▲ 400 ▼ What would you have done? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 142 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Butter kept in the freezer can be kept indefinitely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sorta. Anything fatty tends to pick up flavors from the environment. Now, in the cold, those chemical reactions are slowed down, but they're not stopped. If you leave it there for a while, it'll pick up off flavors. Still generally safe to eat, but you won't like it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Store it in an airtight container and you won't have that problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago How airtight is airtight? Cheap Ziploc bags or Tupperware won't be enough in the long run. Maybe if you used a pressure sealed preservatives jar. Those will need to be heated up in a pressure cooker, so butter will melt and reconstitute. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sorta. Anything fatty tends to pick up flavors from the environment. Now, in the cold, those chemical reactions are slowed down, but they're not stopped. If you leave it there for a while, it'll pick up off flavors. Still generally safe to eat, but you won't like it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Store it in an airtight container and you won't have that problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago How airtight is airtight? Cheap Ziploc bags or Tupperware won't be enough in the long run. Maybe if you used a pressure sealed preservatives jar. Those will need to be heated up in a pressure cooker, so butter will melt and reconstitute. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Store it in an airtight container and you won't have that problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago How airtight is airtight? Cheap Ziploc bags or Tupperware won't be enough in the long run. Maybe if you used a pressure sealed preservatives jar. Those will need to be heated up in a pressure cooker, so butter will melt and reconstitute. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago How airtight is airtight? Cheap Ziploc bags or Tupperware won't be enough in the long run. Maybe if you used a pressure sealed preservatives jar. Those will need to be heated up in a pressure cooker, so butter will melt and reconstitute. permalink fedilink source parent
