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In article >,
Tony P. > wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> > In article .com>,
> > "Sheldon" > wrote:
> >
> > > OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> > > > In article >,
> > > > Mark Shaw > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > You may have missed an important point: I remove the sticks
> > > > > from the box before freezing.
> > > >
> > > > Did not miss that, at all.
> > > > My point was, the boxes are labeled to start with.
> > > >
> > > > Is your hand broken that you cannot label the sticks if this is that big
> > > > of an issue?
> > > >
> > > > Personally, I leave them in the box.
> > > > Better insulation, less freezer burn.
> > >
> > > Actually butter doesn't get freezer burn, but it does readily absorb
> > > odors... dairys go to great lengths developing packaging that protects
> > > butter from stinking.
> > >
> >
> > Some folks might not have a sensitive palate, but I've found that any
> > fatty foods get stale in record time.
> >
> > Even at it's most expensive, butter is cheap enough to have a max
> > personal shelf life of 1 year.
>
> I use enough unsalted butter that freshness isn't an issue. I go through
> about a pound a month.
>

Ditto here!
I mostly cook with it.

Funny, before I stopped eating bread on a regular basis, we used to go
thru 2 to 3 lbs. per month! Mostly on toast.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson