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[email protected] 16-12-2003 11:03 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
On Sat, 17 May 2003 18:07:26 -0400, "Richard J. Doelger"
> wrote:

>Could someone explain why so many recipes which call for "unsalted
>butter" go on to list salt as an added ingredient?
>Thanks,
>Dick
>


A lot of people have weighed in on freshness/quality/shelf-life, etc.

To me, I guess the key issue is that _I_ control how much salt to add,
rather than have it included.

To be honest, I don't go out and spend huge $$$ for the "high-quality"
unsalted butter, just the Land O' Lakes unsalted butter at the
grocery...it's comparably priced to the "lightly salted" butter that
it sits next to...so price isn't really an issue.

Bob

WardNA 17-12-2003 01:25 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
>Land O' Lakes unsalted butter at the
>grocery...it's comparably priced to the "lightly salted" butter that
>it sits next to...so price isn't really an issue.


Not around here. A generic "lightly salted" gets as low as $1/pound here.
Unsalted never sinks below $2/pound, and it only gets that low rarely.

I've got the freezer full of it from buying it on sale.

Peter Aitken 17-12-2003 02:55 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
"WardNA" > wrote in message
...
> >Land O' Lakes unsalted butter at the
> >grocery...it's comparably priced to the "lightly salted" butter that
> >it sits next to...so price isn't really an issue.

>
> Not around here. A generic "lightly salted" gets as low as $1/pound here.
> Unsalted never sinks below $2/pound, and it only gets that low rarely.
>
> I've got the freezer full of it from buying it on sale.


My understanding is that unsalted butter does not keep as well as salted and
therefore is more expensive - but as a result is is also likely to be
fresher.


--
Peter Aitken

Remove the crap from my email address before using.



Bob Pastorio 17-12-2003 06:46 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
Peter Aitken wrote:

> "WardNA" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>>Land O' Lakes unsalted butter at the
>>>grocery...it's comparably priced to the "lightly salted" butter that
>>>it sits next to...so price isn't really an issue.

>>
>>Not around here. A generic "lightly salted" gets as low as $1/pound here.
>>Unsalted never sinks below $2/pound, and it only gets that low rarely.
>>
>>I've got the freezer full of it from buying it on sale.

>
> My understanding is that unsalted butter does not keep as well as salted and
> therefore is more expensive - but as a result is is also likely to be
> fresher.


It doesn't keep as long as salted, but lifespan should be calculated
in months refrigerated and years if kept frozen at commercial
temperatures.

It isn't more expensive either wholesale or retail. Side by side
pricing in supermarkets is the norm across the US.

It isn't likely to be fresher because less of it is made than salted
and it sells well within sell by dates. The dairy guys have good
historical industry figures about how much to make and when to make it.


Pastorio


robert 17-12-2003 01:10 PM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 

"WardNA" > wrote in message
...
> >Land O' Lakes unsalted butter at the
> >grocery...it's comparably priced to the "lightly salted" butter that
> >it sits next to...so price isn't really an issue.

>
> Not around here. A generic "lightly salted" gets as low as $1/pound here.
> Unsalted never sinks below $2/pound, and it only gets that low rarely.
>
> I've got the freezer full of it from buying it on sale.


Salted or unsalted, butter has been unusually cheap around here for a good 6
months. Don't know why. I've got a freezer full as well, most around
$1.50/lb.



Blair P. Houghton 18-12-2003 03:30 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
Bob Pastorio > wrote:
>It doesn't keep as long as salted, but lifespan should be calculated
>in months refrigerated and years if kept frozen at commercial
>temperatures.


Coincidentally, late last night my upstairs DVR recorded
Alton Brown doing a show all about butter.

Salt is there only to improve shelf life, but unsalted
butter is wrapped in foil for exactly the same reason.

Alton says a stick of butter of either type is good for
4 months, and the "use before date" is almost always 4
months after the day the butter was made, and butter is
usually made with milk straight from the dairy. So look
at that date and subtract 4 months and you'll know exactly
how old your butter is.

He says he doesn't let it stay in the freezer longer
than that, either, but I don't think that means it won't
last longer.

I know I've used butter that was 8-12 months old with
no discernible deterioration in any quality (why? I don't
use much but 8-12 months before I'd gone on a jag and tried
several kinds at once, so it had piled up in the fridge).

>It isn't more expensive either wholesale or retail. Side by side
>pricing in supermarkets is the norm across the US.


I've noticed unsalted being a little more expensive.
Because of the foil, I imagine.

>It isn't likely to be fresher because less of it is made than salted
>and it sells well within sell by dates. The dairy guys have good
>historical industry figures about how much to make and when to make it.


Here's some randomly apropos links I dug up.

The FDA gives hints for making and selling your own butter:

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/qa-ind4e.html

The National Association of Margarine Manufacturers whine
to the FDA because they think their product is NOT the
new Asbestos:

http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dai...2/80027d31.pdf

The FDA's detailed rules for adulterating your butter:

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/script....cfm?FR=101.67

Finland has figured out how to feed cows over the winter to
improve the shelf-life of butter (search down for "silage"):

http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/innovat.html

--Blair
"I want to get a law degree so I can send
four-page letters to the government saying
my 1st Amendment rights are being trampled
so please can I sell poison as candy?"

Blair P. Houghton 18-12-2003 03:33 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
robert > wrote:
>
>"WardNA" > wrote in message
...
>> >Land O' Lakes unsalted butter at the
>> >grocery...it's comparably priced to the "lightly salted" butter that
>> >it sits next to...so price isn't really an issue.

>>
>> Not around here. A generic "lightly salted" gets as low as $1/pound here.
>> Unsalted never sinks below $2/pound, and it only gets that low rarely.
>>
>> I've got the freezer full of it from buying it on sale.

>
>Salted or unsalted, butter has been unusually cheap around here for a good 6
>months. Don't know why. I've got a freezer full as well, most around
>$1.50/lb.


I don't know either, but if supermarket t-bones don't
come back under $7/lb soon, I'm going to start hunting
overpopulated dairy cows...

--Blair
"I'd bet money they forgot to make a
rule saying I need a license."

PENMART01 30-12-2003 11:33 PM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
In article >, Craig Welch
> writes:

>Blair P. Houghton > wrote:
>
>>I've noticed unsalted being a little more expensive.
>>Because of the foil, I imagine.

>
>None of the butter we buy is in foil. It's all in plastic tubs.


In plastic tubs it's oleo. Butter isn't sold packaged in plastic. Butter is
sold in parchment, aluminized paper, or waxed paper... plastic would impart a
foul taste.


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Gar 31-12-2003 02:49 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 11:31:19 +1000, Craig Welch >
wrote:

>On 30 Dec 2003 23:33:37 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:
>
>>>>I've noticed unsalted being a little more expensive.
>>>>Because of the foil, I imagine.
>>>
>>>None of the butter we buy is in foil. It's all in plastic tubs.

>>
>>In plastic tubs it's oleo. Butter isn't sold packaged in plastic. Butter is
>>sold in parchment, aluminized paper, or waxed paper... plastic would impart a
>>foul taste.

>
>As usual, you are incorrect.


Go easy on Sherman. He's retarded.



Taffy Stoker 31-12-2003 04:51 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 20:49:06 -0600, Gar <> wrote:

>On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 11:31:19 +1000, Craig Welch >
>wrote:
>
>>On 30 Dec 2003 23:33:37 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:
>>
>>>>>I've noticed unsalted being a little more expensive.
>>>>>Because of the foil, I imagine.
>>>>
>>>>None of the butter we buy is in foil. It's all in plastic tubs.
>>>
>>>In plastic tubs it's oleo. Butter isn't sold packaged in plastic. Butter is
>>>sold in parchment, aluminized paper, or waxed paper... plastic would impart a
>>>foul taste.

>>
>>As usual, you are incorrect.

>
>Go easy on Sherman. He's retarded.



So true.

We have whipped butter in containers here in Southern Ontario
and I have seen garlic butter in plastic containers. I never saw real
butter in plastic containers but it certainly can be possible
somewhere in the world.



sandy 31-12-2003 05:39 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
Here in Canada,,,,,,at least in Quebec,,,,,,butter is sold in 1 lb.
pkgs,,,,,,wrapped in foil......
Margarine is in plastic containers......I guess it depends where you live.
Regards.
Sandy
"Craig Welch" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 03:30:40 GMT, Blair P. Houghton > wrote:
>
> >I've noticed unsalted being a little more expensive.
> >Because of the foil, I imagine.

>
> None of the butter we buy is in foil. It's all in plastic tubs.
>
> --
> Craig




Blair P. Houghton 31-12-2003 09:21 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
Craig Welch > wrote:
>On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 03:30:40 GMT, Blair P. Houghton > wrote:
>
>>I've noticed unsalted being a little more expensive.
>>Because of the foil, I imagine.

>
>None of the butter we buy is in foil. It's all in plastic tubs.


Sure it can be. Nominally, though, stick butter
can be wrapped in paper if it's salted, but should
be wrapped in foil if unsalted, because foil is a
better barrier to oxygen. I doubt wrapping
in plastic would be a any less effective.

N.B. The last butter I bought is a 250-gram can of
imported French frou-frou butter, lightly salted
(didn't see any unsalted). I got it to see if it's
really that much better.

It's pretty impressive considering it's 5,000 miles from
home, but it's not really that impressive compared with
the stuff that comes from the dairy 18 miles from here.

Maybe a little smoother, a little fuller in flavor, but
not nearly worth what was probably five times the price,
except for scientific value.

--Blair
"I can get data out of anything."

Taffy Stoker 01-01-2004 08:44 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 16:14:59 +1000, Craig Welch >
wrote:


>It's the 'somewhere in the world' bit that defeats Sherman every
>time.


It is tough for some people to comprehend that not everyone in the
world do things in exactly the same way.

It must be tough to live life that way.


Sheryl Rosen 02-01-2004 02:29 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 03:30:40 GMT, Blair P. Houghton > wrote:
>>
>>> I've noticed unsalted being a little more expensive.
>>> Because of the foil, I imagine.

>>
>> None of the butter we buy is in foil. It's all in plastic tubs.
>>
>> --
>> Craig

>
>


Here in CT, salted or unsalted is the same price. Around $3 a pound
regularly, but often goes down to $2 or less. I buy 2 lbs at a time when I
find it at a good price so that I never have to buy it at full price.

Anyway, I regularly buy either Hotel Bar, Cabots, Land o Lakes or the store
brand. Of those, only LoL comes with the sticks wrapped in foil. The others
come wrapped in paper, something akin to parchment or waxed paper. I know
the difference between LoL and the others, I can taste the difference.
Hotel Bar is better than the store brand, Cabots is better than Hotel Bar.
Land O Lakes is the best, it's smoother and creamier. The store brands are
inconsistent, sometimes it's smooth and creamy, sometimes it's waxy.
Better, to me, is creamier and mild tasting, with no waxiness.

But I buy what is on sale at the time I need it, and if I don't need it but
have the extra freezer space and cash, I will buy it when i don't need it,
if it's on sale. I can taste the difference but it's not great enough to
NOT buy the store brand. Not to my palate, anyway.

However, given a choice.....and price being equal, I'd get LoL everytime.

Also, yesterday, I had people over for dinner....I had 2 sticks of LoL left,
the rest was Hotel bar or store brand.....I set the LoL aside for table use
on the dinner rolls for my friends, figuring the better flavor would be most
appreciated on bread, where it stands alone, and used the other brands for
cooking, where it blended with other flavors.

Oh, and I always use UNSALTED butter. It's fresher. The salt is used as a
preservative. Also, it's easier to control salt in recipes if you add your
own.


Bob Pastorio 02-01-2004 09:42 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
Sheryl Rosen wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 03:30:40 GMT, Blair P. Houghton > wrote:
>
>>>>I've noticed unsalted being a little more expensive.
>>>>Because of the foil, I imagine.
>>>
>>>None of the butter we buy is in foil. It's all in plastic tubs.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Craig

>>
>>

>
> Here in CT, salted or unsalted is the same price. Around $3 a pound
> regularly, but often goes down to $2 or less. I buy 2 lbs at a time when I
> find it at a good price so that I never have to buy it at full price.


Same price here in Va, as well.

> Anyway, I regularly buy either Hotel Bar, Cabots, Land o Lakes or the store
> brand. Of those, only LoL comes with the sticks wrapped in foil. The others
> come wrapped in paper, something akin to parchment or waxed paper. I know
> the difference between LoL and the others, I can taste the difference.
> Hotel Bar is better than the store brand, Cabots is better than Hotel Bar.
> Land O Lakes is the best, it's smoother and creamier. The store brands are
> inconsistent, sometimes it's smooth and creamy, sometimes it's waxy.
> Better, to me, is creamier and mild tasting, with no waxiness.
>
> But I buy what is on sale at the time I need it, and if I don't need it but
> have the extra freezer space and cash, I will buy it when i don't need it,
> if it's on sale. I can taste the difference but it's not great enough to
> NOT buy the store brand. Not to my palate, anyway.
>
> However, given a choice.....and price being equal, I'd get LoL everytime.
>
> Also, yesterday, I had people over for dinner....I had 2 sticks of LoL left,
> the rest was Hotel bar or store brand.....I set the LoL aside for table use
> on the dinner rolls for my friends, figuring the better flavor would be most
> appreciated on bread, where it stands alone, and used the other brands for
> cooking, where it blended with other flavors.


I've done blind taste tests and can't really see any difference if
they're all the same grade of butter. I get at least grade AA. We did
several tests in my last country club with staff and members and no
one could see any difference between the butters. They were all at
room temp where the flavors should be more pronounced. We ended up
buying the cheapest for all the obvious reasons.

> Oh, and I always use UNSALTED butter. It's fresher. The salt is used as a
> preservative.


Freshness isn't really an issue with store butter. It moves too fast
for it to be a concern. The manufacturers strike a balance between how
much salted and unsalted they make based on sales figures. They don't
want product sitting around, either. Money not earning a return.

How fresh should butter be? It's really a trick question because there
are too many variables for a clear answer. How was it stored? How was
it transported? What were the temperatures through the trail from cow
to table?

There isn't enough salt for it to be much of a preservative. It's
there for flavor more than preservation. Like corned beef isn't really
preserved any more. Like so many other foods that used to be salted
for preservation but are now just salted for the taste.

> Also, it's easier to control salt in recipes if you add your
> own.


This I agree with in principle, but the amount of salt in butter is
rather trivial for most recipes. Roughly 90 mgs sodium in a tablespoon
of butter. 32 tablespoons of butter in a whole pound or 2880 mgs of
sodium (2.88 grams). That's about 7200 mgs or 7.2 grams of salt. A
tablespoon of table salt weighs right at 0.6 ounces or 16.8 grams. A
tablespoon is 3 teaspoons of salt which weigh 5.6 grams each. A whole
pound of butter will have about a teaspoon and a quarter of salt in it.

Pastorio



Frogleg 03-01-2004 12:16 PM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 04:42:05 -0500, Bob Pastorio >
wrote:

>I've done blind taste tests and can't really see any difference

[in butter brands]
>if
>they're all the same grade of butter. I get at least grade AA. We did
>several tests in my last country club with staff and members and no
>one could see any difference between the butters. They were all at
>room temp where the flavors should be more pronounced. We ended up
>buying the cheapest for all the obvious reasons.


This isn't fair, Bob. Anecdote, high cost, and exclusivity are the
only ways to judge a foodstuff. When you eliminate these, you're left
with Gallo burgundy coming out ahead of the genuine article, or little
difference between Morton's and $30/lb Baltic sea-salt. :-)

Bob Pastorio 04-01-2004 07:53 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
Frogleg wrote:

> On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 04:42:05 -0500, Bob Pastorio >
> wrote:
>
>>I've done blind taste tests and can't really see any difference

> [in butter brands]
>>if
>>they're all the same grade of butter. I get at least grade AA. We did
>>several tests in my last country club with staff and members and no
>>one could see any difference between the butters. They were all at
>>room temp where the flavors should be more pronounced. We ended up
>>buying the cheapest for all the obvious reasons.

>
>
> This isn't fair, Bob. Anecdote, high cost, and exclusivity are the
> only ways to judge a foodstuff. When you eliminate these, you're left
> with Gallo burgundy coming out ahead of the genuine article, or little
> difference between Morton's and $30/lb Baltic sea-salt. :-)


I hate it when Two-buck Chuck comes out ahead of the "real thing." Or
when Knorr Demi-glace mix beats out a very diligent and sincere young
chef's scratch demi. (Both within the past month at a country club
near me.)

It's like blind vodka taste tests. Alcohol and water. Distilled three
times and run through charcoal to get out all the congeners (the
little bitty particles that give color and flavor).

How can you tell if you like it if you can't see the label?

As Yul Brynner said all those years ago, "Is a puzzlement."

Pastorio


Frogleg 04-01-2004 11:43 AM

Taste tests -- was: Why Unsalted Butter?
 
On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 02:53:25 -0500, Bob Pastorio >
wrote:

>Frogleg wrote:
>
>> Anecdote, high cost, and exclusivity are the
>> only ways to judge a foodstuff. When you eliminate these, you're left
>> with Gallo burgundy coming out ahead of the genuine article, or little
>> difference between Morton's and $30/lb Baltic sea-salt. :-)

>
>I hate it when Two-buck Chuck comes out ahead of the "real thing." Or
>when Knorr Demi-glace mix beats out a very diligent and sincere young
>chef's scratch demi. (Both within the past month at a country club
>near me.)


To be absolutely fair, I think some comparisons may be influenced by
past experience. I read some time ago that absolutely fresh potato
chips suffered when compared to bagged because they "tasted funny" in
the absence of slight rancidity tasters were used to. If you've never
had any other, Stouffer's spinach souffle may establish your criteria
for what a spinach souffle is supposed to taste like.

Now Coke vs. Pepsi vs. store brand would presumably be valid. :-)

Sheryl Rosen 04-01-2004 02:49 PM

Taste tests -- was: Why Unsalted Butter?
 
in article , Frogleg at
wrote on 1/4/04 6:43 AM:

> On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 02:53:25 -0500, Bob Pastorio >
> wrote:
>
>> Frogleg wrote:
>>
>>> Anecdote, high cost, and exclusivity are the
>>> only ways to judge a foodstuff. When you eliminate these, you're left
>>> with Gallo burgundy coming out ahead of the genuine article, or little
>>> difference between Morton's and $30/lb Baltic sea-salt. :-)

>>
>> I hate it when Two-buck Chuck comes out ahead of the "real thing." Or
>> when Knorr Demi-glace mix beats out a very diligent and sincere young
>> chef's scratch demi. (Both within the past month at a country club
>> near me.)

>
> To be absolutely fair, I think some comparisons may be influenced by
> past experience. I read some time ago that absolutely fresh potato
> chips suffered when compared to bagged because they "tasted funny" in
> the absence of slight rancidity tasters were used to. If you've never
> had any other, Stouffer's spinach souffle may establish your criteria
> for what a spinach souffle is supposed to taste like.
>
> Now Coke vs. Pepsi vs. store brand would presumably be valid. :-)


That's absolutely true.
What tastes good to you is usually based on what you are accustomed to
eating.

I always laugh when I read posts from people "I want to make (thus and such)
just like (such and such a chain restaurant) makes. Anyone have the recipe?"
No, because if it's a chain restaurant, it's either frozen or comes from a
can to assure uniformity. And you could never duplicate it because you can
never duplicate that canned taste at home.


Socks 04-01-2004 05:46 PM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
Bob Pastorio wrote:

> It's like blind vodka taste tests. Alcohol and water. Distilled three
> times and run through charcoal to get out all the congeners (the
> little bitty particles that give color and flavor).


"This can pose the problem of producing vodka that is very nearly pure
ethanol having little or no defined characteristic taste.

To overcome this, ..."

http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/mea/mea126.html

i'd wonder, as someone who used to run GCs in school, what differences
they'd find

(i couldn't find a web page where a grad student ran vodkas head-to-head)



blake murphy 04-01-2004 10:39 PM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 20:49:06 -0600, Gar <> wrote:

>On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 11:31:19 +1000, Craig Welch >
>wrote:
>
>>On 30 Dec 2003 23:33:37 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:
>>
>>>>>I've noticed unsalted being a little more expensive.
>>>>>Because of the foil, I imagine.
>>>>
>>>>None of the butter we buy is in foil. It's all in plastic tubs.
>>>
>>>In plastic tubs it's oleo. Butter isn't sold packaged in plastic. Butter is
>>>sold in parchment, aluminized paper, or waxed paper... plastic would impart a
>>>foul taste.

>>
>>As usual, you are incorrect.

>
>Go easy on Sherman. He's retarded.
>

this is an insult to retarded people everywhere...

your pal,
blake

Blair P. Houghton 05-01-2004 01:33 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
Socks > wrote:
>Bob Pastorio wrote:
>
>> It's like blind vodka taste tests. Alcohol and water. Distilled three
>> times and run through charcoal to get out all the congeners (the
>> little bitty particles that give color and flavor).

>
>"This can pose the problem of producing vodka that is very nearly pure
>ethanol having little or no defined characteristic taste.


That's a problem? Just add the best water you can find
and slide it down this way.

--Blair
"If Russian Standard is a vodka,
and American Standard is a toilet,
how the hell did we win that war?"

Socks 05-01-2004 01:40 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
Blair P. Houghton wrote:
> Socks > wrote:
>> Bob Pastorio wrote:
>>
>>> It's like blind vodka taste tests. Alcohol and water. Distilled
>>> three times and run through charcoal to get out all the congeners
>>> (the little bitty particles that give color and flavor).

>>
>> "This can pose the problem of producing vodka that is very nearly
>> pure ethanol having little or no defined characteristic taste.

>
> That's a problem? Just add the best water you can find
> and slide it down this way.


"best water" ... yes. i was surfing more this morning and found at least
one person who can taste london water:

http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/food_and_bev...review/237306/



Camelot Bakery 06-01-2004 03:58 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
Some recipes call for unsalted butter because the recipe already has salt in
it and the addition of more salt would throw the recipe formula off and
potentially affect the outcome of the said recipe. However, unsalted butter
is always the freshest. It is almost always wrapped in foil whereas the
salted butter is wrapped in a paper type product. I have found that most of
my recipes taste better when I use unsalted butter except for some of my
buttermilk breads and rolls where the more salt, the better the taste of the
bread.

--
Jim
Owner
Camelot Bakery and Kitchens
"Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for thou art crunchy and taste good
with ketchup"



"WardNA" > wrote in message
...
> >Land O' Lakes unsalted butter at the
> >grocery...it's comparably priced to the "lightly salted" butter that
> >it sits next to...so price isn't really an issue.

>
> Not around here. A generic "lightly salted" gets as low as $1/pound here.
> Unsalted never sinks below $2/pound, and it only gets that low rarely.
>
> I've got the freezer full of it from buying it on sale.





Doe John 06-01-2004 06:00 PM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 22:58:27 -0500, "Camelot Bakery"
> wrote:

>Some recipes call for unsalted butter because the recipe already has salt in
>it and the addition of more salt would throw the recipe formula off and
>potentially affect the outcome of the said recipe. However, unsalted butter
>is always the freshest. It is almost always wrapped in foil whereas the
>salted butter is wrapped in a paper type product. I have found that most of
>my recipes taste better when I use unsalted butter except for some of my
>buttermilk breads and rolls where the more salt, the better the taste of the
>bread.


I believe unsalted butter also has more cream

PENMART01 06-01-2004 06:28 PM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
>Doe John gringo
>
>I believe unsalted butter also has more cream.


No shit, Einstein... considering salt contributes somewhat to weight/volume:
http://www.ochef.com/553.htm


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alzelt 07-01-2004 03:25 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 


Doe John wrote:

> On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 22:58:27 -0500, "Camelot Bakery"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Some recipes call for unsalted butter because the recipe already has salt in
>>it and the addition of more salt would throw the recipe formula off and
>>potentially affect the outcome of the said recipe. However, unsalted butter
>>is always the freshest. It is almost always wrapped in foil whereas the
>>salted butter is wrapped in a paper type product. I have found that most of
>>my recipes taste better when I use unsalted butter except for some of my
>>buttermilk breads and rolls where the more salt, the better the taste of the
>>bread.

>
>
> I believe unsalted butter also has more cream

Nope!!!
--
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and
avoid the people, you might better stay home."
--James Michener


Miche 08-01-2004 08:30 PM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
In article >,
Craig Welch > wrote:

> On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 03:30:40 GMT, Blair P. Houghton > wrote:
>
> >I've noticed unsalted being a little more expensive.
> >Because of the foil, I imagine.

>
> None of the butter we buy is in foil. It's all in plastic tubs.


It's probably not real butter, then, if it needs to be in a tub.

NZ butter is all wrapped in waxed paper.

Miche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.
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Miche 09-01-2004 02:55 AM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
In article >,
Craig Welch > wrote:

> On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 09:30:48 +1300, Miche >
> wrote:
>
> >> >I've noticed unsalted being a little more expensive.
> >> >Because of the foil, I imagine.
> >>
> >> None of the butter we buy is in foil. It's all in plastic tubs.

> >
> >It's probably not real butter, then, if it needs to be in a tub.

>
> There was no implication that it *needs* to be in a tub ...


Then one wonders why it is. Probably economics.

> >NZ butter is all wrapped in waxed paper.

>
> Clearly then I'm not buying NZ butter!


Clearly not.

Miche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.
-- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"


iP 13-01-2004 09:04 PM

Why Unsalted Butter?
 
Katz,

Not only is there no "cream" but you contributed worthless info again. I
guess your GD was warrented.

"Commercial butter is 80-82 percent milk fat, 16-17 percent water, and 1-2
percent milk solids other than fat (sometimes referred to as curd). It may
contain salt , added directly to the butter in concentrations of 1 to 2
percent. Unsalted butter is often referred to as "sweet" butter. This should
not be confused with "sweet cream" butter, which may or may not be salted.
Reduced-fat, or "light," butter usually contains about 40 percent milk fat.
Butter also contains protein, calcium and phosphorous (about 1.2%) and
fat-soluble vitamins A, D and E."

from: http://webexhibits.org/butter/composition.html

Stick to your lookups and quotes of people who know what's what.



"PENMART01" > wrote in message
...
> >Doe John gringo
> >
> >I believe unsalted butter also has more cream.

>
> No shit, Einstein... considering salt contributes somewhat to

weight/volume:
> http://www.ochef.com/553.htm
>
>
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