On Sat, 8 Oct 2016 09:48:22 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 10/8/2016 7:29 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 5:29:49 AM UTC-4, wrote:
>>> I got a jar of "Natural" Peanut Butter. The oil is floating on the top.
>>> The solid part is very hard, below the oil.
>>>
>>> Is there a trick to mixing this stuff, or am I stuck having to fight
>>> with it for an hour or more, with a spoon or fork?
>>>
>>> I wont buy it again, unless there is an easy method to mix it.
>>
>> This month's Cook's Illustrated recommends a stand mixer with
>> the paddle attachment.
>>
>> Certainly, getting it out of the jar and into a bowl will give you
>> more room to work on it.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>
>I can see myself doing that at 5:30 AM getting ready for work. I reach
>for the Skippy.

Once you mix it you should be o.k. for the duration of emptying the
jar. The peanut butter goes into the jar warm from the grinding
machines and that plus transit plus storage allows the oil to travel
to the top.
P.S. I always used a table knife to cut through the PB, straight to
the bottom of the jar and mixed it that way.
Janet US