This week I learned to make butter

[SLDR]

for anyone wondering, you want to wash the butter thoroughly to remove excess buttermilk, which spoils much faster than the actual butter. also the liquid left behind is buttermilk.

[kenttheboomer]

Every DIY'ers dilemma: Costs more, too difficult, takes too long, makes a mess of your home. Conclusion: You'd do it all over again.

[englishrose]

“There you go. Homemade butter. It costs 3x as much, makes a mess of your kitchen, and goes bad 5x faster.” 🤣

[tymarls]

Bro took butter, turned it back to cream, then back into butter

[norskrom]

Slapping the butter also keeps its attitude in check

[lorderu]

You had me at "Cost three times as much, makes a mess" what else can I wish for!

[paulabartels]

You can freeze it if it’s wrapped tightly in foil or waxed paper. Lasts longer. Or you can cook the butter and remove the solids to make ghee that lasts a very long time.

[akshatmishra]

I am an Indian and you might know about ghee, it is also made in a similar way, only after the butter is seperated, it is still churned further for a while before being cooked on high heat where the solid lumps seperate and what's left is pure ghee (clarified butter). My mother makes ghee every month and always seperate some nice butter for us to enjoy.

[MrHelpingHand]

I've been making butter at home for some time now. The reason your butter is going bad fast is you did not wash the butter enough. I put the butter into a large mixing bowl and put cold water on it while squeezing and kneading the butter like dough. The water will become milky in color. Pour out the water and repeat until the water is clear after kneading the butter.

[Zsazsa]

I wanna meet the bloke who discovered butter

“Wonder what happens when I just mix this for an hour”

[ToshMatsum]

As one who made his first batch of butter at home at the age of thirteen (it's a common activity in my country), it still surprises me when I see videos like this: people marvelling at what I've generally ignored as commonplace. Gives a whole new perspective to everyday things. May God bless the Internet.

Also, great! Have fun making your White Butter and Ghee!

[creatrixZBD]

Every kid did this in kindergarten, with a little empty baby food jar and some cream. We all sat around in a circle shaking and shaking the jars, then all had he butter we made with our morning tea.

[spiderg]

If you want quick butter, let the cream come to room temperature

[ThestuffthatSaralikes]

My dad grew up visiting his grandparents (late 50’s-60’s) who were sharecroppers in the mountains of NC. One of his chores was to churn the butter for the week. He said he would do it to the beat of different songs he knew to see if it made a difference… no tv only a “shitty 1000 year old radio” and no indoor plumbing…
the *insane* stories he has… says it was the best times of his life.

[janisjustfine]

Love the last sentence - good info. Will save me from bothering. Thank you so much!!

[sashi]

Love the accent first of all! and LOVE the honesty at the very end hahaha

[travismallaber]

It’s also possible to make butter like this just by shaking the heavy cream in a regular jar. In my family, it’s tradition to make homemade butter for our holiday meals. We take turns passing the jar around and shaking it until we have butter.

[justaguy]

Having used a churn as a kid on my grandparents dairy farm, the key to making it last longer is to squeeze all the milk out of it you can. Churning turns into pounding and mashing with all my 7 year old weight. But THAT milk is REAL "buttermilk" and is the best stuff ever to soak your cornbread into.

[llegogq]

This deserves to be shared with the world.

[eddvcr]

To keep us kids busy in diners, my parents used to hand us little packets of cream and tell us to shake them to make butter. It was a lot of fun to make butter with them. I don’t think you can do that with modern fake coffee creams anymore.