This, I Thought They Were Joking
I honestly assumed it was one of those internet things.
You know what I mean.
Someone posts:
“Did you know people leave butter on the counter?”
And everyone starts arguing.
I figured it was probably exaggerated.
No.
People actually do this.
There are people who consider room-temperature butter completely normal.
They don’t look at it and think:
“Should I be worried?”
They look at it and think:
“Perfect.”
Soft.
Spreadable.
Ready to go.
And I’m standing there thinking:
“But… the refrigerator is right there.”
The More I Thought About It, the Stranger It Got
Because butter feels like one of those foods where the storage rule should be obvious.
You buy it cold.
You put it in the refrigerator.
You take it out when you need it.
You put it back.
That’s the routine.
But apparently, there are different schools of thought.
Some people
