I like to leave butter on counter so it is soft..is this dangerous?

Answer 1

I grew up with it in the cupboard, and do that in my own household. We've never gotten sick or anything from it.

Answer 2

I think this is sure to get me a "best answer".

Buy a butter bell, sometimes called a butter keeper. It is a device that dates back to the 1800's. It is an inner/outer chinaware cup in which butter is placed in the inner part, and the outer part is filled with an inch or so of water. All the water is out of sight inside the outer cup, so you don't even see the water. Nothing spills. To keep the butter room temp, invert the butter portion of the cup so that it sits upside down in the water. No air gets to the butter (because of the water seal) so the butter stays fresh at room temperature. You can keep your butter soft and spreadable on the table or countertop even in summer. Just change the water every 2-3 days. It is great! I bought my butter bell on eBay. Try one --- you'll fall in love with it!

Answer 3

I highly doubt it for several reasons ( here goes a story!)

One day my Dad was mad at my Mom for buying only the hard butter stick instead of the soft, I can't believe its not butter stuff. He said if she was going to do that then she should leave it out so it is soft like his mom(my grandma) used to do. My dad ate it that way for years and he was fine. If it is dangerous however, I would buy the I can't believe its nut butter stuff because personally i like the taste better and it is already soft n creamy =)

Answer 4

Yes it is safe to leave it out on the counter just like eggs are safe to keep out. If it weren't, all our parents, grandparents, etc. would all have been dead for doing that back in the days. Just stop and think about all the food they didn't refrigerate back then, and they all survived, didn't they? Society today is just too paranoid about our food on what is good or bad for us, where it should be kept and for how long. Give me a freaking break!

If we lived by the so called experts standards, why would we even have a need for freezers? They say not to keep meat for so many months in it. The whole purpose of having them was to get families from one season to the next. I've had meat in my freezer for a couple of years, and NO ONE that has ever eaten it has known other wise.

Sorry, didn't mean to get off the subject of keeping butter out, but it is all related in a way.

Answer 5

Mice like butter, so if you leave it out for a long period of time.. they might get to eat and start taking little nibbles. They don't eat that much, so you wouldn't be able to tell. Mice spread diseases and you might not even know they're in your house.

Because it isn't meat, it's not really that dangerous. But I do it too because I prefer it soft. Cover it and keep it in the butter dish and you should be fine.

Answer 6

I take butter out of the fridge a little while before I want to use it and then return it to the fridge when done. If left unrefrigerated, it can become rancid. I do not know if this is dangerous or not.

Answer 7

Not at all. butter is fine on the counter...just be careful in the summer time. And check its smell every once in a while...if it smells rancid, dont eat it.

Answer 8

I guess its not or it would be on the news not to leave butter out so I'm gonna have to say no.

Answer 9

Nope, no harm done at all. Leaving it out too long might get it to melt again and therefore be hard to store but leaving it out for a while wont do anything.

Answer 10

Just leave it in a covered butter dish so airborne bacteria can't get hold of it. along with flies and other bugs.

Answer 11

Not for a short time, like a week or so. Longer than that, when it's warm and it will get rancid. It will change color (get whitish) and start smelling funny and taste bitter.

Just keep it covered, especially if you have a cat (!)