Do you refrigerate your butter or not? (poll)

Ximena M · July 2012

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AshleyC0117 · July 2012

Until this board I had never heard of people NOT refrigerating butter. It's refrigerated in the supermarket. It seems like a no brainer to me.

Tambcat · July 2012

It doesn't HAVE to be refrigerated, but when we tried to leave it out, it got all melty and gross. So we refrigerate.

eta: It just gets rancid faster if it's left out.

kissyfitt · July 2012

My parents have always cut part of it off and put it in a container in the cupboard and left the rest in the fridge until they need it. I think if you use it within an appropriate amount of time it's ok.

I don't have that problem though because DH and I buy margarine. I only use butter in cooking/baking.

mumegs · July 2012

I was going to say of course we do, how could you not, but then I realized my parents do leave like half a stick out usually so I guess it's not that weird. We always buy margarine in the huge tub though so I wouldn't leave that out.

AshleyC0117 · July 2012

How long is this butter being left out? I'm fascinated. Hours? Days? Weeks?

Monkeybabe · July 2012

I refrigerate the vast majority of my butter and leave a stick out. I'm not a fan of massacring my toast, so I want soft butter to spread on bread.

I've worked in several bakeries and the amount of room temperature butter you need means a lot of butter is left out of the cooler, it's just used in a timely fashion.

jessandandy09 · July 2012

I voted SS because DH and I fight about this. We keep it in the fridge which I am fine with, but occasionally I want to leave the butter out over night so it will be all soft for the morning... He will have none of it, he doesnt even want it out of the fridge for more than an hour, which is hilarious because I keep the maple syrup in the fridge and insist upon this and he wants it in the cupboard

Tambcat · July 2012

Maple syrup SHOULD be refrigerated! It will mold if left out.

erniebufflo · July 2012

I keep mine in the fridge. I keep spreadable butter with olive oil around for when I need to butter some bread.

TeamHayes · July 2012

AshleyC0117:
Until this board I had never heard of people NOT refrigerating butter. It's refrigerated in the supermarket. It seems like a no brainer to me.

this! never crossed my mind not to, wouldnt it melt or spoil? it is dairy.

Beener0514 · July 2012

Tambcat:
Maple syrup SHOULD be refrigerated! It will mold if left out.

No it won't. We don't refrigerate our maple syrup and it says right on the bottle "refrigeration not required."

Tambcat · July 2012

Beener0514:
Tambcat:
Maple syrup SHOULD be refrigerated! It will mold if left out.

No it won't. We don't refrigerate our maple syrup and it says right on the bottle "refrigeration not required."

Is it real maple syrup? I guess if you use it fast enough, it's fine, but it isn't like the stuff that's made from Corn Syrup that can stay out forever.

I learned this the hard way. lol

Izzygrim · July 2012

SS.

We always leave a little salted butter out so it's soft (both of our parents do this too). The rest of the package stays in the fridge. I'm usually a freak about not letting stuff sit out too long or letting things get even close to their expiration dates so I'm suprised I'm in the minority on the butter issue.

Unsalted butter always stays in the fridge.

Now that I feel like I'm endangering my health, I might have to try that spreadable butter with olive oil Oops.

Beener0514 · July 2012

Tambcat:
Beener0514:
Tambcat:
Maple syrup SHOULD be refrigerated! It will mold if left out.

No it won't. We don't refrigerate our maple syrup and it says right on the bottle "refrigeration not required."
Is it real maple syrup? I guess if you use it fast enough, it's fine, but it isn't like the stuff that's made from Corn Syrup that can stay out forever.
I learned this the hard way. lol

Hmm- it is Aunt Jemima. Is the "real" stuff you are referring to not contain preservatives?

TeamHayes · July 2012

the vermont maple syrup we use needs to be refridgerated. what about peanut butter and jelly? dh says no i say in the fridge.

Monkeybabe · July 2012

TeamHayes:
the vermont maple syrup we use needs to be refridgerated. what about peanut butter and jelly? dh says no i say in the fridge.

PB in the cupboard, jelly in the fridge.

Tambcat · July 2012

Aunt Jemima is FAKE! lol.

By real, I mean pure maple syrup. Aunt Jemima's is just maple flavored.

I love all syrup, though. mmm

katcarls · July 2012

I voted SS. I keep the box in the fridge but I leave a half stick in a butter dish on the counter.

DinabethL · July 2012

What about heating it up to melt it? If I heat up a stick, is it ok to reheat? Put back in the fridge?

KFCupcake · July 2012

DinabethL:
What about heating it up to melt it? If I heat up a stick, is it ok to reheat? Put back in the fridge?

If you melt it and reheat it, it won't be the same. The milk solids seperate from the fat during melting, and won't emulsify back if you just stick melted butter in the fridge.

Ruby412 · July 2012

We keep ours in the fridge, but I know some who don't.

What I didn't know (until I saw it there) was that in England they don't refrigerate eggs. I would never leave eggs out! But I guess you can??

Monkeybabe · July 2012

Ruby412:
We keep ours in the fridge, but I know some who don't.
What I didn't know (until I saw it there) was that in England they don't refrigerate eggs. I would never leave eggs out! But I guess you can??

I leave covered egg whites out for certain purposes, but not whole eggs and not yolks. I don't freak out if I realize I didn't put them in the fridge hours after I got home from the store, though, either. I grew up in the country and a lot of my friends had chickens and would leave the eggs on their dining table.

Browneyedhunni85 · July 2012

It would never cross my mind not to put it in the fridge.

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