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Should I use salted or unsalted butter, if the recipe doesn't specify?
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When recipes call for “butter†but don’t specify “salted†or “unsaltedâ€Â, which should I use? Does it matter?
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When recipes call for “butter†but don’t specify “salted†or “unsaltedâ€Â, which should I use? Does it matter?
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When recipes call for “butter†but don’t specify “salted†or “unsaltedâ€Â, which should I use? Does it matter?
butter
asked 58 mins ago
Ailia Fatima
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When recipes call for “butter†but don’t specify “salted†or “unsaltedâ€Â, which should I use? Does it matter?
butter
butter
asked 58 mins ago
Ailia Fatima
5041410
asked 58 mins ago
Ailia Fatima
5041410
asked 58 mins ago
Ailia Fatima
5041410
asked 58 mins ago
Ailia Fatima
5041410
asked 58 mins ago
Ailia Fatima
5041410
5041410
What's the recipe for? It matters.
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What's the recipe for? It matters.
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What's the recipe for? It matters.
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What's the recipe for? It matters.
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Generally, you should use unsalted butter. You can always add salt to your unsalted butter, but you can't take it out if you want it less salty!
If it's just being melted on some vegetables, then salted butter is probably fine. However, different brands of salted butter have different amounts of salt added, which makes it difficult to know how much total salt is going into your food. This is more problematic in baking. It's possible to easily oversalt or undersalt just by using a different brand — leading to unpredictable results. By using unsalted butter, the only salt remaining in the recipe is what you have added, and you have more careful control over the outcome.
If you need to substitute one for another, you can estimate how much salt is in salted butter and adjust your recipe accordingly.
If you are not sure whether a particular recipe calls for salted or unsalted, look for clues like whether any other salt is in the recipe. (If not, it may expect some salt from the butter. If so, it may expect unsalted butter!)
answered 26 mins ago
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It does matter, using salted butter changes the salt content of the dish, which will change the flavor. It probably won't greatly affect the chemistry of a dish aside from that, however.
In my experience it's much more common to see unsalted butter in recipes, so I almost always default to unsalted if the recipe doesn't specify.
If they meant salted butter and I use unsalted, I can usually fix it by adding salt. The only real advantage of salted butter is its longer shelf life.
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2 Answers
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Generally, you should use unsalted butter. You can always add salt to your unsalted butter, but you can't take it out if you want it less salty!
If it's just being melted on some vegetables, then salted butter is probably fine. However, different brands of salted butter have different amounts of salt added, which makes it difficult to know how much total salt is going into your food. This is more problematic in baking. It's possible to easily oversalt or undersalt just by using a different brand — leading to unpredictable results. By using unsalted butter, the only salt remaining in the recipe is what you have added, and you have more careful control over the outcome.
If you need to substitute one for another, you can estimate how much salt is in salted butter and adjust your recipe accordingly.
If you are not sure whether a particular recipe calls for salted or unsalted, look for clues like whether any other salt is in the recipe. (If not, it may expect some salt from the butter. If so, it may expect unsalted butter!)
answered 26 mins ago
Erica
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Generally, you should use unsalted butter. You can always add salt to your unsalted butter, but you can't take it out if you want it less salty!
If it's just being melted on some vegetables, then salted butter is probably fine. However, different brands of salted butter have different amounts of salt added, which makes it difficult to know how much total salt is going into your food. This is more problematic in baking. It's possible to easily oversalt or undersalt just by using a different brand — leading to unpredictable results. By using unsalted butter, the only salt remaining in the recipe is what you have added, and you have more careful control over the outcome.
If you need to substitute one for another, you can estimate how much salt is in salted butter and adjust your recipe accordingly.
If you are not sure whether a particular recipe calls for salted or unsalted, look for clues like whether any other salt is in the recipe. (If not, it may expect some salt from the butter. If so, it may expect unsalted butter!)
answered 26 mins ago
Erica
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down vote
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up vote
4
down vote
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Generally, you should use unsalted butter. You can always add salt to your unsalted butter, but you can't take it out if you want it less salty!
If it's just being melted on some vegetables, then salted butter is probably fine. However, different brands of salted butter have different amounts of salt added, which makes it difficult to know how much total salt is going into your food. This is more problematic in baking. It's possible to easily oversalt or undersalt just by using a different brand — leading to unpredictable results. By using unsalted butter, the only salt remaining in the recipe is what you have added, and you have more careful control over the outcome.
If you need to substitute one for another, you can estimate how much salt is in salted butter and adjust your recipe accordingly.
If you are not sure whether a particular recipe calls for salted or unsalted, look for clues like whether any other salt is in the recipe. (If not, it may expect some salt from the butter. If so, it may expect unsalted butter!)
answered 26 mins ago
Erica
4,82543666
Generally, you should use unsalted butter. You can always add salt to your unsalted butter, but you can't take it out if you want it less salty!
If it's just being melted on some vegetables, then salted butter is probably fine. However, different brands of salted butter have different amounts of salt added, which makes it difficult to know how much total salt is going into your food. This is more problematic in baking. It's possible to easily oversalt or undersalt just by using a different brand — leading to unpredictable results. By using unsalted butter, the only salt remaining in the recipe is what you have added, and you have more careful control over the outcome.
If you need to substitute one for another, you can estimate how much salt is in salted butter and adjust your recipe accordingly.
If you are not sure whether a particular recipe calls for salted or unsalted, look for clues like whether any other salt is in the recipe. (If not, it may expect some salt from the butter. If so, it may expect unsalted butter!)
answered 26 mins ago
Erica
4,82543666
answered 26 mins ago
Erica
4,82543666
answered 26 mins ago
Erica
4,82543666
answered 26 mins ago
Erica
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4,82543666
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up vote
1
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It does matter, using salted butter changes the salt content of the dish, which will change the flavor. It probably won't greatly affect the chemistry of a dish aside from that, however.
In my experience it's much more common to see unsalted butter in recipes, so I almost always default to unsalted if the recipe doesn't specify.
If they meant salted butter and I use unsalted, I can usually fix it by adding salt. The only real advantage of salted butter is its longer shelf life.
answered 22 mins ago
SuperWild1
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It does matter, using salted butter changes the salt content of the dish, which will change the flavor. It probably won't greatly affect the chemistry of a dish aside from that, however.
In my experience it's much more common to see unsalted butter in recipes, so I almost always default to unsalted if the recipe doesn't specify.
If they meant salted butter and I use unsalted, I can usually fix it by adding salt. The only real advantage of salted butter is its longer shelf life.
answered 22 mins ago
SuperWild1
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up vote
1
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up vote
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It does matter, using salted butter changes the salt content of the dish, which will change the flavor. It probably won't greatly affect the chemistry of a dish aside from that, however.
In my experience it's much more common to see unsalted butter in recipes, so I almost always default to unsalted if the recipe doesn't specify.
If they meant salted butter and I use unsalted, I can usually fix it by adding salt. The only real advantage of salted butter is its longer shelf life.
answered 22 mins ago
SuperWild1
1645
It does matter, using salted butter changes the salt content of the dish, which will change the flavor. It probably won't greatly affect the chemistry of a dish aside from that, however.
In my experience it's much more common to see unsalted butter in recipes, so I almost always default to unsalted if the recipe doesn't specify.
If they meant salted butter and I use unsalted, I can usually fix it by adding salt. The only real advantage of salted butter is its longer shelf life.
answered 22 mins ago
SuperWild1
1645
answered 22 mins ago
SuperWild1
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answered 22 mins ago
SuperWild1
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answered 22 mins ago
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What's the recipe for? It matters.
– Chris H
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