Margarine isn't allowed in my kitchen. I would shudder at the thought of cooking with it.

Butter. /thread

Here's another question. do you put your butter in the fridge. did you know people in australia do not put any of their butter or eggs in the fridge ? everrrr...weird.

Eggs need to go in the fridge.
Butter? Usually I have a big block in the fridge and a small container on the counter.

I leave butter out in small pieces, so it gets eaten before it goes bad.

They don't refrigerate eggs in HK either.. and if you think about it, live eggs are kept warm and they don't go "bad" before a chick hatches... Still, it feels weird not to refrigerate eggs...

If eggs are washed of their outer protective coating (i.e. most grocery store eggs), then they should be refrigerated.

If not, then they are fine to be left out. They will keep longer in the fridge though.

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Whipped butter FTW!!!

Comparable argument

Butter or margarine?
Cheese or processed cheese?

obvious answer is obvious!

Didn't read through the entire thread, but while neither are "good" for you. Butter is definitely better than margarine. Margarine is full of chemicals. Just because the label says it's lower in fat, doesn't mean it's the better choice. Think about what they do to it in order to take the fat out of it. There are good fats and bad fats. Replacing good fat with chemicals just makes my stomach turn.

Stay away from margarine!

Oh, and as for leaving butter out. Don't leave it out, especially in the summer unless it's going to be consumed quickly. Butter goes rancid. It smells bad and changes color. My grandparents used to leave butter out for weeks at a time. So gross.

Only if you think milk is bad cause that's essentially what butter is (cream/milk and salt)

lots of debate whether dairy in general these days are good for you.. Imo, it is more how milk is produced than anything.. so many hormones, antibiotics etc

I'm not saying milk is bad for you. But the milk we drink has the fat skimmed off the top. There is a huge difference between drinking a tall glass of milk, and eating a pound of butter. Both do different things to your body.

Also, as stated I am pro-butter. Not margarine.

Actually butter and milk are good for you, provided they come from a decent source, and the fat is not removed from the milk. Full of healthy fat, vitamins, and good cholesterol.

Absolutely agree. If the milk used is of good quality, so is the butter.

Only benefit of the extra hormones is big jugs on LG's.