Kerrygold Butter (and Plugra)

After reading an article about different butters the other day, I purchased
a half-pound of Plugra.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plugr%C3%A1 - I notice that it is possible to
make alfredo sauce without cream (according to this article) using Plugra.

However, I'm not too fond of its taste (DH likes it fine).

I'm wondering if anyone uses Kerrygold butter and if they buy it often, and
what they think of it.

I've not seen this butter on the East Coast (USA); but I've not looked
seriously for it. Maybe Trader Joe's or Wegmans or WholeFoods?

Thanks.
Dee Dee

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After reading an article about different butters the other day, I
purchased a half-pound of Plugra.

- I notice that it is possible to make alfredo sauce without cream
(according to this article) using Plugra.

However, I'm not too fond of its taste (DH likes it fine).

I'm wondering if anyone uses Kerrygold butter and if they buy it often,
and what they think of it.

I've not seen this butter on the East Coast (USA); but I've not looked
seriously for it. Maybe Trader Joe's or Wegmans or WholeFoods?

Thanks.
Dee Dee

But Wikipedia did insert a "dubious - discuss" note after mentioning doing
an alfredo using Plugra but no cream -- perhaps because the classic alfredo
doesn't use cream. I've not yet tried Plugra, but my guess is that it might
well taste better as a spread but that it wouldn't make much difference in a
sauce. I use Kerrygold (available at Shaw's) as a spread but it doesn't make
a difference in cooking as far as I can taste.

Anyone else have thoughts on Plugra, Kerrygold and the other premium
butters, without starting another one of those alfredo threads?

Felice

Nancy Young said:

"Dee.Dee" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I've not seen this butter on the East Coast (USA); but I've not looked
seriously for it. Maybe Trader Joe's or Wegmans or WholeFoods?

I saw it at Wegmans.

You may be off base if you look for it in the dairy section. Local
stores here keep it in the deli section, along with the fresh cheeses.

"Pennyaline" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Nancy Young said:

"Dee.Dee" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I've not seen this butter on the East Coast (USA); but I've not looked
seriously for it. Maybe Trader Joe's or Wegmans or WholeFoods?

I saw it at Wegmans.

You may be off base if you look for it in the dairy section. Local stores
here keep it in the deli section, along with the fresh cheeses.

I'm sorry I didn't say that. It was in the section where I (finally)
found creme fraiche. There were specialty items there and it was
right by the cheese department. It was definitely not by the
Land O Lakes. That was Wegmans. Plugra I find by the other
butter in my usual supermarket, but I don't think they carry
Kerrygold.

nancy

Dee.Dee said:

I'm wondering if anyone uses Kerrygold butter and if they buy it often, and
what they think of it.

I buy it fairly often, Dee Dee. Good stuff, IMO.

Quoted message said:

I've not seen this butter on the East Coast (USA); but I've not looked
seriously for it. Maybe Trader Joe's or Wegmans or WholeFoods?

Maybe this will help? (This is their "where to buy" in the USA list)

http://kerrygold.distribution-plus.com/usa/locator.html

Happy hunting 😉
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

Nancy Young said:

"Pennyaline" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Nancy Young said:

"Dee.Dee" <[email hidden]> wrote

> I've not seen this butter on the East Coast (USA); but I've not
> looked seriously for it. Maybe Trader Joe's or Wegmans or
> WholeFoods?

I saw it at Wegmans.

You may be off base if you look for it in the dairy section. Local
stores here keep it in the deli section, along with the fresh
cheeses.

I'm sorry I didn't say that. It was in the section where I (finally)
found creme fraiche. There were specialty items there and it was
right by the cheese department. It was definitely not by the
Land O Lakes. That was Wegmans. Plugra I find by the other
butter in my usual supermarket, but I don't think they carry
Kerrygold.

I don't know if it is the same stuff, but we can buy Kerrygold here and it
is fine. I usually go for the organic stuff but if there is none I would be
happy to buy Kerrygold.

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After reading an article about different butters the other day, I
purchased a half-pound of Plugra.

- I notice that it is possible to make alfredo sauce without cream
(according to this article) using Plugra.

However, I'm not too fond of its taste (DH likes it fine).

I'm wondering if anyone uses Kerrygold butter and if they buy it often,
and what they think of it.

I've not seen this butter on the East Coast (USA); but I've not looked
seriously for it. Maybe Trader Joe's or Wegmans or WholeFoods?

Thanks.
Dee Dee

But Wikipedia did insert a "dubious - discuss" note after mentioning doing
an alfredo using Plugra but no cream -- perhaps because the classic
alfredo doesn't use cream. I've not yet tried Plugra, but my guess is that
it might well taste better as a spread but that it wouldn't make much
difference in a sauce. I use Kerrygold (available at Shaw's) as a spread
but it doesn't make a difference in cooking as far as I can taste.

Anyone else have thoughts on Plugra, Kerrygold and the other premium
butters, without starting another one of those alfredo threads?

Felice

Thanks, Felice. You are so right ;-) "without starting another one of those
alfredo threads?" I hesitated adding that bit of alfredo-information for
that very reason ;-))

Dee Dee

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Dee.Dee said:

I'm wondering if anyone uses Kerrygold butter and if they buy it often,
and what they think of it.

I buy it fairly often, Dee Dee. Good stuff, IMO.

Quoted message said:

I've not seen this butter on the East Coast (USA); but I've not looked
seriously for it. Maybe Trader Joe's or Wegmans or WholeFoods?

Maybe this will help? (This is their "where to buy" in the USA list)

http://kerrygold.distribution-plus.com/usa/locator.html

Quoted message said:

Happy hunting 😉
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Thanks, CC, I had gone to this site. It was hard to take too seriously, as
they listed "Lowe's" which is a huge hardware, and as far as grocery items,
well, maybe they have a mop and broom ;-)

I 'am' going to check at the regular what you would call 'upscale' markets
"whenever" I get to them.

Dee Dee

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Nancy Young said:

"Pennyaline" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Nancy Young wrote:
> "Dee.Dee" <[email hidden]> wrote
>
>> I've not seen this butter on the East Coast (USA); but I've not
>> looked seriously for it. Maybe Trader Joe's or Wegmans or
>> WholeFoods?
>
> I saw it at Wegmans.

You may be off base if you look for it in the dairy section. Local
stores here keep it in the deli section, along with the fresh
cheeses.

I'm sorry I didn't say that. It was in the section where I (finally)
found creme fraiche. There were specialty items there and it was
right by the cheese department. It was definitely not by the
Land O Lakes. That was Wegmans. Plugra I find by the other
butter in my usual supermarket, but I don't think they carry
Kerrygold.

I don't know if it is the same stuff, but we can buy Kerrygold here and it
is fine. I usually go for the organic stuff but if there is none I would
be happy to buy Kerrygold.

Yes, Plugra I was able to find at my regular shopping market. I figured it
would be as fresh as possible; however the out-of-date was a YEAR in advance
of now!

Thanks to all. Next trip to CT, DH will stop at Wegman's, and will consider
another brand perhaps of organic.

Organic is what I'm 'really' looking for.
Although organic has come to not mean what it used to be, according to what
I've been reading.
I know, you can't believe everything you read ;-))
Dee Dee

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Thanks, CC, I had gone to this site. It was hard to take too seriously, as
they listed "Lowe's" which is a huge hardware, and as far as grocery
items, well, maybe they have a mop and broom ;-)

I 'am' going to check at the regular what you would call 'upscale' markets
"whenever" I get to them.

Dee Dee

Lowe's Foods -- North Carolina and Virginia

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"Dee.Dee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Thanks, CC, I had gone to this site. It was hard to take too seriously,
as they listed "Lowe's" which is a huge hardware, and as far as grocery
items, well, maybe they have a mop and broom ;-)

I 'am' going to check at the regular what you would call 'upscale'
markets "whenever" I get to them.

Dee Dee

Lowe's Foods -- North Carolina and Virginia

So funny -- thanks, I'd never heard of "Lowe's" as a grocery store. I
thought that very odd when I read that.
Dee Dee

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On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:48:28 -0400, "Dee.Dee" <[email hidden]>

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Quoted message said:

Dee.Dee said:

I'm wondering if anyone uses Kerrygold butter and if they buy it often,
and what they think of it.

I buy it fairly often, Dee Dee. Good stuff, IMO.

Quoted message said:

I've not seen this butter on the East Coast (USA); but I've not looked
seriously for it. Maybe Trader Joe's or Wegmans or WholeFoods?

Maybe this will help? (This is their "where to buy" in the USA list)

http://kerrygold.distribution-plus.com/usa/locator.html

Quoted message said:

Happy hunting 😉
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Thanks, CC, I had gone to this site. It was hard to take too seriously, as
they listed "Lowe's" which is a huge hardware, and as far as grocery items,
well, maybe they have a mop and broom ;-)

There are Lowe's grocery stores too. Not the same company.
http://www.lowesfoods.com/ It is pretty upscale.

Quoted message said:

I 'am' going to check at the regular what you would call 'upscale' markets
"whenever" I get to them.

Dee Dee

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Susan N.

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48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

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After reading an article about different butters the other day, I
purchased a half-pound of Plugra.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plugr%C3%A1 - I notice that it is possible
to make alfredo sauce without cream (according to this article) using
Plugra.

However, I'm not too fond of its taste (DH likes it fine).

I'm wondering if anyone uses Kerrygold butter and if they buy it often,
and what they think of it.

I've not seen this butter on the East Coast (USA); but I've not looked
seriously for it. Maybe Trader Joe's or Wegmans or WholeFoods?

Thanks.
Dee Dee

I've seen Kerrygold in the stores here in Maine. Shaw's, I think...probably
during the period when they were owned by Sainsbury, or by whomever owns
Sainsbury.

If you want a good butter, try Kate's. It has won first place in
national/international butter competitions.

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"Dee.Dee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

After reading an article about different butters the other day, I
purchased a half-pound of Plugra.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plugr%C3%A1 - I notice that it is possible
to make alfredo sauce without cream (according to this article) using
Plugra.

However, I'm not too fond of its taste (DH likes it fine).

I'm wondering if anyone uses Kerrygold butter and if they buy it often,
and what they think of it.

I've not seen this butter on the East Coast (USA); but I've not looked
seriously for it. Maybe Trader Joe's or Wegmans or WholeFoods?

Thanks.
Dee Dee

I've seen Kerrygold in the stores here in Maine. Shaw's, I
think...probably during the period when they were owned by Sainsbury, or
by whomever owns Sainsbury.

If you want a good butter, try Kate's. It has won first place in
national/international butter competitions.

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I'll look for Kate's; I'll put it on my list.
Thanks for taking the time to answer.
Dee Dee

Dee.Dee said:

Organic is what I'm 'really' looking for.
Although organic has come to not mean what it used to be, according to what
I've been reading.
I know, you can't believe everything you read ;-))
Dee Dee-

I have never tried this brand but I have seen in my local Stop and
Shop - in Massachusetts.

http://www.kateshomemadebutter.com/

-Tracy

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Dee.Dee said:

Organic is what I'm 'really' looking for.
Although organic has come to not mean what it used to be, according to
what
I've been reading.
I know, you can't believe everything you read ;-))
Dee Dee-

I have never tried this brand but I have seen in my local Stop and
Shop - in Massachusetts.

http://www.kateshomemadebutter.com/

-Tracy

Thanks. That looks great. Thanks for the link. It will be easy to
remember the little girl's picture, instead of a cow moo-ing or grazing.
There is a Stop and Shop that DH "stops and shops" at in his travels to and
fro CT. We should be able to find this.

Dee Dee

One time on Usenet said:

Nancy Young said:

"Dee.Dee" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I've not seen this butter on the East Coast (USA); but I've not looked
seriously for it. Maybe Trader Joe's or Wegmans or WholeFoods?

I saw it at Wegmans.

You may be off base if you look for it in the dairy section. Local
stores here keep it in the deli section, along with the fresh cheeses.

Same here -- I've seen it in the specialty cheese section. I've never
tried it though...

--
Jani in WA

One time on Usenet said:

Nancy Young said:

"Dee.Dee" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I've not seen this butter on the East Coast (USA); but I've not looked
seriously for it. Maybe Trader Joe's or Wegmans or WholeFoods?

I saw it at Wegmans.

You may be off base if you look for it in the dairy section. Local
stores here keep it in the deli section, along with the fresh cheeses.

Same here -- I've seen it in the specialty cheese section. I've never
tried it though...

--
Jani in WA

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After reading an article about different butters the other day, I
purchased a half-pound of Plugra.

- I notice that it is possible to make alfredo sauce without cream
(according to this article) using Plugra.

However, I'm not too fond of its taste (DH likes it fine).

I'm wondering if anyone uses Kerrygold butter and if they buy it often,
and what they think of it.

I've not seen this butter on the East Coast (USA); but I've not looked
seriously for it. Maybe Trader Joe's or Wegmans or WholeFoods?

Thanks.
Dee Dee

But Wikipedia did insert a "dubious - discuss" note after mentioning doing
an alfredo using Plugra but no cream -- perhaps because the classic
alfredo doesn't use cream. I've not yet tried Plugra, but my guess is that
it might well taste better as a spread but that it wouldn't make much
difference in a sauce. I use Kerrygold (available at Shaw's) as a spread
but it doesn't make a difference in cooking as far as I can taste.

Anyone else have thoughts on Plugra, Kerrygold and the other premium
butters, without starting another one of those alfredo threads?

Felice

Thanks, Felice. You are so right ;-) "without starting another one of those
alfredo threads?" I hesitated adding that bit of alfredo-information for
that very reason ;-))

Dee Dee

let's have a chili thread instead!

your pal,
blake