How to measure butter?

[mariah_tan92]

bigdaddy3k and Andy M. you guys are funny! )

 

[mariah_tan92]

how has nobody mentioned one of these? they're great for anything that doesn't pour very well, like maple syrup, butter, shortening, sour cream, honey, etc. some have a squeegee on the inside, some don't but the important thing is that there's a tight seal:
ThinkGeek :: Wonder Plunger Measuring Cup

it looks cool!

 

[jet]

You could always use the displacement method. For example, fill a 2 cup measure with 1 cup of water. Add butter until it measures 1 1/2 cups, which gives you 1/2 cup of butter.

 

[bigdaddy3k]

You could always use the displacement method. For example, fill a 2 cup measure with 1 cup of water. Add butter until it measures 1 1/2 cups, which gives you 1/2 cup of butter.

I used to do that with one of the fat guys!

 

[GB]

How did you get the fat guy in the measuring cup?

 

[Andy M.]

I think he uses a fat separator rather than a measuring cup.

 

[bigdaddy3k]

Nah, its a big freakin cup!

 

[CharlieD]

That would work vagriller, if the size of the stick of butter was always the same, but I do not believe they are. The European butter we have here in our grocery store is a different shape and size than the US butter so the measuring trick would not be accurate.

GB forget all the measuring that is going on here, I want to know what kind of butters you have there? I have never seen anything imported here. Once in a kosher store there was Israily butter, it was soooooo yummy.

 

[CharlieD]

If you start mentioning metric, you have my support. Long overdue.

You know it. I all for it. Makes so much more sence to use it too. I say Obama should switch to metric, it will give jobs to thousands of people that would be needed to convert everyhtnig into metric. That for sure will save the economy. Yey me!

 

[GB]

GB forget all the measuring that is going on here, I want to know what kind of butters you have there? I have never seen anything imported here. Once in a kosher store there was Israily butter, it was soooooo yummy.

We have a few Irish butters and one from somewhere else, but I do not recall where.

 

[bigdaddy3k]

You know it. I all for it. Makes so much more sence to use it too. I say Obama should switch to metric, it will give jobs to thousands of people that would be needed to convert everyhtnig into metric. That for sure will save the economy. Yey me!

Give a guy an inch and he'll take a kilometer.

 

[Mimizkitchen]

OOOOH irish butters are so damn good!!!

 

[2day2eat]

And if u try to measure weight?

The concept of cups is relative ... LOL

 

[CharlieD]

Of topick.

The best butter i ever had was french.