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Nov 2024
37m 36s

Let's Go To Butter School

The New York Times
About this episode

Few ingredients are as loved (and villainized) as butter. We discuss how to pick a great butter, and the best ones for eating, cooking, and baking. 

 

Guest: Wirecutter staff writer Lesley Stockton

 

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