Butter

[Merlin]

You can use cream at any point to make butter. It doesn't have to be near it's use-by date. It has to do with the amount of whipping, not the freshness of the cream.

[KarenH]

I was more worried that if the cream used to make butter was close to the use-by date, then the butter might go rancid really quickly

[Lilli33]

So I'm interested in a butter bell locally in aus. ( well under the price I can get it for overseas. ) I saw the discussion here but haven't seen a link as to where I could get one. Thanks a million.

[andiesenji]

I'm not too keen about butter bells - they hold barely 4 ounces of butter - I have some I use when I have several guests - one bell for every two guests to save people waiting.  Otherwise I rarely use them.

I have a couple of butter crocks - one similar to this one that is available in Australia:  Ecology Butter Dish

It has a rubber or silicone seal that keeps the contents from picking up flavors from other things.  Some people complain that the seal is not tight but others seem to think it's okay.

[faffa_70]

So I'm interested in a butter bell locally in aus. ( well under the price I can get it for overseas. ) I saw the discussion here but haven't seen a link as to where I could get one. Thanks a million.

I can PM you the email address if you like Lilli33