How Do You Store Your Ghee?

[Anham Mahna]

How do you store your ghee?

Do you keep it in the fridge, or out all day" what kind of container do you use?

My first ghee went into a large mason jar and into the fridge.

The ghee got hard, and the mason jar isn't the best for scooping hard ghee out of. Lol. So i have to rethink my methods. I thought id ask for advice.

Also, I'm having a hard time finding pastured, unsalted butter. Where do you guys get it? My whole foods has pastured lightly salted butter (which i used. The salt is imperceptible.). They have kerrygold, but its salted, too.

Thanks!

[MrsStick]

Large mason-style jar (it was an old spaghetti sauce jar!) that is on the counter by the stove. Stays nice and soft!

I can't find pastured, unsalted butter. I use a non-RBST (whatever that hormone is called) organic butter as it's the best I can find.

[Ann]

I use unsalted Kerrygold, which my WF carries. I store it in a wide mouth pint size mason jar on the counter. I've heard it can last for several months, but I usually go thru a jar a month or so and it lasts just fine. Nice and scoopable soft.

[Tom Denham]

I keep my ghee on the counter all the time.

I've been buying Pure Indian Foods ghee and not making my own lately. But when I make my own, I like to use salted butter. One of the benefits of a Whole30 lifestyle is not needing to fear getting too much sodium in your diet. I salt my food liberally when I am cooking and my blood pressure is very good.

[Terez]

I don't like jars because they're too deep and narrow. However, they do hold a lot.

What I started using stove-side is a mini covered casserole. Along these lines:

It holds less than a pint. I don't need to hold a jar and unscrew the lid, I can just lift the lid off and set it back on. And the width compared to the depth makes it easy to scoop some ghee out (or to slice or chop some out if my kitchen is cold).

However, it doesn't hold a whole lot. When I make ghee I fill the mini casserole then pour the rest into a big mason jar. As the casserole dish gets low (below half-full), then when I've got the oven on I put both it and the big jar on my stove so the ghee softens and melts from the ambient heat. Then pour ghee out of the jar into the casserole to top it off.

This is working well for me. Sometimes I use up all the ghee in the casserole before I've got anything going in the oven. Then I just chunk the ghee out of the jar for awhile (and wash the casserole dish!).

You can find a little casserole like that for $5 at TJ Maxx or somewhere like that.

Terez

[Lisa@SwissPaleo]

When I make my own, I store it in a little jar that used to have honey in it. Too funny that people can't find unsalted butter----that's all we've got here! Salted butter is a specialty and only comes in small amounts.

[Anham Mahna]

Thanks all! This is really helpful!

[Cocraig]

When the clarified butter is still hot, I pour it into a small silicon ice cube tray. Each compartment is one tablespoon. Stick it in the freezer to solidify and just grab one when I need it.

Craig

[1Maryann]

I read somewhere NOT to keep ghee in the fridge. When you take it out to use, the temperature difference causes condensation, and the water will cause the ghee to go bad much faster. It is traditional in India because of their lack of refrigeration. It is a way to keep a dairy product from going bad at room temperature.

[Kim Christensen]

I use a wide mouth pint instead of a quart. It's easy to get to the bottom of, has a wide mouth, and it lives on the shelf at room temp.

[Susan W]

I always keep mine on the counter. That's what all the youtube videos say to do. They can't put anything on the internet that isn't true. ;0)

Like Kim, I keep mine in a darling, squaty, pint glass jar with the latch lid. I love it when it gets to the bottom because it means I get to make more.

[Sharon Simpson Thumann]

I use the jar from the first ghee I bought.. recycle!

[LibLady]

I use 2 cup glass bowels with plastic lids and keep them on the counter close to the stove. My coconut oil sits on the stove, hoping it will be a little softer when I need it.