If you leave
your butter open in the fridge, it is likely to pick up the stronger
smells of other food nearby, hence ruining its own delicate flavor. Here
are some pointers for better butter care :
- Check 'use
by' date when purchasing butter. This is a recommended guide to ensure
its freshness and quality.
- Butter
should always be refrigerated, protected from light and covered in its
original wrapper, tub or in a sealed plastic or glass butter container.
- Butter
becomes soft at 30 degrees Celsius and melts at 35 degrees Celsius.
- The fats in
butter slowly oxidize when the temperature rises and causes rancidity.
- Sunlight or
strong-flavored foods in the same environment affects the taste.
- Butter can
be kept in the refrigerator for up to eight weeks, but it is best to
purchase as required rather then to store for long periods.
- Butter can
be frozen for up to six months wrapped in appropriate freezer material.