I put butter in the fridge, DH wants it on the counter. Who is right?

[MixedFamily]

We don’t have a huge kitchen so it will always be at least 1 mt away from hob or window. Would a butter dish “protect” it enough from it? I have always assumed butter goes in the fridge but he says it doesn’t. What do others do?

I get through butter slowly so mine lives in the fridge, and I just get out what I need in advance of using it.

On the side for spreadability.

A heavy earthenware butter dish will stop it from getting too warm in summer.

Definitely not in the fridge unless it is the middle of summer BUT, I don't like the idea of it sitting on the work top, so my butter dish lives in the microwave until either the butter or the microwave is needed. That way I don't get the ick feeling.

Real butter definitely not in the fridge!

Pretend butter like lurpak needs to stay in the fridge as it's almost 50% oil

Real butter shouldn’t be in the fridge.

Spreadable in the fridge is ok I think!

Proper butter in a butter dish on the side , spreadable butter in the fridge .

Yes. Spreadable butter isn't butter.

But you can slice it! My mum keeps hers in the freezer 😂.

Heated butter dish on side.

Butter for cooking in fridge, butter for spreading in sandwiches/bread/toast in a butter dish on side.

I keep it on the side ina butter dish, unless it gets warm ( unlikely in the UK)

Butter in a butter dish on the worktop and olive spread in the fridge.

Temperature controlled butter dish. I bought it as a bit of a joke for DH for Christmas a couple of years ago but we both agree that if it breaks we will get a new one.

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People in the supermarket aren’t trying to spread it.

Sorry WHAT?!
I’m off to google.

(butter not in fridge here unless it’s so hot it’s melting)

Definitely out assuming it's proper butter, but it must be given you've mentioned a dish. Ours sits much closer than 1m to the hob and is fine.

Especially in the cold? Why?

I like my butter cut in thick little slices on top of hot toast, by the time I’ve put the little slices on across two slices they’re spreadable. I like my butter in the fridge.

Spreadable isn’t butter. It goes in the fridge (but not my fridge - vile stuff) because it’s been messed about with unnecessarily to make it spread from the fridge. Butter is fine on the side.

Spreadable butter is better in the fridge because it lasts longer. Non-spreadable (normal) butter is better on the counter be side it is rock solid otherwise, but the downside is that it will go rancid quicker. A compromise might be to leave a small portion out in a butter dish to use and the rest in the fridge until needed.

I don’t know why it never even crossed my mind to cut it and keep half of it in and half of it out, lol. Think I will start doing so and it will give me the excuse to buy a pretty butter dish

We keep some in both.

if it is warm and you are nervous, you can use a butter bell, but honestly I have never had a problem just in a covered dish.

two butters, one in the cupboard one in the fridge

Always fridge for me and just take a portion out when you need it

Our butter for using lives in a little house with a hat on the side.

Until there's space in the house it lives in the fridge. When the house with the hat needs filling in waits in the fridge.

Butter for toast and bread - outside of fridge. Apart from melty summer, then the butter house goes in the fridge again overnight at over 25C.