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I would love to leave it out in a butter dish, but my husband refuses. And when I say "refuses" I mean borderline ARGUMENT ERUPTING when I bring it up. *lol* It's a shame too, since I have a cute Fiestaware butter dish that NEVER gets used as a result...
why would you be paranoid? We freeze ours when we buy a bunch on sale; take it out by the lb, put it in the fridge, take it out by the cube put it on a butter dish and leave it in the cupboard unless it is summer, then we have to keep it in the fridge most of the time.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ this.
I usually have a few pounds in the freezer, one pound open in the fridge, and one cube in a covered butter dish that does fine left out for a few days. It takes a long time for butter to go bad, and then it goes rancid and the off odor and flavor will warn you not to eat it.
My in laws will leave butter out at room temperature all day long, sometimes overnight. I am always paranoid about using it or giving it to my kids. Of course Google says you should always keep it refrigerated, but nobody has ever gotten sick from my in laws' room temperature butter.....their creamy, soft, never rips your toast to shreds room temperature butter.
Does anyone else leave their butter out too?
I buy butter when it is on sale and put it in my freezer. When I take it out of the freezer it goes into a covered Butter dish. It goes farther because I use less but even then it will be gone within two days. Only reason I cover it is too keep bugs and mice from having a snack.
I would love to leave it out in a butter dish, but my husband refuses. And when I say "refuses" I mean borderline ARGUMENT ERUPTING when I bring it up. *lol* It's a shame too, since I have a cute Fiestaware butter dish that NEVER gets used as a result...
I'd use the butter dish anyway. He can keep his in the fridge, and you can keep yours on the counter or in cupboard.
While theoretically there may not be anything wrong with leaving butter out, be aware that leaving food out unsupervised for a long time could attract a whole another set of issues, such as roaches.
I'm aware, I'm aware. It's entirely possible that the trash can in your kitchen could be attracting vermin as well.
Leaving butter out - that is, unrefrigerated - doesn't mean it is left uncovered. I'm pretty sure that the people responding to this question have been around long enough to "be aware" of the possibility of attracting vermin.
One year, I had carpenter ants in my kitchen cupboard, in the box of cereal, in the bag in the box of cereal, said bag having been folded down and clipped with a clothespin. I threw away the cereal, checked everything else, (no ants) wiped out the cupboard and set out Terro. No more ants.
I once had an infestation of red ants; those teeny tiny little things that you can't even see unless they are in a group. Know where they were? In the cupboard, in the can of shortening, despite the fact that there was a lid properly attached on the can. (They weren't near the butter on the counter)
So you see, if insects decide there is something you have that they want, they'll find it despite your best efforts. Not everything fits in the fridge.
But I expect that you'll discover these things for yourself. Do what you want with your butter - I leave mine out, on the counter, covered.
They can safely be left on counter at room temp for weeks.
I would suggest always refrigerating eggs purchased at a store.
"So what's the deal with washing and refrigeration? Soon after eggs pop out of the chicken, American producers put them straight to a machine that shampoos them with soap and hot water. The steamy shower leaves the shells squeaky clean. But it also compromises them, by washing away a barely visible sheen that naturally envelops each egg."
I usually have a few pounds in the freezer, one pound open in the fridge, and one cube in a covered butter dish that does fine left out for a few days. It takes a long time for butter to go bad, and then it goes rancid and the off odor and flavor will warn you not to eat it.
I do this also, freezer, fridge, counter~covered dish
My old hillbilly boyfriend who lived on a farm (sharecroppers) from 1936 to 1955 left his butter out on the counter most of the time. Although fats can eventually go rancid and taste god awful, the salt in butter is probably put there to avoid microorganisms from promting that process. I not only keep it in the fridge, but also put sticks not yet in use, in the freezer. Keeps like forever.
I do this also, freezer, fridge, counter~covered dish
Yep, me too! I will add though that some guests have been less than pleased by this arrangement so their butter comes straight from the fridge.
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