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[KenB259]

Nothing to do with woodworking but this is something my wife and I have wanted to try, homemade butter. It took about twenty minutes and it is delicious. So fast and so easy, I doubt we'll buy store bought butter again. Also half the cost of store bought. We made it in a Kitchen Aid mixer. 1 quart of heavy whipping cream yielded 12 ounces of butter. Tastes better than store bought by a long shot.

 

[egnald]

Very Cool. I've made it a few times in our Kitchen Aid too. - Dave

 

[KMCloonan]

We have a kitchen aid mixer I bought my wife about 40 years ago. She uses it a couple of times a week. I will see if I can get her to agree to make me some good butter... Thanks for the idea!

 

[Lew]

I remember when I was a kid churning butter at my grandmother's house whenever we visited. It was the old wooden staved barrel with a pole in the top that you pumped up and down. And yes the result was delicious.

 

[KenB259]

We have a kitchen aid mixer I bought my wife about 40 years ago. She uses it a couple of times a week. I will see if I can get her to agree to make me some good butter... Thanks for the idea!

It really is super easy. My one tip is if you're doing a whole quart, do it a pint at a time.

 

[RichAldrich]

How much salt did you add?

 

[KenB259]

How much salt did you add?

From what I read, salt is optional, I did add a little but didn't measure it. I would guess I added about a half teaspoon.

 

[montmill]

The Kitchen Aid is an amazing tool. I use it to make bread all the time. Home made butter might be interesting. Thanks for posting.

 

[Dieseldoc]

Ken: This. sure bring back memories as when raised on a dairy. My Mother always made
butter. spent lot of time hand turning the machine she used to make it. Remember my Dad saying not to skim the milking cans for the cream but he sure like his butter!!!

 

[GaryMGg]

I remember when I was a kid churning butter at my grandmother's house whenever we visited. It was the old wooden staved barrel with a pole in the top that you pumped up and down. And yes the result was delicious.

We have one of those hand pumped wooden stave churns—when the grandkids visit, we make homemade ice cream in it.

 

[sbwertz]

Nothing to do with woodworking but this is something my wife and I have wanted to try, homemade butter. It took about twenty minutes and it is delicious. So fast and so easy, I doubt we'll buy store bought butter again. Also half the cost of store bought. We made it in a Kitchen Aid mixer. 1 quart of heavy whipping cream yielded 12 ounces of butter. Tastes better than store bought by a long shot.

My grandmother used to take cream and put it in a quart canning jar, wrap it in a towel and put it in the agitator washing machine, wedging it into the agitator and turned on the machine with no water. In no time, she had butter! The agitator went back and forth, churning the cream.

 

[MTViper]

When I was a kid, we had a milk cow. Since I liked to drink milk and was the oldest son, I got to learn to milk. We skimmed off most of the cream when it cooled and saved it. About once a week we'd make butter - no fancy churn, just a quart sized mayo jar. We'd shake it and shake it and finally it would all come together. A week's worth of cream turned into a half a cup of butter. Good but at the time, didn't seem worth the trouble.

 

[MTViper]

My grandmother used to take cream and put it in a quart canning jar, wrap it in a towel and put it in the agitator washing machine, wedging it into the agitator and turned on the machine with no water. In no time, she had butter! The agitator went back and forth, churning the cream.

Wish my mother had thought of that.

 

[sbwertz]

Nothing to do with woodworking but this is something my wife and I have wanted to try, homemade butter. It took about twenty minutes and it is delicious. So fast and so easy, I doubt we'll buy store bought butter again. Also half the cost of store bought. We made it in a Kitchen Aid mixer. 1 quart of heavy whipping cream yielded 12 ounces of butter. Tastes better than store bought by a long shot.

What beater did you use? regular beaters or the whisk?

 

[KenB259]

What beater did you use? regular beaters or the whisk?

I used the whisk. KitchenAids website said to use that one.

 

[greenacres2]

My grandmother used to take cream and put it in a quart canning jar, wrap it in a towel and put it in the agitator washing machine, wedging it into the agitator and turned on the machine with no water. In no time, she had butter! The agitator went back and forth, churning the cream.

Hmmm, spent the last year thinking of where to get a part-time retirement gig...maybe i could get a job at the local Sherwin-Williams or Ace Hdwe, could use the paint shaker in less busy times!!

 

[RDHals]

Just finished making some butter myself per the Kitchen Aid recipe. Note to anyone else making some. A teaspoon of salt, is too much salt. Tastes like salt with a buttery texture.