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I've looked all over trying to find Kerry Gold butter and it appears to not be available in Alberta. Has anyone heard differently?
Does it matter that much? If I can't get it, should I just use regular or cultured unsalted butter?
Does it matter that much? If I can't get it, should I just use regular or cultured unsalted butter?
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If you can't get it, just us regular salted butter. The difference between the two end products is minimal at best unless you really have money to burn.1
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Sounds good, and I don't have money to burn
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loriafriesen wrote: »Sounds good, and I don't have money to burn
No one I know has money to burn either!
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loriafriesen wrote: »Sounds good, and I don't have money to burn
Burn fat and not money.10 -
I'm in Calgary and I've never seen it. Once in a while, when its on sale, I buy salted country churned butter, but otherwise we just use the salted no-name brand butter.loriafriesen wrote: »Sounds good, and I don't have money to burn
Burn fat and not money.
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Maybe try opting for a grass fed brand that's local? Or else there's also some European style butter brands that are just as good. Sometimes farmers markets may have small local grass fed cow's milk products, too.4
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Any real butter is perfectly fine.2
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Thanks everyone
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Hi fellow Canadian! I'm in Manitoba and I can't get Kerrygold here either. When we are south of the border in the USA, we pick some up to take home, but I find the price to be double that of regular salted butter. I use it to melt on top of eggs or meat, but mostly use butter from home for everyday use. I can find organic butter here, but it's too expensive for me. I use my limited supply of Kerrygold as an occasional treat.1
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@Kitnthecat Is there an actual taste difference between Kerrygold and other salted butters?0
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I bought Kerrygold once to see what all the hoopla is about. I get the whole bit about being from grass fed cows but when it comes to taste, it tastes like Land of Lakes to me. 1/2 pound of Kerry gold was $4.99. That is the average price for 1 pound of Land of Lakes butter which is often buy one get one free locally so $2.49 per pound. I'll stick with Land of Lakes and most generics are pretty decent too. To me.4
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I don't remember if I've seen Kerrygold round these parts.... I have seen Lactancia European style cultured butter. Never tried it though. Too much money for cow grease lol.
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@nvmomketo , I find the Kerrygold to be brighter yellow in colour, with a fuller taste, maybe a bit saltier than average Canadian butter. I like it in my BPC, adds a nicer flavour.
I buy a wide range of butters from many different places. We use butter a lot here. There is nothing wrong with the butter we can get here. I like a local brand from a local dairy as well, and I do buy Lactancia when it is on sale, but think my favourite all purpose one is Beatrice at Costco at under $4 per pound.2 -
Grass fed butter (butter made from the milk of grass fed cows) is higher in nutrients like Omega-3 fatty acids and CLAs. If you can't fit it in your budget, then regular butter certainly won't harm you. But if you can get it, it does have its benefits.4
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Remember, too, that you should buy all your butter UNSALTED and add your own salt. Salted butter is actually slightly lower in quality than unsalted butter. They can use the salt to cover any flaws. And yes, this is even within butters like Kerrygold. I've done some research on it, but don't have any articles saved on hand. I can't remember if it is actually the milkfat percentage or something else, but it is slight lower in quality of something...
And I've been told that cultured butter has a better flavor, if you can get it for the same price.2 -
Okay, so in searching for links to my previous research, it seems that the main issue is in the lack of quality in the salt...which was not what my previous research indicated. But I did not know that there could be such variation in the percentage of milk fat in the butter or that some companies use chemicals to extract the whey/liquid and such. UGH.
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/grass-fed-butter/
Fascinating read! https://books.google.com/books?id=1BQ8AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA7-PA6&lpg#v=onepage&q&f=false0 -
I'll smuggle in Kerygold for anyone willing to smuggle out Kinder eggs *cough*1
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I bring Kinder eggs in all the time, with no issues...the airlines don't care. 1
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MyriiStorm wrote: »Grass fed butter (butter made from the milk of grass fed cows) is higher in nutrients like Omega-3 fatty acids and CLAs. If you can't fit it in your budget, then regular butter certainly won't harm you. But if you can get it, it does have its benefits.
This is the reason for getting butter from grass fed cows if possible. I find the taste near equal, however lower Omega 6 content and higher Omega 3 content makes it worthwhile for me.
I do not have money to burn by any stretch, but what I have noticed is by changing to this WOE, the volume of food I eat has diminished significantly which means spending an amount that looks like more isn't because I eat less. In the end, even with improving the quality of the food I eat, my monthly food spending has decreased.
This is even more the case right now as I am doing the meativore May challenge. I simply can't eat as much, so the fact I spend more on something doesn't matter because it lasts longer.3 -
Another option is to make your own, if you have a cream source that you like. It only takes a few minutes in a food processor and we've been super happy with the results! You'll end up with a very nice butter along with some traditional buttermilk to use for other things.
https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/homemade-butter/
When we don't feel like making it, we try to find the big rolls of Amish butter. It's about $10 per roll around here but the damn thing lasts forever and tastes very good.1 -
Land-o-Lakes (if that is available around you) makes a European style butter that I have found is as good as the Kerrygold butter and is not as pricey as Kerrygold. It does cost more than the regular butter however.1
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Kitnthecat wrote: »nvmomketo , I find the Kerrygold to be brighter yellow in colour, with a fuller taste, maybe a bit saltier than average Canadian butter. I like it in my BPC, adds a nicer flavour.
I buy a wide range of butters from many different places. We use butter a lot here. There is nothing wrong with the butter we can get here. I like a local brand from a local dairy as well, and I do buy Lactancia when it is on sale, but think my favourite all purpose one is Beatrice at Costco at under $4 per pound.
@Kitnthecat Thanks! Next time we travel in the States I may look for it... or not with the exchange rate what it is. 1 -
I love Kerry gold butter. The flavor is amazing and now I think other butters "discount butter" is kinda bland tbh. Worth the money to me for sure. Buy what you can afford though. I think it's worth the splurge!
Oh, the kerry gold butter in my grocery store is near the deli and fancy cheeses, hummas and meat platters-not with your land o lakes butters!0 -
I think kerrygold does have a nice flavor but I've also found butter from a local dairy that doesn't say it's grassfed cows is also more yellow and richer flavor.
But honestly, I don't think the flavor is soooooooo much different that I can really tell unless I'm specifically tasting the butter alone. If I had put it in coffee or on meat, it all tasted the same to me. Maybe it's also that I don't use much in general. Less of it to taste... ???
Anyway, lots of times I just buy what's on sale or generic brands because of budget.3 -
We have used Kerry Gold butter and cheeses, because of the grass fed cows for year. Omega 3 is very important, DH has lots of inflammation and he can't use fish oil, bad reaction to it.
Since we cook with olive oil, avocado and nut oils, the butter is used to make cream sauces, some baking treats, or melted on top of meats. So with two of us the cost is not bad. I also noticed that my grocery bills are going downwards, not buying the huge amounts of grains, breads, snacking crackers, potatoes, fruits, etc.
And I eat less. So I deserve KG butter 2
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