jmcquown wrote:
> wrote:
>
>>I went food shopping and forgot to put the unsalted butter in the
>>rerigerated. It sat for about 7 hours in 75F temperature before I
>>discovered it and put it in the refrigerator. Is this butter safe to
>>eat and will it retain it's taste?
>
> Absolutely. I use a butter bell with just cool water to store it and it's
> just fine.
For my lazy tastes, the butter bell adds fussy labor to a task that
needs none. Unless your house is up over 90°F, a plain butter dish with
a cover will do the job just as well. Butter takes a long time to spoil,
and that spoilage is rancidity which won't harm you, in any event.
Couple weeks won't hurt it.
I leave butter out on my counter in a June Cleaver-looking stainless
steel covered butter dish that I bought at a yard sale. The butter
"ripens" and the flavor becomes more complex and interesting.
Pastorio