An essential step for thick cookies, light and fluffy cake, silky-smooth buttercreams, and more.
. However, figuring out how to soften, and not melt, butter in a microwave is tricky largely due to the number of settings offered by most microwaves and variations from one microwave model to the next. To be as thorough as possible, I tested each of the following options on my 1000-watt microwave to soften one unwrapped stick of butter:"soften/melt," 100% power level, 70% power level, 50% power level, and 30% power level.
My microwave's soften/melt function automatically set the cook time to 55 seconds for one stick of butter and yielded unevenly softened butter that was on the verge of melting, a good indication that presets are not a great option for a task as sensitive as this. When testing various power levels, I found that regardless of the power level, each took roughly 20 seconds in five-second bursts to soften one stick of butter to an average of 60°F.
I found that each power level took about 10 seconds in two five-second bursts to soften a plateful of cubed butter to 60°F. This method delivered more evenly softened butter, likely due to the increase in available surface area, with little difference in temperature, between 60°F to 62°F, regardless of where on the plate each butter piece was located.
If you don’t have as much time, I recommend cubing butter and leaving it out on the counter. This method is a bit more hands-on and involves clean up of both hands and dishes but produces consistent results in a fraction of the time.If you’re truly in a bind and need that butter softened immediately, I suggest pulling out a stand mixer or microwaving cubed butter. Although both methods deliver good results, each has a notable drawback.
While I had poor results when attempting to soften whole sticks of butter in the microwave, I won’t go as far as dismissing the method entirely. There is merit to this method―no prep time, almost zero cleanup, and speedy results—so if you can figure out settings that work using your microwave, it'd be a strong approach.Sometimes you accidentally go too far and end up with over-warmed butter.
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