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jmcquown wrote:

> On 1/11/2019 3:57 PM, Michael Nielsen wrote:
> > On Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 9:21:27 PM UTC+1, Thomas wrote:
> > > Did Kerrygold butter vs Landolakes. Wife and I on mini bagles.
> > > No diff by any taste. No name butter is 3 bucks per pound, Kerry
> > > is ten. I am glad to try Kerry but the affair is over.
> > > Is there a better butter than what we see?

> >
> > In Denmark the things to look for a
> >
> > - is the milk from Denmark or german cows? the cheapest butter is
> > from german milk - is it conventional or organic? if one doesnt
> > care about organic, organic is often linked to it being made in a
> > more traditional manner which in turn makes it better - is it
> > unsalted or salted? if saltd, is it "special" salt? butter with
> > special salt is more salted and thus not for baking, but really
> > nice for a charcuterie plate. - is it "oldfashioned churned" ,
> > then the flavour is more pronounced ( often this is linked to being
> > organic

> I'm sure you know Kerrygold is imported Irish butter and Land O'
> Lakes is made in the US. Observations about Danish butter production
> is rather irrelevant.
>
> IMHO, the difference in taste between Land O' Lakes and Kerrygold is
> the amount of butterfat. If Thomas can't taste the difference then I
> suggest he stick with what he prefers rather than pay more for a name.
>
> I like Kerrygold. I love it on toasted sourdough bread. But I also
> buy store brand butter. Compared to Land O' Lakes, it's exactly the
> same thing except it usually costs less. Unless Land O' Lakes goes
> on sale.
>
> Jill


I note no diffeence either in LOL and store brand butter. If there was
one once, then LOL has dummied down to remove it.