How do you measure butter?

flippy1234
flippy1234 Posts: 686 Member
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I put a small amount of Kerrygold butter (the best by the way) on my 1 piece of toast in the morning. How should I measure it?
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  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Digital food scale.
    Yep, this.
  • flippy1234
    flippy1234 Posts: 686 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Digital food scale.

    But it's not even a measurable amount. Like maybe less than half a teaspoon.
  • flippy1234
    flippy1234 Posts: 686 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    flippy1234 wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Digital food scale.

    But it's not even a measurable amount. Like maybe less than half a teaspoon.

    Food scales measure in grams. Like Jruzer said. I'll bet it was more than a half teaspoon. One teaspoon is about 35/40 calories, so log it as 1/2 teaspoon and move on.

    Three teaspoons in a tablespoon.

    Yep, that's what I did.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    Jruzer wrote: »
    It probably weighs a few grams. A teaspoon of butter is 5 g.
    I tend to log anywhere between 4g-10g of butter, depending on what I’m using it for. Sometimes more if I’m baking.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
    angelsja wrote: »
    Put the tub of butter on a digital food scale zero it take out what you want the negative number is how many grams you had

    Yep. This is what I do.
  • RachellaJ
    RachellaJ Posts: 58 Member
    I put my plate on the scale, press tare, then put my slice of butter on the plate. And always weigh in grams!
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    crazyravr wrote: »
    flippy1234 wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Digital food scale.

    But it's not even a measurable amount. Like maybe less than half a teaspoon.

    These negligible amounts add up REAL quick throughout the day or week :)

    This, exactly.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    flippy1234 wrote: »
    I put a small amount of Kerrygold butter (the best by the way) on my 1 piece of toast in the morning. How should I measure it?

    weigh it on a food scale.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    angelsja wrote: »
    Put the tub of butter on a digital food scale zero it take out what you want the negative number is how many grams you had

    Yep. This is what I do.

    Me too! Same with peanut butter and jam.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    FireOpalCO wrote: »
    flippy1234 wrote: »
    I put a small amount of Kerrygold butter (the best by the way) on my 1 piece of toast in the morning. How should I measure it?

    When you can no longer see bread, that's 1 serving.

    I think that's for peanut butter... :bigsmile:
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    FireOpalCO wrote: »
    flippy1234 wrote: »
    I put a small amount of Kerrygold butter (the best by the way) on my 1 piece of toast in the morning. How should I measure it?

    When you can no longer see bread, that's 1 serving.

    I think that's for peanut butter... :bigsmile:

    Right??? Because the butter melts. You'd keep adding and adding until your bread was soggy, and you'd still see it.

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