I went to open the new container of butter at work and saw that someone else got there before me. Who does this! :'( Needless to say, I smoothed it out. I’ll get to see what it looks like when I’m back in on Monday.

  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    Can I assume it’s the weird little flipped up part that’s the problem, not the fact of it having been scooped into? Because while it wouldn’t bother me, it would mean that little section is more exposed to air and that can be a negative over time. Oxidation is rarely a good thing in that situation.

    If it’s just that it isn’t level, I don’t get the mild infuriation tbh.

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    Who does this! :'(

    Who does… what? What am I missing here? Somebody took some butter… weren’t they allowed to? Was it yours and they used some without asking? I’m really lost.

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      Nope. It’s just mildly infuriating, not something I’d lose sleep over. If it started to mould because of bread crumbs in it, then I’d be more annoyed because of food wastage.

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        Honestly if this is “mildly infuriating” IDK how you make it through the day.

  • AFK BRB Chocolate (CA version)@lemmy.ca
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    I’m not sure I’m understanding. It’s margarine or spreadable butter in a tub. How is someone supposed to use it? If I need a could tablespoons of it, what should I do that isn’t that?

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    What’s wrong with that? Keeping margarine level when you use it is not something I’ve ever seen done before.

    Side note - margarine is not butter! It’s a dyed oil product made to mimic butter.

    Butter doesn’t come in tubs.

  • i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca
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    Just pop it in the microwave for 3 minutes and back in the fridge. It’ll be GoOd aS NeW the next morning!

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    Is this really butter or just margarine? It looks too soft for butter.

    In that case, a post well done.

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      I can’t remember. I’m sure it said “spreadable butter”, so it’ll have vegetable oils in it to make it soft.

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          Oh, hell yes! That’s one place where butter is much more enjoyable than any of the margarine varieties.

          Don’t get me wrong, margarine (despite its many drawbacks) has its place in cooking. But butter is my preference as a fat spread. You get a less single note flavor for one thing. Since the taste doesn’t come from a chemical being added, you get more complexity even with shitty butter (mass produced butter is usually produced by cows fed very limited diets).

          It also spreads differently. When cold, it spreads difficult, compared to margarine. But this isn’t a bad thing in all cases. When room temp, or manipulated to soften it, it’s easier than margarine. But the key is that you get a slightly less uniform spread. While this may or may not be a benefit to everyone, it does lead to the experience being varied. Margarine tends to spread very evenly in comparison.

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          The Brits, se Germans, ze French and de Dutch do, yes (don’t know about the rest of Europe).

          Marmite on toast with lashings of butter. Yum.

        • luxadazy@lemmy.zip
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          yes, i have a stick on the counter in a butter dish. if it sits out too long i use it to cook.