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submitted 11 months ago by jana@leminal.space to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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[-] Beelzebob@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

My partner bought one of these things and I hate it.

[-] Silinde@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

So you're saying that in your opinion, it's a crock of shit? 😏

[-] Beelzebob@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago
[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

🥁🥁Tish.

[-] BEZORP@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

Same. Honestly it got me to stop putting butter on my toast. It's so nasty.

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

It's a French butter bell. Why do you hate it.

[-] DrCake@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago
[-] Anti_Weeb_Penguin@sh.itjust.works 13 points 11 months ago
[-] TheWiseAlaundo@lemmy.whynotdrs.org 2 points 11 months ago

Ah yes. Corsica finally getting validation that it is indeed not French.

[-] Rooty@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Noooo, dont't give Germany access to the Mediterranean, we need those tourism profits!

[-] Rusty@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago
[-] OurTragicUniverse@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago
[-] ArtificialLink@yall.theatl.social 4 points 11 months ago
[-] OurTragicUniverse@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

The lid sits in water. When you open it the water on the lid gets in the butter.

Also unless you're changing your butter out twice a week and properly washing the bell inbetween, the whole thing will get rancid and gross fast- much faster than butter goes bad in a covered butter dish on the counter.

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

The water isn't getting into the butter, they don't mix boss, you're making problems that don't exist.

You mean maintaining the butter bell.... God forbid keeping table ready butter around takes a meager amount of work.

[-] OurTragicUniverse@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

Ok. Your experience with these things is valid too.

[-] ArtificialLink@yall.theatl.social 4 points 11 months ago

I promise you this is not the case. My mom used one for years when i was growing up.

[-] Depress_Mode@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

If anything, this design would greatly reduce the chance of butter going rancid, since rancidity is just when fats oxidize.

[-] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Butter doesn’t get wet.

[-] Beelzebob@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I just found the whole process with it irritating. Just give me a ceramic butter dish with a lid. Trust me, butter doesn't last long enough here to go bad.

[-] Swim@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I've had 2 of these and both got moldy

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago

Yeh these weren't meant for unsalted butter

[-] Swim@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

Ohh, is that why.....

[-] ArtificialLink@yall.theatl.social 17 points 11 months ago

These are actually great for keeping room temp spreadable butter. Just remember to change water and wash the bottom and top well before reuse.

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 11 months ago

How often do you change it? My mom has one of these and I think it's cool but never really thought about it.

[-] ArtificialLink@yall.theatl.social 6 points 11 months ago

Change water every few days. Clean it well. after every stick you go through

[-] hallettj@beehaw.org 4 points 11 months ago

I have a recurring task called "rotate butter" scheduled once a month which seems about right to me.

[-] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 11 points 11 months ago

How does one access the butter?

[-] jana@leminal.space 12 points 11 months ago
[-] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 9 points 11 months ago

Ooohhh I see. What a weird and very French contraption.

[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

and the butter come with the lid, or stay in the water?

[-] jana@leminal.space 7 points 11 months ago

You put the butter in the bell part. The butter sticks. You then put some water in the crock and put the bell in the crock. The bell/butter displaces some water and it prevents air from getting to the butter.

Imo it's silly; there's no real issue just leaving butter in a dish at room temp.

[-] Halosheep@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Leaving butter out is definitely not a safe practice. Modern butter is not shelf stable and needs to be stored in the refrigerator.

Old style butter, which had a large amount of salt as a preservative, was safe to leave out for long periods of time, but this is no longer true.

[-] jana@leminal.space 7 points 11 months ago
[-] Tenniswaffles@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 months ago

Safe but the flavour can turn rancid. You just dunked on yourself lol.

[-] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 months ago

Not really. They were replying to it being unsafe. Sure, they did mention in the comment before that about leaving it in a dish, but a dish that covers butter without the water works too, just not as well as the water one, but better than out in the open. In my experience even out in the open isn't bad in a few days like it says, closer to 1-2 weeks, especially if salted.

[-] jumperalex@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Besides, who are these people not going through their butter fast enough to prevent it going rancid? SAVAGES! That's Who!!!

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 11 months ago

Asking the important questions.

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

I don't think I like this.

[-] vale@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

I don't know why people in the comments hate these. I use one and never had any issues with it. No spoiled butter either. Just replace the water regularly

[-] jana@leminal.space 5 points 11 months ago

They aren't really necessary; a butter dish works fine if you're using butter regularly. You can also just plop the stick in the dish, while with a bell you have to manually pack it in there (I assume? Never used one personally)

Also the main reason is probably just unfamiliarity

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

Butter's not supposed to taste like soap??

[-] cabbagee@sopuli.xyz 5 points 11 months ago
[-] scribs@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 months ago

where do I put saddam hussein

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