Hi I do the same, I make sure my butter is soft or at room temp. thn I slide the knife side to side(takes some practice),then up and down, with clean fingers I make sure it is not thick but usually you can tell by the knife.
I think we all need to find the technique that works for us. sugar ‘Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness.’ ~Blessed, Sugar -----Original Message----- From: Lanore via Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2015 8:25 AM To: [email protected]; Parham Doustdar Subject: Re: [CnD] Question: spreading butter, jam, or cheese on a piece of bread I use the edge of a knife and move it back and forth and go too the sides. Lenore On 11/28/2015 9:57 AM, Parham Doustdar via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Hi, > > This has been bugging me for a while, so I wonder if anyone has > developed their own personalized technique for this. > > When I want to spread something on a piece of bread, I face two problems: > > 1. Without using my hands, I'm not sure how much of the butter, cheese > or whatever I've picked with my knife, or in some cases, my spoon. > 2. Even though I have tried putting whatever I want to spread in the > center of the bread and spreading it to the sides (I've read this > technique somewhere on the net), the cheese or butter doesn't get > spread evenly. > > How do you guys solve these two problems? > > Thanks! > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
