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Old 25-05-2014, 14:36
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And when I get this from Mauritius, it's superb. Taste of my childhood butter
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Old 25-05-2014, 14:39
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Lurpak - mmmm, so yummy!
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Old 25-05-2014, 15:05
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I have been using the Co-op own brand full salt butter as it has plenty of taste but i would not use it all the time.
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Old 25-05-2014, 19:20
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I've started buying Vitalite Dairy Free Spread which is quite nice.
A mate of mine uses that and when I have toast there I have it on my toast and it is fine, but when I got some myself and I tried it at home, I did not think much of it. strange really.
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Old 25-05-2014, 19:25
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Dairy free would be a spread not a butter.

Sainsburys basics is nice so is Tescos slightly salted. Not keen on lurpak it's a little too salty for me. Anchor is OK it s one I was brought up on but the price compared to the Tesco and sainsburys is extortionate.
Sainsburys basic is ok and now they put it back down in price I will start buying it again. at the moment Sainsburys own branded butter is a squid and that is better than their basic.
Lurpak Salty? i found it bland.
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Old 25-05-2014, 19:26
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Anchor spreadable

but it is not butter, it got Vegetable Oil and Water in.
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Old 26-05-2014, 02:35
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The matter of salting is very specific imo.

It doesn't take much to make it either too salty or too lacking.

Welsh butter is traditionally very salty (remember Shirgâr http://moblog.net/media/r/a/s/rassilon7/shirgar.jpg ) which I find too much.

I know what you mean about the salting...

I use the unsalted butter for sauces and ...well I want to say baking.... but I'm not a baker.... The unsalted butter I buy is used in sauces mainly.

I love my lurpak (when it's in the fridge and affordable for me). Lurpak is a lovely thing I get to enjoy now and then
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Old 26-05-2014, 15:52
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but it is not butter, it got Vegetable Oil and Water in.
I know, but it still tastes like butter
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Old 26-05-2014, 16:12
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Anchor or Morrisons sea salt butter is nice
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Old 26-05-2014, 16:44
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Kerrygold for me or if its on offer and I can't avoid going in there Morrisons Normandy sea salt butter
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Old 26-05-2014, 17:03
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We only buy Lurpak
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Old 26-05-2014, 18:03
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Whatever's saltiest. Currently using some sort of Guernsey butter (2% salt, which seems to be the highest salt content that's easily found).
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Old 26-05-2014, 21:10
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I generally just buy Asda's unsalted butter. I've tried brand names in the past and I can't really taste any difference.
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Old 27-05-2014, 08:29
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My grandmother would only buy kerrygold, takes me back to my childhood if I have that.
Usually now I have spread rather than butter.
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Old 27-05-2014, 22:25
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My grandmother would only buy kerrygold, takes me back to my childhood if I have that.
Usually now I have spread rather than butter.
Kerrygold er? That takes me back as well. spread got too much junk in to be honest. I used to have spread as i thought too much butter was bad for you, but after seeing what is in spread, I think butter is better.
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Old 27-05-2014, 22:41
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I tried the new Flora Gold today. It tastes a lot better than other products they made but it leaves a waxy feeling in the mouth and the taste gets a lot more bitter after 20 mins even a nice cup of tea didn't remove the wax feeling.
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Old 27-05-2014, 23:05
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I tried the new Flora Gold today. It tastes a lot better than other products they made but it leaves a waxy feeling in the mouth and the taste gets a lot more bitter after 20 mins even a nice cup of tea didn't remove the wax feeling.
You need some better butter.... like Betty Botter did!

Betty Botter bought some butter;
"But," said she, "this butter's bitter!
If I put it in my batter
It will make my batter bitter.
But a bit of better butter
Will but make my batter better.
"Then she bought a bit of butter
Better than the bitter butter,
And made her bitter batter better.
So 'twas better Betty Botter
bought a bit of better butter.
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Old 28-05-2014, 11:12
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I like goat's milk butter. Or sainsbury's slightly salted organic butter.
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Old 28-05-2014, 11:25
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Loathe butter of any sorts - but buy Welsh salted for hubby
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Old 28-05-2014, 23:53
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I used to love going to my grandma's every Saturday, and having toast done on a open fire with lashings of lurpak butter, since my hubby came on the scene I've became a Anchor girl...
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Old 29-05-2014, 02:34
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I never knew Lurpak was so popular. I only tasted it for the first time a couple of years ago.

I find it a bit lacking in taste personally.
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Old 29-05-2014, 03:14
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I'm with gemma-the-husky. £1 unsalted 250g from Asda but now I've discovered Heron also sell unsalted for £1. Bought a pack of Countrylife there yesterday and previously a small english dairy unsalted butter that was delicious. Heron sell 250g packs of Lurpak for £1 as well but it's not in stock all the time. I also find Lurpak lacking in taste and don't buy it. Heron's really cheap on all dairy products.
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Old 29-05-2014, 13:51
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Aldi unsalted is great for cooking / baking and only 95p. For spreading I think Lurpak is unbeatable, nice and creamy, not too salty and a nice subtle flavour that doesn't overpower everything else
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Old 29-05-2014, 17:27
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I never knew Lurpak was so popular. I only tasted it for the first time a couple of years ago.

I find it a bit lacking in taste personally.
Me too, and flipping expensive.
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Old 30-05-2014, 22:59
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I only use butter for making buttercream. Lurpak salted is my favourite.
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