Do you leave butter out to stay soft?

[paints]

I leave it out most of the time without a problem.  During the summer if it's really hot, I put the butter in the fridge.

[Yukichan77]

I usually leave one stick out and put the rest in the refrigerator.

[ajamimajida]

I keep mine in refrigerator, I usually buy soft butter.

[snuggleycutejc]

I do love the stick butter over the tub. I only can eat the margarine non dairy. Do you remember the nice maybe even crystal butter dishes Must get another the cover helps keep freshness with beauty   

[cateyes1]

I have never done that but that's a good idea

[nmbrown863]

I keep mine in the fridge.

[lhz123]

It's always in the fridge. We just slice it with a knife. Don't want contamination.

[kathleenkleinhans]

Usually not, however I know grand parents had no problem never refrigerating it.  They never got sick either

[Skyisbluetoday]

            My parents would leave butter out most of the time as a kid. I now leave my butter in the fridge. If I'm baking something that needs soft butter, I now place that butter in the microwave for a short time to soften the butter.            

[Nancy5]

I leave mine out all the time.  I use a butter ball.  Go on Amazon and check them out.  I love it and several of my friends use them.  We always have soft butter, check them out.

[vickysue]

I  leave it out,  but only just a half stick at a time, and we use it up  quickly.  But I do  leave out stick to soften for cookies.  I have  found if you heat the  sugar or brown sugar slightly  and then  mix it in with the  butter it helps whip it up.

[jkhanson]

Yes, I have a butter dish and we have a stick of butter on it that we leave on the counter in the colder months.  In the summer time, we have to leave it in the refrigerator.

[jenniferhoder]

It Depends. Sometimes I do not usually it’s in the fridge.

[hawkeye3210]

No, I do not do that.

[bshee58]

I always keep butter in the fridge, other than that no.