I use salted butter as a rule. Remember, a stick of salted butter contains about 0.4 tspn. of salt. So if your recipe calls for unsalted butter, deduct the appropriate amount of salt from the recipe when substituting salted butter
Salt content varies in salted butter from brand to brand, you never really know how much it will contain. So if you use unsalted butter that is no longer a concern. Unsalted butter is more often fresher as well, salt is a preservative so salted butter would have a longer shelf life. Salted butter also has a higher water content. all that aside, what Roy said above is a pretty good general rule for substituting salted for unsalted.
not sure where I came up with Roy, I was working at the time and on the phone with a tech support person. His name was Roy. I am sorry for this mistake.
I use salted butter as a rule. Remember, a stick of salted butter contains about 0.4 tspn. of salt. So if your recipe calls for unsalted butter, deduct the appropriate amount of salt from the recipe when substituting salted butter
Ford
Thanks Ford, very helpful.
Salt content varies in salted butter from brand to brand, you never really know how much it will contain. So if you use unsalted butter that is no longer a concern. Unsalted butter is more often fresher as well, salt is a preservative so salted butter would have a longer shelf life. Salted butter also has a higher water content. all that aside, what Roy said above is a pretty good general rule for substituting salted for unsalted.
not sure where I came up with Roy, I was working at the time and on the phone with a tech support person. His name was Roy. I am sorry for this mistake.
what weight is a ' stick of butter ' .
Butter does not come in sticks here .
cheers
Ours come in 1/2.lb &1.lb , or as it is now , their rounded out metric equivalents 250g & 500g pats
Thanks for all your comments......very informative.