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Old 06-24-2007, 09:08 AM
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Is it OK to store "Clarified Butter" in a refrigerator and if so, about how long do you think it might last?.

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Old 06-24-2007, 09:28 AM
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How much clarified butter ? If it is pure clarified butter then it will last longer than you need to store it in the fridge. Freeze it if you need longevity.
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I concur with Ma Facon....
That is exactly what I would say but personally, I would freeze without hesitation.

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Maxon8;clarified butter will last,if you cook with regularity,a lot longer withhout refridgeration than you will need to concern yourself with. Done properly there are'nt any milk solids to go rancid. Now if you made 50#s freeze half..lol...good cookin...cookie

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Thank you for the replies, I think I will use and then freeze.
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Old 06-25-2007, 06:57 AM
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I make a huge batch of clarified butter, let it set in large covered pyrex 8 cup measuring cups overnight in the fridge. It is easy to scrape off the bottom where the milk solids are still wet. I've already skimmed the top while heating it on the stovetop.

Then I break it up into chunks and weigh out 250 g into Foodsaver baggies. With a little practice I can pretty nigh hit 250 g in one chunk. Then I vacuum seal the pouches.

Anyway, I just used a 250 g baggy dated almost 2 years ago, and it was fresh as yesterday.

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Old 06-25-2007, 08:24 PM
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Old 06-28-2007, 09:16 PM
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I'm finally getting close to finishing the clarified butter I've had in the fridge since I made it on October 31, 2005, when I did two pounds' worth of whole butter. I had it packed into a couple of glass jars; when I used up one, I opened the other. That's the bit I'm finishing now (having recently transferred it to a much smaller clean jar).

So you see, it can last a long time in the fridge. When you remove the milk solids and water, you take out the substances that are likely to turn rancid or help mildew to develop.

The important things to remember so that it keeps are:
  1. Always use a clean implement to take some out of the container.
  2. Don't let anything else fall into the container.
Both of these will keep the butter from getting contaminated with something else that can go bad, and then the mold or whatever attacks the butter.
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Old 06-28-2007, 09:40 PM
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Sheepishly, I raise my index finger to bring a clarification....

Clarified butter will go rancid if not refrigerated nor sealed. Rancidity is when fats react with air. Neither the milks solids nor water makes this process happen. Natural vitamins found in butter (particularly Vit E) will delay rancidity.

These points are extremely important (Suzanne instincts and experience shines)!!
The important things to remember so that it keeps are:
  1. Always use a clean implement to take some out of the container.
  2. Don't let anything else fall into the container.
Any contamination by proteins (either the milk solids or meat, etc..) is a hazard for developing botulism among others.

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