How long can opened butter be kept

If the cream has been opened, it must be refrigerated in the refrigerator. If it is left indoors, the cream will go bad. It cannot be kept for too long. Generally speaking, it should be kept for about half a year. And try to eat it as soon as possible. In this way, the taste will be better. If it is stored for too long, it will definitely not taste so fresh.

Fresh cream, also known as raw cream, is a high-concentration cream in liquid form that is made by separating the fat from fresh milk. Fresh cream is also divided into animal and vegetable fresh cream. Animal-based cream is made from milk fat or milk; the main ingredients of vegetable-based cream are palm oil and corn syrup, its color comes from food coloring, and its milk flavor comes from artificial flavorings.

The method of preserving cream is not simple, you can't just put it in the refrigerator. It is best to wrap the cream carefully with paper first, and then store it in a cream box or a sealed box. This way, the cream will not harden due to the evaporation of moisture, and will not be contaminated by the smell of other foods in the refrigerator.

No matter what kind of cream it is, it can be stored for 6 to 18 months if it is refrigerated at 2 to 4 degrees. If it is placed in the freezer, it can be preserved longer, but the disadvantage is that it must be taken out and thawed in advance before use. There is a type of unsalted butter that is extremely perishable and once opened it is best consumed as soon as possible.

Distinction between meat and vegetables

The raw material for animal cream is milk. It is a meat-based food for pure vegetarians, but a vegetarian food for vegetarians who can drink milk. Although the main raw material of vegetable cream is vegetable oil, it can be seen from the above method that some vegetable creams will add raw materials such as hydrogenated butter or crude cream during the production process. The meat and vegetable properties of these raw materials are the same as those of animal cream. Therefore, whether vegetable cream is meat or vegetarian depends on one’s personal vegetarian principles and the raw materials of the cream.

Cream for cooking

Cream is commonly used in Western cuisine, so it is not easy for ordinary Chinese families to cook with cream. For this purpose, GOOD Housewife has specially selected delicious and simple mushroom cream soup as a special recommendation. After trying it, you will fall in love with it.

Butter presents another problem. Modern people think that animal fats are bad and turn to vegetable butter. However, most vegetable butters on the market have been hydrogenated to form a trans fatty acid, which has been proven to be related to cardiovascular disease and is not good for health if consumed frequently.

Whole milk contains 4% fat. If the whole milk is left alone, the fat particles in the milk will float on the upper layer of the milk. This layer of slightly yellowish milk is the cream. Boil the milk and leave it off the heat for a while. A layer of cream skin will form on the milk. Stir the whole milk with a centrifugal mixer to separate the cream.