Nigella Lawson stands on an island.

[islandman]

No, that's not a typo.

She who double-butters her toast as the U.K. stands apoplectic.

Also, this is not a very flattering pic of her (courtesy of CNN World):

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[thør]

Nigella can butter my toast.

 

[islandman]

How much butter is too much better?

Also, salted or unsalted?

 

[silver gurl]

Salted, of course.

 

[islandman]

I agree.

But, you know, heathens.

 

[silver gurl]

My unsalted just sits there untouched.

 

[thør]

How much butter is too much better?

Also, salted or unsalted?

Lets just say that I knew this young lady when I was in college who was a year behind me in school. She had a runner's build. And she loved butter, perhaps because her family used margarine instead because butter was spendy in Alaska. In fact, she'd always eat your leftover butter patty. I thought it odd, but damn....it was worth it.

Both salted and unsalted butter have their place. Salted is my favorite on toast.

 

[islandman]

"leftover butter patty" sounds rather dirty.

 

[Adre]

What’s with these recipes calling for unsalted butter only to tell you to add salt later?

 

[islandman]

I'm having trouble understanding the 'leftover' in 'leftover butter patty'.

Is that what's left in one partner's mouth after he or she swallows?

 

[OneFineYoungCannibal]

What is this thread about?

 

[thør]

I just looked her up. She's still living in CT and her hubby passed away a couple years ago. Too much butter?

 

[Adre]

This thread makes me want a Padma and Nigella sandwich.

 

[islandman]

I just looked her up. She's still living in CT and her hubby passed away a couple years ago. Too much butter?

Nigella Lawson lives in CT????

This thread makes me want a Padma and Nigella sandwich.

Fuck.

Wish I had called that.

 

[juttjaw]

What’s with these recipes calling for unsalted butter only to tell you to add salt later?

Most salted butter has an unknown quantity of salt. It can very from stick to stick in the same package. The theory here is, use unsalted so you can know the exact quantity of salt you add to the dish. It could make a pan sauce go from perfect to over salted in a tablespoon of added salted butter. I've done a shit ton of cooking and have never had that happen. I use whatever is first in the door when I reach in. I do have both on hand at all times. If I'm baking something that calls for butter? Unsalted every time. Of course, baking is more of a scientific equation more than it is cooking.

 

[thør]

Nigella Lawson lives in CT????

No, "leftover butter patty" does.

 

[silver gurl]

Most salted butter has an unknown quantity of salt. It can very from stick to stick in the same package. The theory here is, use unsalted so you can know the exact quantity of salt you add to the dish. It could make a pan sauce go from perfect to over salted in a tablespoon of added salted butter. I've done a shit ton of cooking and have never had that happen. I use whatever is first in the door when I reach in. I do have both on hand at all times. If I'm baking something that calls for butter? Unsalted every time. Of course, baking is more of a scientific equation more than it is cooking.

I agree with the baking. Salted butter can throw the whole recipe off.
This is why I have unsalted butter.

And this is another reason why the unsalted butter sits there. I haven’t baked in a long while.

 

[islandman]

I haven’t baked in a long while.

I hear you. I'm trying to score 1/2 OZ in a new 'hood and it ain't the easiest.

 

[thør]

Have you ever seen Nigella's pasta pantry? It's to die for.

I'm not bitching about GF pasta.......but that's normally what's stocked in my house.


Really, I am bitching about GF pasta....

Her pasta pantry would likely throw me into depression.

 

[thør]

I hear you. I'm trying to score 1/2 OZ in a new 'hood and it ain't the easiest.

Butter Conversions

 

[juttjaw]

I agree with the baking. Salted butter can throw the whole recipe off.
This is why I have unsalted butter.

And this is another reason why the unsalted butter sits there. I haven’t baked in a long while.

I haven't either. Every time I do, I'm faced with the reality that I'm not a very good baker..

 

[islandman]

Butter Conversions

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Come to think of it, I could use it to make compound butter..............

 

[islandman]

I don't see how a nation enamored with Marmite and Vegemite could look down it's nose at double-buttered toast.

If you don't understand the context, suggest you try either one for breakfast.

 

[thør]

I haven't either. Every time I do, I'm faced with the reality that I'm not a very good baker..

I do not need to be a good baker. But, I can whip up a damn fine pineapple upside-down cake. And, decent sourdough bread. And oatmeal cookies. And currant or gooseberry pie.

It all tastes good. Is something "fancy" is required, I get my grand-daughter's mom to make it. She's got a baking and pastry degree.

 

[Adre]

This thread makes me want a Padma and Nigella sandwich.

Fuck.

Wish I had called that.

Hey, I’ll share.