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Unsalted Butter Left Out. Is it Safe?
Bob (this one) wrote:
> 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 Which, if I lose electricity during summer storms (obviously not this time of year!) it can be... >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 That butter dish sounds neat  Jill |
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