The price of butter and general price rises

[FlatteredFool]

My favourite Kerrygold has just jumped from £1.90 to £2.00. We use a lot of it with the dcs' toast addiction. The price of butter has risen steadily over the years but that's a big jump. Is Brexit to blame as it's imported from Ireland? I've noticed things increasing in general but not to this extent all at once. It is it covid related? Or is butter a luxury now?

I'm not sure if there's a huge saving to be had in making your own butter, unless you manage to find double cream heavily reduced.

Plus I assume that you'd have some faffy cleaning up to do from whatever machine you use to make it.

Although if you can also use the buttermilk instead of buying that too, it's probably worth doing.

If you are looking for lime flavour but not juice or peels, check out kaffir lime powder. Big fan here. I acn totally imagine that with the chili and pinch of salt @FlatteredFool

@Snowballs1

oops, Smartprice, I should have put, not Everyday Value which was Tesco, who withdrew the whole range some time ago.

I don't know about Asda, but Tesco still have a value range, it's just been rebranded. Same with Sainsburys (though there's is more expensive). Apparently there was a stigma attatched to basic and value ranges and the plain packaging, so now it's got names like 'creamfield', 'farmers choice', all designed to make it appear more rustic and desirable. But you can still buy the basic foods very cheaply, like the big bags of porridge oats for 75p, baked beans for 25p, etc.

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I bought Lurpak for a change. We always had lurpak until I went own brand then Kerrygold. My word, it's horrible. Ds wouldn't eat his toast and he's one to eat butter on its own given the chance. I never thought there was much difference between butters but oh how wrong I was. Not as bad as the time my ex gave me flora on toast. That was inedible.

I have really good taste buds and can usually identify herbs and spices used, difference between x and y, etc. But I have never ever taster a horrible butter. 😁 I know some are smoother than other, but most of the difference is imho psychological.

Ds doesn't know it's different so it's not psychological with him. I've never noticed much difference on taste except for the level of saltiness. M&S butter is very nice but I've not had it for ages now. Maybe a blind taste test is in order.

Oh I don't use salted one. Maybe that makes a difference

@FlatteredFool

I bought Lurpak for a change. We always had lurpak until I went own brand then Kerrygold. My word, it's horrible. Ds wouldn't eat his toast and he's one to eat butter on its own given the chance. I never thought there was much difference between butters but oh how wrong I was. Not as bad as the time my ex gave me flora on toast. That was inedible.

That's what i think about Lurpak, though many seem to like it. Can't buy it here (Ireland) but I've had it in England when staying with people

I would be lying if I said I can notice that much difference between own brand butters here and Kerrygold - put Lurpak shudders

Had a 'farmhouse' butter once (very expensive) and it was absolutely delicious!! Never thought to make my own - though I fear I'm too lazy!

I'll bake something with the offending butter today.

I put a buttery streusel topping on a cake (which already had butter in a enriched dough base layer) recently, it was so good.

Normandy butter was very nice when I tried it. Maybe it was just the bread that made it seem better though!

I used the lurpak to make sugar cookies and they are delicious.
I have president butter on my toast and it's a vast improvement to the lurpak. Still not as good as Kerrygold though.

Tesco used to value butter for 85p now now it’s 1.30 ish things have increased in price. Or value ranges have disappeared.

The real price rise for butter was 2-3 (or even 4) years ago when the average price (in main supermarkets) went up from about £1.20 to £1.60.
I know this because I’ve been using it in Functional Maths lessons since then as an example of fractional increase.

I think it depends on where you are buying Kerrygold from. I just had 2 packs delivered on Ocado yesterday and they were £1.90 each!

Kerrygold is being delivered today-hurrah! The co-op is charging £2.10 for Kerrygold. Asda is £1.90. I'm happy to pay whatever for it after discovering how other butters pale in comparison. I never knew I'd feel so strongly about butter!

Holy crap we pay far more for Kerrygold here in Ireland.

Tesco Finest West Country Butter & Sea Salt is made by Wyke Farm in Somerset and is nice. £1.85.

@TheKeatingFive

Holy crap we pay far more for Kerrygold here in Ireland.

Is that 500g? I think op means 250g

Is that 500g? I think op means 250g

Oh ok that makes sense. There’s not much in it though

250g just to clarify.

Since Brexit I find it's better to just soak a Union Jack in vegetable oil and then gently swipe it across the toast while singing the national anthem.

I noticed a few changes in Morrisons this week, things like soda water or flavoured fizzy water that are nearly always on a 3 for £1.50 are now only priced individually. I haven't done a big food shop for a while but I'll be going to Aldi when I do. The price hikes are scary.

@EnidFrighten I hope that's British vegetable oil and a British-made Union Jack?

Since Brexit I find it's better to just soak a Union Jack in vegetable oil and then gently swipe it across the toast while singing the national anthem.

I hope that's British vegetable oil. Taking back control from all those foreign imports and all that...