I can’t believe it’s not 250 g of butter!

I can definitely tell the difference between all those 'spreads' and actual butter. My inlaws used to get the olive oil one and you could taste the difference right away.

Whiff

I use olive oil spread no one can tell it's not butter and it's cheaper than butter. 500g and 1kg tubs. Gives all my baking a lighter texture than butter.

I think I’d be able to tell! At least on toast or a crumpet. 😋
But I don’t use butter for cakes or pastry - I actually prefer them made with Stork for Cakes, and a hard version for pastry.

RosiesMaw2

I would never attempt to make frangipane with any of those spreads and I’m not convinced they’re really any healthier but that’s for another day!

Cakes are the true test of "spreads". They always taste better if made with proper butter.

I saw a test on twtr recently. Someone smeared butter on one leaf and "spread" on another and left them out to see which ants would prefer. The ants went straight for the butter. They know what real food is.

grandtanteJE65

Allira

Yes!

Some packs are still 250g eg Waitrose own brand but I wanted Lurpak for a change and most of thd branded ones are now 200g.

The price remains the same of course.
Shrinkage.

It sounds delicious btw

Not as far as Lurpak goes. The size of the packets went down when Brexit became a reality - as far as I know, because we (Denmark) assumed we would loose the British market, and other markets US, China etc. preferred 200 g packets.

Well, that's interesting!

It can't be that long since I bought it, surely? My mother loved Lurpak butter.

Müller, standard at the Co-op, haven't shrunk yet and it's very nice butter. Usually the cheapest too.

I disabused Minibaggs of the idea that she'd been brought up on Lurpak. Nope, I said, Co-op cheapest always. Co-op used to do their "own brand" which was fine but now it's Müller. Both just as good as Lurpak, which I was brought up on as it happens.

Never mind all that - what's your address? I'm on my way for some of those tarts!

I would never attempt to make frangipane with any of those spreads and I’m not convinced they’re really any healthier but that’s for another day!

I use olive oil spread no one can tell it's not butter and it's cheaper than butter. 500g and 1kg tubs. Gives all my baking a lighter texture than butter.

We used to use Sainsbury Organic or Kerrygold depending on price at the time.

Just after lockdown we got caught like you RosiesMaw as Sainsbury Organic had been reduced to 200g. Kerrygold is still 250g and we use that all the time now.

Anchor butter is now only 200gms.

I use a slightly salted butter for spreading and the packs are 250g.
The unsalted, for cooking, Sainsbury's own brand, also 250g.

Allira

Yes!

Some packs are still 250g eg Waitrose own brand but I wanted Lurpak for a change and most of thd branded ones are now 200g.

The price remains the same of course.
Shrinkage.

It sounds delicious btw

Not as far as Lurpak goes. The size of the packets went down when Brexit became a reality - as far as I know, because we (Denmark) assumed we would loose the British market, and other markets US, China etc. preferred 200 g packets.

"Shrinkflation" has to be the manufacturers and retailers blatantly putting two fingers up to the customers and implying "so what suckers?"
Or maybe they think we're too thick to notice, which is an outright insult, but to scale down from the standard 250g to 200g (and same price, I assume) is customer contempt at an Olympic level.
And the big supermarkets operate a cosy cartel, though they swear on their Mother's grave that they never have and never will...........spivs!

Yes!

Some packs are still 250g eg Waitrose own brand but I wanted Lurpak for a change and most of thd branded ones are now 200g.

The price remains the same of course.
Shrinkage.

It sounds delicious btw

Yep RosiesMaw2 this lark has been going on for at least a year now.
You really have to examine things when shopping now AND those spreadables too, they have re+jigged the recipe /ingredients so that the ratio of butter to ..erm other junk has altered to more junk than butter (really don’t like rapeseed oil)
‘‘Tis the way of the world 🫤 sneaky gits

Sounds wonderful. Yes you’re right on shrinkage

250 not 350 - that would have been better!