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The butters tested all had butterfat contents of at least 82%, higher than the standard 80%, with the exception of Land O'Lakes, which was included as a benchmark. Every single butter tested - seven unsalted and six salted - were recommended including the non-premium benchmark butter, so it sounds like you can't go wrong by choosing a name-brand butter or a butter that is "european-style." The butters were ultimately ranked by preference, but not one was a loser:
Unsalted:
- Land O'Lakes Ultra Creamy butter
- Presidente Unsalted butter
- Celles Sur Belle Premium Churn
- Land O'Lakes Unsalted Sweet butter (benchmark)
- Organic Valley European-style butter
- Plugra European-style butter
- Jana Valley Imported Sweet Cream Butter
Salted:
- Land O'Lakes Ultra creamy salted butter
- Land O'Lakes regular salted butter
- Lurpak Slightly Salted Danish butter
- Le Gall Beurre de Baratte de Bretagne
- Vermont Butter and Cheese Company Salted butter
- Kerrygold Irish Butter
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12-20-2006 @9:04AM Vince said... I know America's test kitchen did something like this for olive oils a while back. Anyone remember the results?
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12-20-2006 @11:15AM Jeremy said... Hastings Whey butter from Stirling creamery is fantastic - (if you're in Ontario)
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12-20-2006 @3:14PM boss sauce said... Seems to be butter season-- there was an evaluation of "European style" butters in the SF Chronicle last week:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/13/FDGASMT5PD1.DTL
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12-20-2006 @7:13PM Gary said... Disappointed that they didn't consider a cultured butter. This stuff is great and hard to find in this country. This place has it. Maybe others do as well, but I don't know of them. http://www.vtbutterandcheeseco.com/culturedButter.html
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12-21-2006 @8:41AM Carolyn said... Does anyone know where you can get Presidente butter? I've never seen it here on the west coast United States.
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12-21-2006 @8:40AM MJ said... I have had the european butter from a speciality food shop and it is heavenly/ Always loved bread and butter as a child and it took me back. Is it me or does butter lack something these days! Land o lakes is good, but so darn expensive. Since I mostly use buttter to bake and cook with, I buy the store brands. Hate unsalted butter!! taste like vaseline......LOL
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12-21-2006 @8:40AM Colin said... Lurpack is definitely of our favorite. We used to buy it exclusively but its vastly more expensive then buying 4 lbs of bulk no-brand butter at Costco! Now it's just a treat.
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12-21-2006 @2:34PM Jason said... Carolyn: I got Presidente at a Trader Joe's in Boston, MA. I know that's far away, but I think you guys have TJ's out there.
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12-21-2006 @10:52PM Carolyn said... Thanks Jason. lol Yeah I think Boston is a bit far for me. I'll have to check different Trader Joes around here as I haven't seen it in the ones local to me.
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