) for toast, etc., and the rest in the fridge for baking or when the one on the counter gets used up.

ambienttra at 2:01PM on 03/15/07