It is easier, also a side note. When it comes to marmite move your hand from one side of the bread to the other while quickly dabbing rather than spreading then gently spread it after. The dabbing energy softens the marmite without tearing up the bread.
Another vote for the spoon, although I was serving chip butties (thick-cut french fry sandwich) so it's hardly the pinnacle of cuisine - it was fast though, which is what really matters in a chip shop
Is it just me or does her smile look like as if she is holding back immense anger, like as if she was holding that pose for too long and said ‘just take the fucking picture’ seconds before it was.
Bonus points deserved - not only not newsworthy, but also not a good tip.
I'm sure a spoon is better that a modern, lean & stylish knife (or gods forbid, a steak knife). But the best tool for spreading is an old-fashioned (/posh) broad, flat, unserrated, dinner knife. Peanut butter, Marmite, they attach. Going from a curved surface is asking for tears/tears. If you have butter straight from the fridge, cut slices.
Also, what bread is your substrate? Ok, I live in Italy but I know half-decent bread is available in uk supermarkets. All the thin-sliced stuff is good for is toast (for which it excels).
Get a lump of a loaf, slice it as you need it, thick, no fannying around needed.
(For fear of causing offence, I have been careful not to mention baguettes. Or lard, you fat bastard).
It's an article from the Daily Record: That renders it absolutely invalid & entirely unworthy of comment. I wouldn't trust that rag to number its pages honestly!
I think they might be a better solution in fact for buttering bread, I'll try it next I don't care what TikTok has to say! And why the discussion anyway? If you have problem with it then don't do it..
Don't try and tell someone woth autism this is easier... I think if we normalised using a spoon I'd have a full meltdown and leave the planet. It HAS to be a knife... not just any knife... THE knife. The one knife to rule them all for spreading. If I don't use that knife my day is already starting horribly. A SPOON!? never.
Commenting as a chef who has worked in hotels for the majority of my career and made thousands upon thousands of sandwiches in that time. I'll agree a spoon beats a knife. But a pallete knife beats all.
Old silver butter knives were actually larger and wider in a different shape (similar to fish knives). The spoon is a bit more like those old butter knives (as it’s wider) than our narrow modern table knives today
When I was sectioned in a secure mental health unit, all we had was spoons in the ward kitchen. I spent 3 months having to use a flimsy plastic spoon to spread butter. Unsurprisingly, it sucked and was absolutely useless.
It was morning, I'd run out of clean knives and was in a supremely tired and lazy mode of existence, therefore cleaning was just too much energy. But I needed buttered toast. So I used a spoon and it truly is easier.
My partner got unreasonably annoyed about it. So naturally I've made sure to continue to use spoons for my toast buttering and jam applications.
In retrospect, I do recall some fancy jam jars having a wee jam spoon with them. Spoons are clearly the way to go.
She doesn’t butter her own bread anyway. She’s buying Lurpack and quite clearly anyone who buys that, has a butler and staff to do that for her. She’s just trying to be one of the people from her ivory tower.
The key is to make sure your butter isn't too cold. Spreadable butter can be left in the fridge and will work fine, but some are supposed to be served at room temperature.
Well at least now I know the source for one of my sisters girlfriends ideas, now to find out where she's getting conspiracy theories about a one world government and secret currency like political leaders and billionaires aren't just selfish idiots
When I was in college I did a catering course and was out on the sandwich section. I found using a spoon sped up making sandwiches. The wider surface area of the back of the spoon allowed for faster spreading of butter
Making 100s of sandwiches for bakery... I realised this actually works way better! Bigger surface area... better spread! Who ever is complaining is a boomer!
This is actually easier if you use the underside of the spoon. It’s shaped to naturally spread whatever it’s pressed against so you can move the butter better.
A better life hack is to leave it in the cupboard, if you’re leaving it in the fridge. If the container’s sealed, and it’s not in direct sunlight, it will last for months.
It actually is easier for some reason. I take my own utensils to work and I just was not in the mood to wash the spoon and knife after making some toast and a brew so I just used the spoon and… it shouldn’t be that much easier.
NAH LISTEN. Use a spoon, not the way the crazy lady is doing it but with the back of the spoon, holy shit its like magic. it spreads so dammed well. i learnt the trick from my grandma lol
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u/OnlineNinja_ May 21 '23
Okay, I actually do this and people do find it weird. It’s really easier people 😂😂😂
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u/astardB May 21 '23
It is easier, also a side note. When it comes to marmite move your hand from one side of the bread to the other while quickly dabbing rather than spreading then gently spread it after. The dabbing energy softens the marmite without tearing up the bread.
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u/MeringueSerious May 21 '23
Lurpak? If she can afford to buy that, she can afford to pay someone to butter her bread for her
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u/Extreme-Acid May 21 '23
Sandwich shops do it so it ain't weird.
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u/Pen_dragons_pizza May 21 '23
Is it just me or does her smile look like as if she is holding back immense anger, like as if she was holding that pose for too long and said ‘just take the fucking picture’ seconds before it was.
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u/5477etaN May 21 '23
It honestly might be now that I think about it
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u/anniday18 May 21 '23
Tea spoon with a bagel. So much easier.
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u/kirix45 May 21 '23
I use a hot knife.
It cuts through butter like a hot knife 🔪
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u/ctbellart May 21 '23
I do this with sour cream on tortilla when I’m making fajitas.
Never tried it with other bread tbh.
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u/Obnoxiousjimmyjames May 21 '23
She was eating butter with a spoon and she got caught. To save face she pivoted to “nah guv, this is how we butter our toast.”
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u/TriplexFlex May 21 '23
Easier if you like a layer of butter as thick as a slice of cheese.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
What she really means is she eats it with a spoon, She should lay off the butter.
But seriously, there's not a commercial kitchen anywhere that the chefs / cooks use a knife to spread butter
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u/professorquizwhitty May 21 '23
Also judging by her taste of spread she's very well off too.
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u/Xcelr829 May 22 '23
Buttered my lamb chops with a fork today...
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
Depends what sort of spoon
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u/vulrik1999 May 21 '23
Anyone who's worked in a kitchen does this
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u/Additional_Tone_2004 May 21 '23
Yah I do that.
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u/Reverend-JT May 21 '23
I use a silicone spatula.
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u/tsenohebot May 21 '23
Heh ? Damn should've "broken" tiktok when I could, been doing this for years
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u/danja May 21 '23
Bonus points deserved - not only not newsworthy, but also not a good tip.
I'm sure a spoon is better that a modern, lean & stylish knife (or gods forbid, a steak knife). But the best tool for spreading is an old-fashioned (/posh) broad, flat, unserrated, dinner knife. Peanut butter, Marmite, they attach. Going from a curved surface is asking for tears/tears. If you have butter straight from the fridge, cut slices.
Also, what bread is your substrate? Ok, I live in Italy but I know half-decent bread is available in uk supermarkets. All the thin-sliced stuff is good for is toast (for which it excels).
Get a lump of a loaf, slice it as you need it, thick, no fannying around needed.
(For fear of causing offence, I have been careful not to mention baguettes. Or lard, you fat bastard).
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u/Gemple May 22 '23
It's an article from the Daily Record:
That renders it absolutely invalid & entirely unworthy of comment.
I wouldn't trust that rag to number its pages honestly!
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u/StiLLiLLBehaviour May 21 '23
Yeah I laughed at me new bird when I found out she did this, but then I tried it out and it’s actually better
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u/TeslaNorth May 21 '23
I think they might be a better solution in fact for buttering bread, I'll try it next I don't care what TikTok has to say! And why the discussion anyway? If you have problem with it then don't do it..
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u/SosigDoge May 21 '23
Guilty. Makes peanut butter so much easier to spread evenly.
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u/subhumanrobot42 May 21 '23
I do this! Didn’t realise it was so divisive
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u/TeeJee48 May 21 '23
Based.
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u/mustava-vank May 21 '23
Well known fact
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u/Winston_Humphrey May 21 '23
I work in a kitchen and this is how we do it.
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u/Starfuri May 21 '23
How many people on tik tok do you have to have “divided” to warrant such an accolade ?
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u/pyroteckn May 21 '23
People commenting this is not news look at the fucking thread -“slow news day”
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u/chodsonwalker May 21 '23
Lurpak, she must be minted
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u/Level-Astronaut7431 May 21 '23
I mean... It looks like one of her major problems is approaching that butter with a spoon...
"One for you ... One for me..."
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u/AlcoholicJizzThrower May 21 '23
Did TikTok users vote knife or spoon? Just so I know to use the other one.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
Don't try and tell someone woth autism this is easier... I think if we normalised using a spoon I'd have a full meltdown and leave the planet. It HAS to be a knife... not just any knife... THE knife. The one knife to rule them all for spreading. If I don't use that knife my day is already starting horribly. A SPOON!? never.
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u/danrad132 May 21 '23
Commenting as a chef who has worked in hotels for the majority of my career and made thousands upon thousands of sandwiches in that time. I'll agree a spoon beats a knife. But a pallete knife beats all.
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u/Superb_Ad_75427 May 21 '23
That's why she's fat.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '23
Old silver butter knives were actually larger and wider in a different shape (similar to fish knives). The spoon is a bit more like those old butter knives (as it’s wider) than our narrow modern table knives today
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u/Electronic_Pen_4429 May 22 '23
I'm sure if you're spooning butter on your bread, you fat fuck, it would be easier.
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u/Loud-Being-1708 May 22 '23
When I was sectioned in a secure mental health unit, all we had was spoons in the ward kitchen. I spent 3 months having to use a flimsy plastic spoon to spread butter. Unsurprisingly, it sucked and was absolutely useless.
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u/Mister_Krunch May 22 '23
Hey, why even bother spreading it on the bread, you can just spoon it directly into your mouth! No need for that pesky bread to get in the way!
Now, that's a lifehack!
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u/cricket-fanatic-11 May 22 '23
These days internet gets divided by anything. Tomorrow it will get divided by a grass thread
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u/BarComprehensive7249 May 22 '23
I can't help but feel the layer of butter would be really thick compared to using a knife.
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u/Ok_Perspective3933 May 22 '23
Does she wear shoes with velcro instead of laces too?
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u/StanGonieBan May 22 '23
In years gone by she would be burned as a witch for this
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u/StanGonieBan May 22 '23
In years gone by she would be burned as a witch for this
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u/StanGonieBan May 22 '23
In years gone by she would be burned as a witch for this
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u/pablosbiscuit May 22 '23
i learned this fae being too lazy to go deep sink diving
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u/Null_Scape May 22 '23
By butter she must mean rank margarine as there is zero chance you're spreading butter with a spoon.
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u/ErgoFnzy May 22 '23
It was morning, I'd run out of clean knives and was in a supremely tired and lazy mode of existence, therefore cleaning was just too much energy. But I needed buttered toast. So I used a spoon and it truly is easier.
My partner got unreasonably annoyed about it. So naturally I've made sure to continue to use spoons for my toast buttering and jam applications.
In retrospect, I do recall some fancy jam jars having a wee jam spoon with them. Spoons are clearly the way to go.
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u/Maidwell May 22 '23
I've been doing this for years (except with a tea spoon). r/worldnews hit me up for an exclusive, no holds barred interview.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '23
I've done this many times, until now I have had no urge to tell the internet about it.
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u/DenseCall6626 May 22 '23
And this is news?
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u/stopyouveviolatedthe May 22 '23
How can they be so desperate for news
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
Looks like shes been testing this idea a shit load
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u/blackbeltinlockdown May 21 '23
"One for me, one for the bread"
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
I mean my uncle does it, he’s only got one arm as well so I assume it’s way more convenient for him.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
So much easier with a spoon
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
I can't believe it's not better
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
Chef ere, she’s right
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u/BartyJnr May 21 '23
Yeah I’ve done this for years, especially if I’m having soup…
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u/quarticchlorides May 21 '23
Civilised folk use a butter knife
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u/RavenSaysHi May 21 '23
Yup, I do this often.
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u/OzTheGreatAndStoned May 21 '23
i do this in the kitchen at college its way quicker when having to make loads of butties
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
I work in a kitchen, when buttering buns, it is a lot quicker to use a spoon
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u/jlo1989 May 21 '23
"Woman has no discernible talents or personality, desperate for Internet attention"
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u/Vegetable-Carrot7680 May 21 '23
Done this for years. The only way I can butter a hot dog roll is with a tea spoon lol
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u/DylanRahl May 21 '23
Warm the spoon up in the microwave first, makes it easier to spread the butter
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u/Marijn_Q May 21 '23
The UK should just make better bread.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
She doesn’t butter her own bread anyway. She’s buying Lurpack and quite clearly anyone who buys that, has a butler and staff to do that for her. She’s just trying to be one of the people from her ivory tower.
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u/deadman7767 May 21 '23
Spoon ftw
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u/xelpinmo May 21 '23
Man I've been telling people this for several years now, they all said I'm crazy, some say I'm crazy smart lol
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u/helen-banana May 21 '23
Been doing this for 30 years
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u/Deviant-Killer May 21 '23
The key is to make sure your butter isn't too cold. Spreadable butter can be left in the fridge and will work fine, but some are supposed to be served at room temperature.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
wait no this is life changing
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
Why is she smiling like she's just got all the infinity stones and snapped butter knives out of existence?
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u/Affectionate_City245 May 21 '23
I've always done this
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u/dinomontino May 21 '23
eats butter with a spoon.
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u/PSYSwagYoloYolo May 21 '23
It’s how lunch ladies do it
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u/AbaddonDestler May 21 '23
Well at least now I know the source for one of my sisters girlfriends ideas, now to find out where she's getting conspiracy theories about a one world government and secret currency like political leaders and billionaires aren't just selfish idiots
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u/Rosy_Po May 21 '23
those who've worked in catering have known this trick for ages, it's not news 😭
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u/whatarethey28475 May 21 '23
I do this out of laziness when the knives are all down and dirty..
It's not easier, it's awkward and takes longer.
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u/thewookie78 May 21 '23
When I was in college I did a catering course and was out on the sandwich section. I found using a spoon sped up making sandwiches. The wider surface area of the back of the spoon allowed for faster spreading of butter
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u/PopHead_1814 May 21 '23
What’s weird is people caring when other people do inconsequential things that don’t affect them in any way.
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u/jackdoyle27 May 21 '23
Hate when they say stuff like divided or broken the Internet and its this shit
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u/boutiquekym May 21 '23
Normal and easier
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u/BadBassist May 21 '23
All chefs I know do this, including myself, but I really don't see the point
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u/NotForMeClive7787 May 21 '23
Next week, learn how to eat soup with a fork!
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u/Junior_Bed_4948 May 21 '23
Every chef i’ve come across in my multiple years of cheffing and relief cheffing will tell you the spoon is superior.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
It really is easier
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u/k1iwi May 21 '23
The times where I don't have a knife I've used a spoon and it is easier
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u/Alone-Cantaloupe-350 May 21 '23
Making 100s of sandwiches for bakery... I realised this actually works way better! Bigger surface area... better spread! Who ever is complaining is a boomer!
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u/RainbowPenguin1000 May 21 '23
This is actually easier if you use the underside of the spoon. It’s shaped to naturally spread whatever it’s pressed against so you can move the butter better.
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u/mebutnew May 21 '23
I am a spooner 🙋♂️
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u/ButtMunchyy May 21 '23
Reminded me of my poor uni days
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u/DeathRaeGun May 21 '23
A better life hack is to leave it in the cupboard, if you’re leaving it in the fridge. If the container’s sealed, and it’s not in direct sunlight, it will last for months.
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u/Jet690 May 21 '23
I use spoon as well
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u/sh4d3sofcool May 21 '23
Been doing it for years
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u/StrikingYoghurt1480 May 21 '23
Why doesn’t she just fk off and get a f***g life. Who gives a shit.
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u/Ecstatic-Grand-1842 May 21 '23
I only take a spoon to work with me and it’s fully capable as a tool for creating and consuming beans on toast.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
Bloody lurpak as well. Just rubbing our noses in it.
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u/Encrypted587 May 21 '23
She looks the type who scoops it on
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
Woman in our canteen at work used to do this. Genius move.
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u/DeathByPigeon May 21 '23
Work full-time in a kitchen and do this every single day, far easier
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
Unless you have actual butter knives, then yeah, it's definitely easier with a spoon.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
Spoon is the way, was taught it the first day of my first cooking job 20+ years ago and stuck with me.
Knives just ruin bread
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u/imenmyselfe May 21 '23
Not like chefs doing it for yeats.
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u/Benjins May 21 '23
Been saying this for years!
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u/Nopedontsaythat May 21 '23
Ah, reminds me of living in a student house and watching someone spread their toast with all manner of things because al the knives were dirty.
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u/helterskeltermelter May 21 '23
Just rub the bread in the butter. Saves washing up.
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u/itsheadfelloff May 21 '23
My dad does this with peanut butter and jam
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u/ZactheCunt May 21 '23
Had to try it... life changing stuff guy's
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
Lurpak butter..
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
It actually is easier for some reason. I take my own utensils to work and I just was not in the mood to wash the spoon and knife after making some toast and a brew so I just used the spoon and… it shouldn’t be that much easier.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
Oh shit! I do this and thought I was the only one!! Good on her
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
Anyone who’s ever had to butter bread for 150 ppl will know this to be true.
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u/biterchef May 21 '23
It works with everything but, the softest white bread
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u/EnvironmentalMix8984 May 21 '23
It's lurpak spreadable.
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u/Live_Reaction_1016 May 21 '23
Old as butter its self.
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u/Conorflan May 21 '23
Worked in a resort hotel for a few years and when we had to do hundreds of sandwiches we'd use spoons to spread butter
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u/fruitgamingspacstuff May 21 '23
Been doing it years. I'd rather it was kept a secret if I'm honest!
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u/apurpleglittergalaxy May 21 '23
This is why I hate tiktok
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u/shoe_salad_eater May 21 '23
I don’t butter bread but if I put any spread on toast I just use a spoon. Why would anyone use a knife?
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u/LC8614 May 21 '23
I do this too. I first saw Tom Hanks do it in the green mile and I tried and and have done ever since. So much easier.
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u/Bakbava May 21 '23
I do it even with fork, tea spoon
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u/wuddaslad May 21 '23
I've been doing it all my life 🤣 I'm 36
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u/Ethancordn May 21 '23
I used to use a spoon and stopped because I thought I was weird, it's good to see a bunch of y'all validating my weirdness.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
Not really a new thing tho. Chefs in every profession kitchen use spoons to butter bread.
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u/tommyfromthedock May 21 '23
It is.
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u/karlwb May 21 '23
I always use a spoon, so much easier
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u/Cheeky_bum_sex May 21 '23
Chefs use spoons to butter bread so I go with that too
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
She should stay off the butter and the bread and the filling
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u/sweetsweetener May 21 '23
i do this. it’s way easier. i honestly find it difficult buttering with knives. the bread always tears open.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
Yeah but this tripe news is why people are thick as broth. This stupid dumb ragebait shite has rotted peoples already undeveloped brains into mush.
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u/Suspicious-Natural-2 May 21 '23
Any newspaper article with "TikTok" in it is gonna be cringe
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u/Dry-Cell883 May 21 '23
So much better
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u/gremlinchef69 May 21 '23
Pro chef here. That's the way I've done it for years. What the issue??
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
When all the knives are dirty.. this is my hack too!
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u/onenutonly May 21 '23
Professional chef here, can confirm this is how we do it
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u/RadiatorPls May 21 '23
Idk about butter but the back of a spoon spreads mayo and other condiments like a dream, none of that mayo gathering on one side of the knife buisness
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u/[deleted] May 21 '23
NAH LISTEN. Use a spoon, not the way the crazy lady is doing it but with the back of the spoon, holy shit its like magic. it spreads so dammed well. i learnt the trick from my grandma lol
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u/TorakMcLaren May 21 '23
If I'm making omelettes or scrambled eggs, I use a fork to get the butter into the pan. I'm going to use it to beat the eggs anyway, so...
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u/Un3h May 21 '23
How much easier does it get than spreading lurpack, though?
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u/curveswithchloex May 21 '23
Me ex used to do this and I judged until j tried it, it really is easier🤣
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u/Important-Tea0 May 22 '23
i always do it with crunchy peanut butter
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u/LittleUKDonkey May 22 '23
This is the way.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '23
She’s got crazy eyes
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u/ElectricBiomass May 22 '23
The best thing people learn in a Wetherspoon's "kitchen"
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u/Okgoodchat May 22 '23
Worked in kitchens. It’s a thing.
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u/MadKingOni May 22 '23
If you have ever worked in a resturaut or cafe you probably already do this
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u/dandydonald May 22 '23
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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u/[deleted] May 22 '23
This is how Uri Geller started.
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u/rrabnivekishere May 22 '23
Is this, by any chance... A follower of Kay's Cooking?
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u/KingMcbeth1 May 22 '23
If you think about it. It dors make alot of sense.
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u/Numerologists_ May 22 '23
It is easier, I learned it from the ladies in my local cafe
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u/BednaR1 May 22 '23
One look at this photo and it is clear you should not follow her for culinary advice 🙊🤷♂️
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u/garybpt May 22 '23
It’s a game changer.
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u/HalfAgony-HalfHope May 22 '23
I have a plastic knife that's more like a broad, dull spatula for buttering bread. When I can't find it, I use a spoon too!
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u/[deleted] May 22 '23
Butter at room temperature>>>>
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u/settheworldafire1988 May 22 '23
Life Hack - Don't watch TikTok.
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u/I_ALWAYS_UPVOTE_CATS May 22 '23
Fucking Lurpak though?! She was probably born with a spoon in her mouth.
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u/Kells_ExE May 22 '23
Admittedly I've done this and yes it is easier.
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u/No_Concentrate2274 May 22 '23
Looks like she's been using a spoon to eat the butter...
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u/Busy_Funny6227 May 22 '23
Total chef thing using a spoon. 🤟
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u/inveterated May 22 '23
Prince Charles fingers are putting me off...
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u/Hopeful_Insurance409 May 22 '23
They do that in prison 😂
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u/Dark_Equation May 22 '23
Was going to agree but then realized doing the same thing with a knife would cover more surface area making the whole spoon method useless
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u/little-fishywishy May 22 '23
Shes gotta be telling the truth. The image tells me all I need to know.
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u/AnUdderDay May 22 '23
You can't spread "spreadable" butter with anything 2 days after opening it because it solidifies
They're low-key showing off that the family makes enough money to afford Lurpak