Corn on the Cob
Boiled Corn on the Cob with Herb Butter
Boiled with Herb ButtereasyCleanup score 4 of 5
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Butter: what it is, how to pick and store it
Churned cream, about 80% fat. Unsalted butter lets you control the salt in baking; salted butter is for the table and most everyday cooking.
How to pick it
For baking, buy unsalted unless the recipe says otherwise. The wrappers on US sticks are marked in tablespoons: one stick is 8 tablespoons, ½ cup.
How to store it
Keep it in the fridge, wrapped, away from strong-smelling food (butter picks up odors). It freezes well: overwrap the sticks and thaw them in the fridge.
- Keep the fridge at 40°F or colder and the freezer at 0°F. (FoodSafety.gov cold storage chart)
Out of butter? What to use instead
- Plant-based butter sticks: The same amount. The closest swap.
- Refined coconut oil: The same amount: solid when the butter is soft or cold, melted when it is melted. It is all fat, so bakes are a bit more tender and rich, with no butter flavor.
- Vegetable oil: 3 tbsp oil for every 4 tbsp (¼ cup) melted butter. Cakes and muffins come out moister and stay soft longer, without a buttery taste.
Butter: cups to grams
| Measure | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 227 g |
| ½ cup | 114 g |
| ⅓ cup | 76 g |
| ¼ cup | 57 g |
| 1 tablespoon | 14 g |
| 1 teaspoon | 4.7 g |
Weights from USDA FoodData Central. Butter: converter and grams to cups
Recipes with butter (136)
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No-Bake Cookies
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Shortbread
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Pound Cake
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Pie Crust
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Green Beans
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Shrimp Scampi
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Roast Chicken
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Roast Turkey
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Baked Salmon
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Pick and store tips are in our own words. Storage times and safe temperatures are only shown where a U.S. government source gives them, named on each line; for anything not listed here, see USDA's FoodKeeper app.