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You can soften butter in the microwave, right.............?

Posted by ty97 Dec 22 '09, 11:43

I didn't quite leave it out to soften

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What they usually do on the chef shows (and I've done myself) is wash your hands well, put the butter in a bowl and squish it all around, through your - Jolly St. Trishalaus Dec 22, 11:58 1
- weird. I don't think I've ever seen that done on a tv show, and I've watched a lot of cooking shows. usually, they seem to magically always have - b. Dec 22, 12:01
Use a bowl of hot water and dump the stick of butter in it with the warpper still on. Let sit for about 30 secs to a minute -- nm - CQ Dec 22, 11:52
my favorite "butter" story from my catering days: I was working the Bloomberg company picnic, and they had a seafood shack - znufrii Dec 22, 11:51 1
- mmmm, dip your $15 crab legs in this milkfat! -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 11:53
I would not. -- nm - decline Dec 22, 11:51
just do 10 or 12 seconds at a time and lop off the soft parts before they melt -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:48 2
- Not if he's going to cream it with sugar. -- nm - Jolly St. Trishalaus Dec 22, 11:56 1
  - good point -- nm - zork Dec 22, 12:05
Movie theater popcorn these days has as much saturated fat as 27 strips of bacon and 4 pads of butter. - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:47 6
- nitpick: pats of butter -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:48 1
  - *5 Mop Points* -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:49
- wait, the yellow stuff contains butter? -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 11:48 1
  - Some theaters have gone back to coconut oil or something because the other stuff had no flavor. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:49
- mmm...bacon... -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 11:47 1
  - I'd much rather smuggle 27 strips of bacon into a movie theater than eat their popcorn. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:48
warm with body heat. -- nm - Reagen Dec 22, 11:46 3
- Marlon Brando? -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 22, 11:47 2
  - he would probably have eaten it if he were that close -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:50 1
    - someone needs to rent Last Tango in Paris -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 22, 11:53
Yes, but don't over cook it. As soon as it starts to melt, stop. It will melt the rest of the way itself -- nm - oblique Dec 22, 11:45 1
- that's similar to what I do. just wait until the outside starts to soften a bit, turn it over and nuke a few more seconds. done. -- nm - b. Dec 22, 11:58
Are you pre-heating the oven? I put it on top of the oven to soften. -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 22, 11:45 3
- make sure to watch it, though - I've had the bottom get melty, and, actually, a whole cube liquify once. messy mess. -- nm - b. Dec 22, 11:59
- *awards you one genius points* - ty97 Dec 22, 11:48 1
  - Genius Points not honored at Genius Bars -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:49
When I make drinking chocolate, I heat up the milk in the microwave. -- nm - Loyola Dec 22, 11:44 1
- Yeah, you can use the microwave for all kinds of wild things these days. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:47
Sort of. If you're not delicate with it, you'll end up with soft parts, liquid parts, and hard parts. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:44 2
- Make sure the tray is rotating. -- nm - nubby Dec 22, 11:46
- That's what she said! -- nm - prayformojo Dec 22, 11:45
yes -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 22, 11:43

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