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The Microwave Trick To Soften Butter Without Melting It
By Allie Ward
Trying to soften butter with your microwave usually leads to a melted mess, but the trick to preventing future buttery mishaps is hitting your defrost setting.
As illustrated in a popular TikTok video, it's as simple as taking your cold butter, cutting it into tablespoons, and arranging the pads on a microwave-safe dish.
Pop it into the microwave and turn on the defrost setting for 10 seconds. Turn the pads of butter over and defrost again for five to seven seconds.
Users were amazed that the key to room-temperature butter was so simple. "Tried [three] different tactics and this is the only one that worked," one TikTok user commented.
Even Land O'Lakes lists this microwave trick on its website as a quick-pinch method for softening butter to room temperature.