Gary wrote:
>
>I usually keep my butter in the fridge but I'll take it out
>at least for 1/2 hour or so before I'll need it.
>On work days, I take it out when I get home.

I don't spread enough butter to worry about it; most butter is dropped
in a pan for cooking, on hot veggies, and the few times I spread
butter it's on toast, hot toast warms butter very adequately for
spreading... while the bread is toasting I slice a bunch of thin
pats... they soften about instantly for spreading. I can't remember
ever spreading butter on smushy packaged white bread, I only buy
crusty bread/rolls. The only cheapo packaged bread I buy when on sale
is for treating winter critters.