What is buttermilk? As a die-hard butter lover, I stand by the traditional form of buttermilk, the delicious byproduct of hand-churning your own butter. Butter-making is one of the few culinary processes that starts with one ingredient and results in two...
In 1989, the USDA set standards (butter grades) for butter produced and sold commercially in America. Butter can be designated as one of three different grades; U.S. Grade AA, U.S. Grade A and U.S. Grade B. Butter must contain a minimum of 80% milk fat...
From Scandinavia to India to Africa, most cultures use some form of butter in cooking. There are four main types of butter: sweet cream, cultured, clarified and ghee. Sweet cream butter is made from fresh cream, instead of soured or fermented cream...