VIDEO: Melting butter in a pot

Melt butter - you should pay attention to this

• Butter is an animal product, which is largely made up of fat and water consists. This mixture is known to be highly explosive and burns easily if it gets too hot. For this reason, you should make sure that the butter does not get too hot when it melts and that no water drips into the hot butter.
• Only use "real" butter for heating, so no light products and the like, as these are still used have a much higher proportion of water and also many additives, which are not delicious when heated taste good.

Different ways to melt butter

Depending on the use of the melted butter, there are different ways to melt butter.

• The classic variant is to melt butter in a saucepan. To do this, place a saucepan on the stove and add the butter. Melt the butter on a low temperature until it is completely liquid. If you want brown butter, for example for fish dishes, then let the butter stand for a moment longer so that it browns slightly - but does not burn. Remove the foam with a skimmer and pour the butter through a sieve so that the sediment is no longer contained.
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• If you don't want the butter to be browned, simply melt the butter in a water bath. Put a saucepan of water on top and bring the water to a boil. Put the butter in a smaller saucepan and place it in the water bath until the butter has melted.


Roux - prepare the sauce with butter

The roux is the classic in almost every kitchen and should be used by every cook ...

• A very simple variant is melting butter in the microwave. However, do not use a saucepan for this, as metal is taboo in the microwave! Use a plastic bowl instead. Pour in the butter and melt it on low power for 1-2 minutes. This and the water bath method have the advantage that the butter does not brown - this is often desirable when baking.