cave_of_kyre_banorg: “Honey, what are you boiling water for?”
“Just making some toast.”
Oranges13: Depending on how quickly you use butter, just get a butter dish with a cover and leave it on your counter.
It’s good for at least a week as long as you use it regularly.
If you’re REALLY worried, get a butter Bell, which keeps it air tight.
liarandathief: “quickly”
I can put it in the microwave for 15 seconds or I can boil the kettle for 5 minutes.
BigbooTho: Just microwave the knife
cingalls: That mangled up mess with the small bowl at the end. WTF. Animals.
harveyc: Alright, I think I understand the point this gif is making. The reason the author isn’t just microwaving is that you can easily melt the butter, not just soften it (and if you don’t put it in there long enough it’s just going to stay frozen)–this is why there was the bowl of melted butter in front of the microwave.
You can sit there and run the butter through the microwave for 10 seconds at a time 3-4 times to get it just soft enough, but you have to sit there and actively manage it. If you use the hot water technique, you can let it soften quicker than leaving at room temp and go take care of other things you might need to prep.
spriddler: Yes, by the time you heat up water, fill a glass and empty it, your butter will be well on its way to softening.
Portr8: That electric kettle looked awesome.
Scottie83: Spend a few moments looking at the label inside your microwave. Did you know most of them have power levels? Also many come with “melt” and “soften” settings.
Even without those settings, lower your power level of your microwave. I almost never cook anything on full power (10). You get a better and even heat distribution if you microwave at 50% power.
a_horse_is_a_horse: Defrost microwave setting. Boom.
AudioElevator: Microwave is 40 times quicker.
BaconIsmyHomeboy: r/diwhy
Spez- lowercase ‘r’ you happy bot???
CanadianBreakin: Dude… Just get a butter bell
KevinCostNerf: Have fun pouring boiling water in a glass.
chinesedeliveryguy: Or you could just put it in the microwave for 3-5 seconds
CallApril: We’re reaching peak Greg!
This is a cool tip for those of us who don’t have a microwave.
My only issue with butter being too hard is buttering sandwiches as I found hucking a chunk on warm toast will do the job for me on that score.
I have destroyed many sandwiches by tearing holes in the bread with cold, but still delicious, butter.
Ezl: You can also just warm the knife over a flame.
Dominic4523: Pro tip: heat it up
kramjr: I don’t think you understand the word “quickly”.
elheber: “Quickly” my ass. You have to wait for boiling water. Just mash a piece of butter with the base of a spoon until soft. Your thumb warms the spoon which soften the butter.
WetHotAmerican: ITT: People who don’t understand the different power settings on their microwaves.
ghostphantom: I’ve gotten a lot of shit for saying this before but I’ll say it again because it’s still true: this isn’t a recipe so it belongs on /r/cooking or /r/food. Yes, it is a .gif. No, it is not a recipe. It’s just a cooking tip.
sarcasm24: Dumbest shit ever, just use the microwave
MrQuintillion: Aye yo, microwave that butta
Reticent_Fly: At first I thought he just drank the boiled water and it was all a ruse.
shmancy_pants: Put it on the grill
mingoleg: West coast butter
starpum: Just take your butter out when you start grilling your toast. Woaw! Soft butter!
BlackYukonSukerPunch: You can grate your butter to soften it.
taint_stuffer: Or you could just spread it like you aren’t a child, cold or not.
Reddit_is_American: I’m just shocked by this. Shocked.
Beentheredonethat57: OR… just use a cheese grater!!!!!!! Instantly spreadable.
SamL214: R/restofthefuckingowl
crazed3raser: No boiling over the barbeque?
ropepaelgen: Did he… Did he just drink the boiling water?
Missmollys: Microwave for 12 seconds using defrost setting. Perfect spreadable softness.
Viking_Mana: One of those cases where I think it would’ve been way easier just to write it down and show us rather than doing this very elaborate Gif.
pubic_freshness: I love you from my heart Greg, but this is a waste of time. God bless you.
joshcouch: Just leave your butter out…
PaulaSchmit: This takes too long.
coquish98: I just put the knife below hot running water for like 20/30 seconds and it works fine
Kantsai_mai_naim: “Quickly”
rdknuts: Use a cheese grater. Thank me later
phphulk: Why not just leave it out of the fridge?
Greggorius: r/DIWhy
zues1219: This is the most retarded thing I’ve ever seen on this sub
ItsBrank: Just microwave it ffs
forgotmyusername2x: “Quickly” soften butter? That gif wasn’t even quick and it was edited. Waiting for wTer to boil is not quick. Have a downvote!
MillieBirdie: I liked the little infomercial-esque microwave fail, was a nice touch.
peetabix: Remember if you are going to mix ingredients, use the smallest container possible. /s
enui_williams: Wait, to me it seems like some people haven’t seen an electric kettle before or don’t own one? Why’s this!?
Sideshowcomedy: That didn’t appear to soften it at all
KyloWrench: Then just leave the glass over the butter for two hours and bam! Softened
Skanky: You know, you can also just throw the butter into a bath of lukewarm water. Warms it up in no time. Just fish it out and dry it off with a paper towel.
Minscandmightyboo: Are we so weak that we really need to boil water to mix butter?
Roques01: “Quickly” (proceeds to boil 10 x as much water as needed in his American kettle)
scottyrads1: Microwave it for like 3 seconds. What a shitty post.
HelpfulEngineer: This is smart! I do a lot of baking, and I always end up with half melted and half soft butter from the microwave…thanks for the new method!
Also, that kettle is awesome, just thought you should know.
pawned79: Put butter on a thermally-conductive plate (i.e. metal), and it’ll soften quickly without actively heating it.
Just_be_cool_babies: I do this but I boil water in a measuring cup in the microwave to make it hot. Takes about 2 minutes
ImpatientCheeseBurgr: Oh heeeeey I’m Greeeeeeeg
jakwoqpdbbfnfbfbfb: Or just keep it out if the fridge and keep your home appropriately heated. This requires no tricks.
mafghine: I just hold my spoon over the toaster, then use back of spoon to get and apply butter. Flawless.
idlewildgirl: How does that not shatter the glass?
just_say_in: faster if you just submerge it in warm water
noises-off: cut up into smaller pieces, microwave on a lower power setting (like 20%) for a minute at a time until it gets as soft or melted as you want..
Rahdahdah: Start feels like one of those shitty infomercials. “THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY”
Kantsai_mai_naim: Microwave: 5 seconds, turn, 5 seconds, turn, 3 seconds, done.
Levophed: That’s not fucking quickly at all!
flung_from_space: but how much time has elapsed under the glass
backalleybrawler: You can run the butter through a cheese grater, this works faster than boiling water xD
linkdead56k: Seems convoluted. Microwave takes 15-20 seconds.
