What Is Clarified Butter, and What Does It Taste Like? Unlike regular butter, which consists of butterfat, milk, solids and water, clarified butter is just the butterfat. "I'm a big proponent of it, ...

The butter restaurants use isn't the same as yours. It has to do with molecular composition and thermal limits. Regular ...

Let's say you're in a specialty food store or a health food store and you find yourself face-to-face with coconut oil and coconut butter. Do you know the differences between the two? While they both ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. The most successful bakers are the most ...

They do both offer health benefits.

Only over 20 years ago butter was the public villain — contributing to raised cholesterol levels and public concern over an increased risk of heart disease. Now, this public perception seems to have ...

In Baking Hows, Whys, and WTFs, food editor Shilpa Uskokovic will answer your burning baking questions and share her tips and tricks for perfect sweets. Today, how can you soften butter, quickly? I am ...

If butter had a patron saint, it would have to be Julia Child. The beloved cookbook author and TV host once famously quipped, “With enough butter, anything is good.” But how good is the butter that’s ...

My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of bread, potatoes, nut rolls or ...