Butter habits.

aujopimur

When it come to the tub or slab of butter are you a scraper or a digger.
I myself tend to keep it fairly clean and tidy.
The reason this came to my attention is, I was having "the tea" in a house recently and I could'nt get over the state of the tub of butter.
It was manky, it was full of crumbs, bits of peas, spud, jam, ketchup and a few other unidentified articles, not to mention the scrapings around the edges and the knife standing to attention in the centre of the tub.
So, how's your butter tub?.

Voodoomelon

My toilet bowl is cleaner than the butter tub.

Rigol

You should be made to sign the lid after use. To vouch for its crumbless integrity.
That way in the case of a crustated skankulated butter situation the culprit can be identified.

smash

I don't really care what the tub/slab looks like as long as my toast is buttered to the edges!

Hande hoche!

A hellish mixture of the two.

Degag

I don't know. The last time i opened a tub of butter is a long time ago. I'd rather go without it than eat that shíte. Real Butter all the way.

hardCopy

Scraper.

I like to keep a nice clean line down the centre of the tub, I alternate sides when it starts to look asymmetrical.

If I scrape off too much it just goes on the food anyway.

I never really noticed how OCD that sounds until now.

mikom

aujopimur wrote: »

The reason this came to my attention is, I was having "the tea" in a house recently and I could'nt get over the state of the tub of butter.
It was manky, it was full of crumbs, bits of peas, spud, jam, ketchup and a few other unidentified articles,

Just be thankful you were not having tea round at Marlon Brandos place.

Neat and tidy.
As are my candle-light suppers.

kfallon

smash wrote: »

I don't really care what the tub/slab looks like as long as my toast is buttered to the edges!

I like a good clean tub tbh but it really drives me mad when people don't butter to the four corners of the toast :mad:

Rigol

kfallon wrote: »

I like a good clean tub tbh but it really drives me mad when people don't butter to the four corners of the toast :mad:

lifes hard

Butterface

I get a bit grossed out in company when somebody licks their knife and then puts it into the tub for a slather. I don't mind if there's a few crumbs around the edge of the tub, not when there are unidentifiable foods changing colour on top of the butter!!

Soups123

I'm a scrapper at home but when I'm in someone elses house i'm a digger, I dig down to the next layer or two and use that, I hate using the top layer if it aint out of my fridge.

If I know someone is a scrapper and anal about it I'll dig and scrape back in the left over just to be an ass

RaRaRasputin

God...horrid memories of a previous relationship coming up again: this butter tub obsession (symmetrical, symmetrical!!!) was one of this person's ticks...I need to leave this thread...

Fromthetrees

I switch between real butter and the healthiest spread you can get almost schizophreniclly. Always keep it clean though.

CardBordWindow

I remember when I was only a chap, I used to use my fork to 'plough' the top surface of the butter. Perfect straight ploughing right along. I used to be so proud, until I got caught. The wooden spoon ended my butter ploughing days.

Soups123

Butterface wrote: »

I get a bit grossed out in company when somebody licks their knife and then puts it into the tub for a slather. I don't mind if there's a few crumbs around the edge of the tub, not when there are unidentifiable foods changing colour on top of the butter!!

I would have thought you'd just dip the head in

kfallon

Rigol wrote: »

lifes hard

Not as hard as people just buttering the whole slice of toast it would seem

kfallon

CardBordWindow wrote: »

I remember when I was only a chap, I used to use my fork to 'plough' the top surface of the butter. Perfect straight ploughing right along. I used to be so proud, until I got caught. The wooden spoon ended my butter ploughing days.

Ah the wooden spoon.....the 'naughty step' of the 80's :pac:

hardCopy

RaRaRasputin wrote: »

God...horrid memories of a previous relationship coming up again: this butter tub obsession (symmetrical, symmetrical!!!) was one of this person's ticks...I need to leave this thread...

I bet you're one of those people who hangs the toilet roll back-to-front on the holder.

fishy fishy

aujopimur wrote: »

When it come to the tub or slab of butter are you a scraper or a digger.
I myself tend to keep it fairly clean and tidy.
The reason this came to my attention is, I was having "the tea" in a house recently and I could'nt get over the state of the tub of butter.
It was manky, it was full of crumbs, bits of peas, spud, jam, ketchup and a few other unidentified articles, not to mention the scrapings around the edges and the knife standing to attention in the centre of the tub.
So, how's your butter tub?.

that sounds disgusting. But I have seen that before in butterfishes - the crumbs are not too bad but all the other gunk is absolutely vile - are there a lot of men in your house. I don't use butter tho - I use olive oil - and the bottle is very clean, all drips washed off.

snubbleste

I don't do butter.

Butterface

Soups123 wrote: »

I would have thought you'd just dip the head in

All over my face indeed!

o1s1n

kfallon wrote: »

I like a good clean tub tbh but it really drives me mad when people don't butter to the four corners of the toast :mad:

I drive my girlfriend mad with this. When I butter something, I just slap a bit on, don't even smooth it out (I like when it's lumpy and when parts of the toast have no butter)

She says it's just because I'm lazy and butters her own toast right out to the edge.

snubbleste

snubbleste wrote: »

I don't do butter.

I'm a scraper.
I like butter waaaay too much, which is evident by my wobbly thighs! I sometimes like toast with my butter.

BigFatGiant

I scrape and like to keep it nice and clean. My girlfriend digs and makes a complete balls of the butter and the dish every time. I can't see this relationship going much further.

kfallon

o1s1n wrote: »

I drive my girlfriend mad with this. When I butter something, I just slap a bit on, don't even smooth it out (I like when it's lumpy and when parts of the toast have no butter)

She says it's just because I'm lazy and butters her own toast right out to the edge.

Cherish her

:pac:

mauzo

I have to scrape, because sometimes its too hard so I scrape some off and mash it around the tub with the knife.

Must be on warm toast, if the toast it cold you may take it back

Shenshen

aujopimur wrote: »

When it come to the tub or slab of butter are you a scraper or a digger.
I myself tend to keep it fairly clean and tidy.
The reason this came to my attention is, I was having "the tea" in a house recently and I could'nt get over the state of the tub of butter.
It was manky, it was full of crumbs, bits of peas, spud, jam, ketchup and a few other unidentified articles, not to mention the scrapings around the edges and the knife standing to attention in the centre of the tub.
So, how's your butter tub?.

Tub? Oh, you mean spreads, don't you?
I don't use those, I cannot stand the taste and texture. I use butter, which comes as a stick.

fishy fishy

Shenshen wrote: »

Tub? Oh, you mean spreads, don't you?
I don't use those, I cannot stand the taste and texture. I use butter, which comes as a stick.

a block actually, not a stick.

Giselle

kfallon wrote: »

I like a good clean tub tbh but it really drives me mad when people don't butter to the four corners of the toast :mad:

Butterface thanked this post, which made me smile

Firstly, dairy spreads are not butter. They are an atrocity.

I love real butter, and it makes me heave when someone gouges, rakes, digs, or otherwise defaces a nice smooth block. It should be evenly scraped along the top, compensating for any lack of symmetry by sideswiping if necessary.

Butter abusers and crumb litterers should be killed.:(

Cee-Jay-Cee

This subject is a pet hate of mine. I scrape neatly and if I put too much on the knife I wash it offinto the sink. My in-laws are complete savages when it comes to it, they might be buttering a scone yet load the knife by digging to the bottom if the tub and then scrape the unused butter back in the edge. It drives me fuc king nuts.

RaRaRasputin

hardCopy wrote: »

I bet you're one of those people who hangs the toilet roll back-to-front on the holder.

Yes, sometimes, to bring some excitement into my life.

Shenshen

fishy fishy wrote: »

a block actually, not a stick.

Sorry, English isn't my native language. I had been told it's a stick, but I will get back to that person this evening and tell him to stop teaching me incorrect English.

Shenshen

Giselle wrote: »

Butterface thanked this post, which made me smile

Firstly, dairy spreads are not butter. They are an atrocity.

I love real butter, and it makes me heave when someone gouges, rakes, digs, or otherwise defaces a nice smooth block. It should be evenly scraped along the top, compensating for any lack of symmetry by sideswiping if necessary.

Butter abusers and crumb litterers should be killed.:(

I would cut off slim slices of one of the thin ends... scraping along the top leaves too many crumbs behind, I find.

Teyla Emmagan

Kerrygold only. And I always cut it in straight lines and use a clean knife. My butter is perfect.

--Kaiser--

Butter doesn't come in a tub

mauzo

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

Butter doesn't come in a tub

I couldn't believe it wasn't butter

kfallon

Giselle wrote: »

Firstly, dairy spreads are not butter. They are an atrocity.

Yeah you're right, they are right up there with The Holocaust and 9/11 :rolleyes:

JohnMarston

i cant stomach butter anymore, i use a non-dairy spread which is just as nice. Something thick and clotty about using butter i just cannot stand

Shenshen

kfallon wrote: »

Yeah you're right, they are right up there with The Holocaust and 9/11 :rolleyes:

Worse.
Those events are over, while dairy spreads still infect hundreds of supermarkets and millions of fridges.

I thought some butters came in tubs, no?
We mostly use spread at home as I wouldn't eat remotely enough to get butter for myself, but I do love real butter

anyway i scrape but i do sometimes leave excess on the sides

kfallon

bluewolf wrote: »

I thought some butters came in tubs, no?

According to the Butter Police, no! And saying they do may have terrible ramifications for you it seems!

mickrock

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

Butter doesn't come in a tub

Kerrygold does.

Colmustard

Ahhh golden luscious butter the food of the devil, I put it on everything and thickly apply it.

I shudder when I get my cholesterol checked, but so far, so good. Imagine having to eat the low fat crap or margarine,,,,I've just fainted.

--Kaiser--

mickrock wrote: »

Kerrygold does.

That's Lowfat butter, not real butter
(will henceforth refer to any butter in a tub as 'not real butter')

--Kaiser--

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

That's Lowfat butter, not real butter
(will henceforth refer to any butter in a tub as 'not real butter')

There's actually a kerrygold "softer butter" which does infact come in a tub and is apparently nothing but buttery goodness. I'm not so sure though.

If it wasn't for real butter I wouldn't ever eat bread. Goddamn butter making me eat all that fattening bread.

mickrock

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

That's Lowfat butter, not real butter
(will henceforth refer to any butter in a tub as 'not real butter')

I'm looking at the back of my tub of Kerrygold butter and it says "Fat 80% Min", so it's full fat.

mickrock

mickrock wrote: »

I'm looking at the back of my tub of Kerrygold butter and it says "Fat 80% Min", so it's full fat.

Would full fat not be 100%

Colmustard

How could you possibly get low fat butter, it is thickened cream with a bit of salt by definition. Cream is fats.

So anything else and you can swear its not butter.

Butter and cheeses are my greatest weakness.