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submitted 3 days ago by solrize@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I mean those little foil wrapped squares of butter, maybe 10 grams each, like you get with your dinner roll at a restaurant. Because reasons, I have 100+ of those things in the freezer. I use a square or two now and then but I'm not big into butter most of the time.

What's something I can do with this butter? That probably means cook or bake something, as I expect the local Goodwill won't take it. I doubt that a food bank would take it either, though maybe that's worth a try (any idea)? I have a pressure cooker (instant pot) and an oven/range but not much cooking gear.

Thanks for any suggestions. Funny ones are fine.

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[-] not@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 days ago

Reverse pickpocket! Walk around and put butter in people's pockets!

[-] redhorsejacket@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

This is arguably the least practical advice in here, but also the funniest. Bonus points if you can do it to the same stranger multiple days in a row.

[-] sealhaslupus@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

we were warned about you in the math problems

Make clarified butter and use it to fry shit (not literally).

Make a fuckton of caramel and speedrun diabetes.

[-] absGeekNZ 2 points 1 day ago

You are not speed running diabetes with ~2kg of caramel.

My family goes through a similar amount of butter in a week or so, much quicker of we are baking.

[-] ashenone@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 days ago

Hit up your local dispensaries/growers and see if you can get some cheap trimmings/shake and make some cannibutter.

[-] Apeman42@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

I don't have a recipe for you, but I think shortbread is like equal parts flour and butter.

Alternatively, LOTS of shrimp scampi.

[-] GonzoAtBarstow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I use a ton of butter for breakfast and lunch making eggs and grilled cheese, which has more butter than cheese really. That might last a month.

[-] communism@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

Shortbread. Very simple ingredients (flour, butter, sugar), and uses lots of butter. Hard to screw up and tasty even if you keep it very simple.

Or just appreciate not having to buy any butter for a while. If it's in the freezer, it'll keep.

[-] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Pound cake! As the name implies, uses like a lb of butter (and floor and sugar and eggs).

Good luck unwrapping all them though. That sounds the most annoying!

[-] JoeyHarrington@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Just microwave them and pick the wrappers out with tongs.

No muss no fuss.

[-] davidgro@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

... The metallic coated wrappers?

[-] JoeyHarrington@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Or use a pan? I don't know if it matters how you warm up the butter

Aluminium, probably, so it should be fine

[-] redhorsejacket@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago
[-] davidgro@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, etc. also have a thin layer of aluminum. Ever see (and smell) one being microwaved? It's spectacular.

[-] hobata@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago
[-] Newhere@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

I would mix with fresh dill/parsley or other greens, some salt and pepper,then spread on bread or boiled potatoes ๐Ÿฅ”. Yummy.
I make caramel if I find butter in promotion.

[-] TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Put it in your coffee.

[-] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

learn to make parathas
beurre blanc, hollandaise or other sauces
make compound butter and freeze.
plenty of patisserie uses shittons of butter.

You could make ghee if you want to store it for later.
That is if it's real butter.
I hear in the US that is often not the case.

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

hang onto it so that you never have to buy butter again for the rest of your life.

[-] absGeekNZ 1 points 1 day ago

1kg of butter is not really a lifetime supply, unless you are severely allergic.

[-] whats_a_lemmy@midwest.social 2 points 2 days ago
[-] TableRoller@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

OP should do a giveaway, roll the dice and give out however many it lands on ๐Ÿ˜ I'll go first:

[-] multifariace@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Great opportunity here to share an amazing work of art. This is the only place I can find it online. I still have their album Knocked Up on CD.

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