how long will butter last

[paulsmummy]

when you leave it out of the fridge in a butter tub, only i hate it when its rock hard out of the fridge and to use it you have to basically grate it.......lol

and is it safe to continuously leave it out of the fridge?

[sammy snake]

Well I do and I'm not dead yet :-)

[illya7]

I agree. If it looks and smells ok ,it is ok.just keep it as cool as possible or get a butter butler from lakeland(the homeware shop) which will keep it cool but spreadable

[lorri24601]

I m the only one in house that eats butter so a pack lasts me which puts me off keeping it on the side so i keep the block in the fridge but cut a chunk off in the morning and put it on a small plate covered with cling film to use that day

[paulsmummy]

thanx...... we all eat it, but this particular time i bought one of the big ones, so it'll last longer, this was why i was curious, cutting a bit of for the day is a good idea though, thanks again

[country_boy]

I only put mine in the fridge in the height of summer when it gets really soft at room temperature - a pack of butter lasts me up to a month and I'm still here!
If it has been in the fridge or it's too hard to spread easily I just zap it in the butter dish, in microwave for 5 seconds, then another 3-5 if still not soft enough. Although a small block will totally melt in a few seconds!

[bimbo123456]

/Butter tastes and smells really nasty when it goes rancid. It has to be warm for quite a while for it to happen though!!

[adamhornsby]

as long as you keep it in a dark cool cupboard, thats all i do.

[tracymort]

I always keep my butter out of the fridge, never gone off yet.