Butter Board (2024)

FAQs

What's up with butter boards? ›

They're interactive and a fun, easy way to offer variety and entertain guests. They can be used at everything from co*cktail receptions and buffets to holiday dinners and family events. The options are endless! Butter boards can be sweet or savory, and they're equally perfect as an appetizer or a dessert.

Overall, sharing a butter board with friends every now and then is unlikely to cause much harm to your health. But doing it often, or eating very large quantities, could raise cholesterol levels and increase your risk of cardiovascular disease somewhat.

The risk of getting sick from a butter board still seems relatively low, according to other experts. “This is not something that would make my top 20 list or top 50 of risky things,” food safety specialist Benjamin Chapman told The New York Times.

Serve with warm bread, toasted bread, seeded crackers, or anything that goes amazingly with butter. Place small spoons or butter knives out with the board and encourage everyone to scoop, spread, and enjoy!

It started with a viral video of influencer chef Justine Doiron carefully slathering two sticks of butter directly onto a wooden cheese board, seasoning the thick layer with flaky sea salt and lemon zest, arranging torn herbs and red onion across the surface, and finally finishing the dish with flower petals and a ...

In place of the cheese and meats on a charcuterie board, a butter board is softened butter spread out on a wooden board and then covered in herbs to serve over bread.

Pros: Butter is generally natural, made from just one or two ingredients: cream, and sometimes salt. Cons: Cream – also known as milk fat – contains both saturated fat and cholesterol, the two dietary ingredients that raise blood cholesterol and increase the risk of heart and vascular diseases.

TEXAS ROADHOUSE BUTTER BOARD (viral butter board recipe)

Ingredients • 1 stick salted butter, room temperature • 1/4 cup honey • 3 tbsp powdered sugar • 1 tbsp cinnamon + more to garnish • Warm bread Instructions • spread the butter on a platter • Place honey in a microwaveable bowl and heat for 10 seconds.

One Tbsp of regular butter with salt can have as much as 11g of fat; 7g sat., 100 cal., 30mg of cholest., and 85mg of sodium. Clearly, toast isn't as innocent as you thought. On the other slice, 1 Tbsp. of hummus has only 1g of fat; 0 sat., 23 cal., 0 cholest., and 53 mg of sodium.

Glass Cutting Boards -- Avoid

Glass cutting boards are nonporous and easy to clean -- you can wash them in the sink or the dishwasher. There's also no need to oil them obviously, so there's no upkeep. However, glass cutting boards are the worst for your knives. For this reason we don't recommend glass cutting boards.

Do people eat butter boards? ›

When they're good, they're quite clean – herbs and citrus, maybe a bit of garlic or onion. The butter board is quite a tortured food trend; there aren't that many ways of doing it so that it looks really great, that's how you end up with nasturtiums.

The healthiest cutting board material is typically glass/stone or wood (hardwood, not softwood). These materials are either nonporous or have antimicrobial properties that make them more resistant to bacterial growth.

The "butter board" is basically a serving surface inspired by the classic charcuterie, made of charcuterie, soft butter spread across the wooden surface and then seasoned with salt, herbs, honey, nuts and many other creative ingredients.

According to market research firm, Mordor Intelligence, growing demand for flavored butters is one of the big drivers of the increase in demand for butter.

Board Butter Protects Your Wooden Kitchen Tools From Moisture, Odors, and Staining. Board butter both moisturizes your board and protects your board from unwanted moisture. At the same time, conditioning in this way also prevents the board from absorbing strong odors and staining.

Let the treated wood sit overnight so it can absorb the board butter. The next day you can use a cloth or paper towel to buff off any that didn't soak in (but usually it's completely absorbed). You should have a nice, satiny (not greasy) surface.

They're easy to eat: Cheese and charcuterie boards are perfect for a party because they're easy to eat. Guests can simply grab a piece of cheese or meat and a cracker or piece of bread and enjoy.