When a recipe calls for butter...

[megalicious]

I have both in my fridge... not sure if it really makes a difference.

[EmilieMadison]

Are you baking or cooking?

[Deleted]

I feel like the default is salted.

If unsalted is needed, a recipe will usually specify "unsalted."

People who actually cook, please weigh in. LOL.

[Jalapeñomel]

Baking is unsalted, cooking is salted.

[papie]

I always use unsalted. I have no idea what you are supposed to do.

[ginger]

Unsalted. Most recipes call for salt further down in the recipe.

However, I'm a rebel and mostly bake and cook with salted.

[Deleted]

Dun dun dun!

Disregard everything I said.

[iamgrace]

I read, (or saw or whatever) that you should use unsalted. If you use salted, you should omit the salt from the recipe ( if we're talking about baking).

I know when I dot something with salted butter, it can leave a little salty crust behind sometimes once the butter is melted.

[walterismydog]

If baking cookies or a cake, unsalted. Otherwise salted.

[troopersmom]

I was told if the recipe calls for added salt to go with unsalted butter.

[Deleted]

I always use salted.

[Deleted]

I like salt.

You may disregard this, too.

Tee hee hee.

[fuckyourcouch]

D. I don't use butter. Lol

[EmilieMadison]

Using unsalted butter allows you to add salt to your own taste. I usually only use salted when cooking something that I know will need a bit of salt anyway and then I just know I wont need to add as much.

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Dec 19, 2012 20:14:48 GMT -5 fuckyourcouch said:

D. I don't use butter. Lol

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

[fuckyourcouch]

Lol I know miso. Shun the non-butterer!

[Deleted]

Here. This looks informative:

www.foodnetwork.com/recipes-and-cooking/unsalted-butter-vs-salted/index.html

[Deleted]

This, too:

articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-09-20/features/ct-tribu-daley-question-butter-20110920_1_unsalted-butter-peanut-daley-question

[Deleted]

Dec 19, 2012 20:16:13 GMT -5 fuckyourcouch said:

Lol I know miso. Shun the non-butterer!

It's ok.

You have good hair. :Y:

[drrn04]

I always use salted.

And here's a secret: I use half butter, half shortening when I bake cookies. So say it calls for 1/2 cup of butter, I use 1/4 cup of each. It makes the cookies always have exactly the right crunchy/soft ratio. My grandma taught me that little trick, and it is awesome. My MIL can't figure out why her cookies suck, and mine are awesome. Well....walla.

[fuckyourcouch]

Dec 19, 2012 20:17:36 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Dec 19, 2012 20:16:13 GMT -5 fuckyourcouch said:

Lol I know miso. Shun the non-butterer!

It's ok.

You have good hair.

Lol thanks!

[hisno1girl]

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

Seriously, it doesn't matter. Salted butter will only enhance the flavor of anything you are baking. It won't ruin your cake or cookies if you use salted butter.

[Jalapeñomel]

Dec 19, 2012 20:18:31 GMT -5 @drrn04 said:

I always use salted.

And here's a secret: I use half butter, half shortening when I bake cookies. So say it calls for 1/2 cup of butter, I use 1/4 cup of each. It makes the cookies always have exactly the right crunchy/soft ratio. My grandma taught me that little trick, and it is awesome. My MIL can't figure out why her cookies suck, and mine are awesome. Well....walla.

I always cry when I get shortening instead of butter in my cookies.

[flex]

I use salted butter whether cooking or baking, unless it specifically asks for unsalted.

[melindafelinda]

Dec 19, 2012 20:21:46 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

Seriously, it doesn't matter. Salted butter will only enhance the flavor of anything you are baking. It won't ruin your cake or cookies if you use salted butter.

Ditto. I can never tell the difference. I use whatever I have on hand.

[janegold]

A lot of baking recipes call for unsalted but I prefer salted for just about everything.

[wannabe]

I hate the taste of unsalted butter so I never have any in the house.

[drrn04]

Dec 19, 2012 20:22:24 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Dec 19, 2012 20:18:31 GMT -5 @drrn04 said:

I always use salted.

And here's a secret: I use half butter, half shortening when I bake cookies. So say it calls for 1/2 cup of butter, I use 1/4 cup of each. It makes the cookies always have exactly the right crunchy/soft ratio. My grandma taught me that little trick, and it is awesome. My MIL can't figure out why her cookies suck, and mine are awesome. Well....walla.

I always cry when I get shortening instead of butter in my cookies.

NOOOO! You must not have had the right kind. And I never use *all* shortening. Just part.

[Jalapeñomel]

Dec 19, 2012 20:51:55 GMT -5 @drrn04 said:

Dec 19, 2012 20:22:24 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I always cry when I get shortening instead of butter in my cookies.

NOOOO! You must not have had the right kind. And I never use *all* shortening. Just part.

LOL! I bet your cookies are awesome, and really unless you mix up the salt with sugar, how bad could cookies be?

[bab]

I would NEVER use salted butter in a baked good. I might use it in a savory recipe, but I wouldn't use it for cakes, cookies etc. This is never an issue for me though because I only buy unsalted butter