Kerrygold butter

dxhound2005

Usually €2.95 for 454g everywhere, Lidl have it for €2.45 at the moment so I got two. I already had one from Dunnes in the fridge and I noticed they are slightly different shaped packs. When I read the information on the packs I see that the Dunnes one is packed under franchise by Glanbia Kilkenny whereas the Lidl is packed under franchise by Town of Monaghan Co-op.

I suspect that all butter is the same anyway and there are cheaper products than €2.45. But if anyone likes Kerrygold particularly get it now.

vicwatson

Aldi/Lidl own butter retails at 2.19 all the time and is as good a Kerrygold imo.

Agent Bubbles

I do get Dairygold(?), Kerrygold would break your heart trying to spread it.

kn

The generic non-branded butter is €2.19 in Dunnes etc and is no different from the branded butter.

moodrater

Cheaper ones are usually reconstituted buttermilk or whey and palm oil if you turn them all over in tesco one of the cheap tesco ones is identical to the nicer ones can't remember which. I'm by no means an eco warrior but palm oil production destroys arable land, forestry and habitat in developing countries so I try to avoid.

dxhound2005

moodrater wrote: »

Cheaper ones are usually reconstituted buttermilk or whey and palm oil if you turn them all over in tesco one of the cheap tesco ones is identical to the nicer ones can't remember which. I'm by no means an eco warrior but palm oil production destroys arable land, forestry and habitat in developing countries so I try to avoid.

Whatever you are describing there it isn't butter. The only ingredients you will see listed on any butter cheap or dear is Pasteruised Milk and Salt.

athtrasna

Agent Bubbles wrote: »

I do get Dairygold(?), Kerrygold would break your heart trying to spread it.

Dairygold isn't butter. If you want a spreadable butter go for Connacht Court butter in a tub. I use their low fat butter but they also have a full fat version. These are actual butter, not a dairy spread.

I don't know if it's just because I'm used to low fat butter now but I find Kerrygold to be quite salty these days

T K

Do you mean Connacht Gold? It's lovely. Much nicer than the I-can-totally-believe-it's-not-butter spreads.

stimpson

Agent Bubbles wrote: »

I do get Dairygold(?), Kerrygold would break your heart trying to spread it.

Get a butter dish - keep it out of the fridge. Problem sorted. Even a cheap Tupperware box will do.

Fake butter is manky.

niallam

Dunnes own brand has the same EU plant number as Kerrygold

ShoulderChip

niallam wrote: »

Dunnes own brand has the same EU plant number as Kerrygold

ugh disgusting, I hope none of that cheap crap contaminates my Kerrygold

StaticNoise

Supervalu butter is the same as the branded one beside it. Dunnes is the same.

Tesco butter varies, check the plant number.

Toast

stimpson wrote: »

Get a butter dish - keep it out of the fridge. Problem sorted. Even a cheap Tupperware box will do.

Fake butter is manky.

+1. Also if its particularly cold in your kitchen and the butter is still hard in the morning split off as much as you need onto a small plate and microwave on defrost for about 10 seconds. You'll need to adjust for plate used, microwave, how much butter etc but if you get it right it'll just be spreadable soft. If it separates (you'll hear it start to spit) use less time/power next time until you get it right.

Fries-With-That

niallam wrote: »

Dunnes own brand has the same EU plant number as Kerrygold

That's a very useful bit of information, thank you

moodrater

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Whatever you are describing there it isn't butter. The only ingredients you will see listed on any butter cheap or dear is Pasteruised Milk and Salt.

Sorry, brain malfuntion!