Butter or Margarine (meal, meat, turkey, dishes)

[Miaiam]

Butter, no question about it.
And whole milk.
And caffeinated coffee, btw.

As long as one eats/drinks whatever one wants in reasonable moderation, it is all good stuff.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by missik999

Which do you prefer? I use only real butter for cooking, baking and serving at the table.

At least butter is natural, while margarine consists of artificial chemicals.

When I saute, I like to use a 50/50 combination of olive oil and butter.

I switched to real butter about 10 years ago and thought I would never go back. Well about 6 months ago, when butter went to $4 lb I decided to get one of those huge country crock containers. It didn't take me long to remember why I switced to butter. And yes, you are right, butter is the real thing. I too mix butter with OO when sauteing.

Nita

[max's mama]

Butter. I stay away from margarine. Far, far away..

[RiippaKiwi]

Butter

[picklejuice]

Butter
Smart Balance when I think about my cholesterol.
Most margarines have hydrogenated oils-which amounts to putting plastic in your body.

[Bulldogdad]

Originally Posted by jtur88

It's my understanding that margarine is worse for your health than butter, unless it is a kind of margarine that actually costs more than butter. But I don't know, I just use butter because it tastes so damned good, and is perfect for cooking. It takes me a month or two to use a pound, and I buy the generic brand. I haven't eaten any margarine in maybe 20 years.

Margarine, by the way, is the only word in American English with a Soft-G followed by A.

Only because an incorrect pronouncation has become part of American English lexicon.

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by missik999

At least butter is natural, while margarine consists of artificial chemicals.

Margarine may consist of chemicals, as does butter, but none of these chemicals are artificial.

[Walter Greenspan]

Butter when using dairy and non-dairy, pareve margarine when using meat.

[Dennis P]

Butter for just about any purpose except for sauteeing, in which case I use extra virgin olive oil (or as Rachael Ray likes to say, EVOO).

I read somewhere (and I probably have the e-mail archived someplace) that margarine is like "plastic butter." Yuck!

[Dennis P]

Originally Posted by Bulldogdad

Everythings better with Blue Bonnet On It,

Sheesh I watched too much TV back in the 1970's

You and me both. I'm sure you remember this one:


70s Mother Nature *Chiffon* Margarine Commercial - YouTube