A conversation on butter - Page 2

[Teenytoona]

Originally Posted by PlayaMama

i'm only laughing because this is a tf forum and i'm totally amused that someone would offer this information in response to the bolded and then tell you to google it. google is going to pop up this forum!

teeny- i have one of these for my butter and i love it

http://www.tias.com/11752/PictPage/3923761278.html

as for the rolls...hmm.. i think the slices sounds like the best way to go, sorry i'm not more helpful!

I follow you on the amusement. No worries , butter rolls must be an unusual commodity.

Originally Posted by mum4boys

We actually use the one with rounded sides. We have no problems cleaning or packing the butter.

Very good to know! Thank you

Originally Posted by Millie Ivy

So the next question might be.... Which is more important, when on a budget, organic butter, or grass fed butter, aside from the raw vs. pasteurized discussion.

Well, I think I'd go for grass-fed (local) butter first (if possible, because some farms are nearly organic, but just don't have the money/etc to be certified). Then I'd check into the organic. Really I'd be standing there at the counter looking at all the options and prices and budget and pick what I could do best at that moment. Not helpful, I know.

[Millie Ivy]

Yeah, i was curious what others would choose at the store, if local was unavailable or out of the price range.

I'll stick with the Organic Valley pastured when available! mmm

[Koalamom]

Originally Posted by wagamama

While we are on the topic, does anyone know whether Kerrygold is organic as well as grassfed -- i.e. are the grazing fields sprayed?

What I am curious about is kerry gold 100% grass fed or do they just get some grass or just hay? I make it into kerry gold into ghee and was thinking about switching to Purity Farms Ghee since it is from the US and is 100% grass fed. And it would save me the trouble of making it.

About kerry gold farms, my dh lived on a farm that sold to KG, and they refuse to drink the raw milk since they claim that the father of the farm died from some serious bacteria in the milk. They have bucket loads of milk and still buy it from the store.

[Koalamom]

And if the cows are getting some grain, like during milking, it is non gmo grain? If it was GMO, then that rules out the butter completely for me.

[BetsyPage]

Oh, as a KerryGold person with not great local options, this thread SO depresses me. *sigh* But I *look* at Kerrygold, and it looks better than my other options, which are stark white... at least to my eyes it looks better but I know that is not informative about what is in it, what the cows ate. Tastes better too.

I can get raw milk butter but it is PRICEY... I might get some to try it though... $13/lb.