Do you leave butter out to stay soft?

[sbenkoski]

Depends for me but i've learned not to leave the butter on top my stove if i'm baking  hahahahah   makes for a big mess ! i was making a roast  and had been to the store , stoves next to my fridge , set the pound of butter on the stove and  kept doing other things and unpack what i' d bought  needless to say the whole pound was all over the top  and was hard to clean up .

[mrsmere]

I only take mine out when I'm getting ready to use it.  The longest has been around 30 minutes.

[beatsdrop]

I never do this.

[dsosnowski06]

The only time I use real butter is at Thanksgiving for stuffing and basting the turkey and when I am baking at Christmas.  So I do let my butter soften at this time of year.  Many cookies recipes call for soften butter

[brian8713]

No, but my tenant is always doing this. I don't get it. Seems like a good way to get germs/bacteria in the butter.

[DEBMZ6]

No, I don't leave the butter out. 

[mrisha]

I only leave butter out to soften if I am going to use it for baking or cooking on the same day.

[catchow]

I only leave a stick or 2 out at a time, and I keep it in a bowl with a snap on lid. The remainder sticks are in the fridge.

[sfreeman8]

I never leave my butter out because hubby doesn't like soft butter. He'd rather rip the bread apart spreading it.

[oldbuddy]

We leave our butter dish on the counter all the time, but in the winter I still gets hard. We would rather wear a hoodie than turn up the heat and pay more for utilities.

[BATISTAGIRL663]

no my butter stays in the fridge i bought a spray butter when i need it fast ! or put it in the microwave !

[braggin]

We don't eat real butter because it is so fattening plus there are much healthier versions of margarine that taste just great like Smart Balance. But I think it is OK to leave butter out to keep it soft.

[o2bnocn]

I don't leave the butter out for too long, but sometimes while cooking.

[santa7]

I leave one in the butter keeper in the fridge. 

[lywb2168]

Keep it on the referigerator, and take out about 30 minutes before you use it