Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Tuesday's Tips & Tricks: Natural Peanut Butter



This could be my last blog post.  The Food Police may be knocking on my door at any minute to arrest me for what I am about to confess...I don't like natural peanut butter!


I know it my be shocking to you, and the hate comments will probably fill my email, but it is true.  I think natural peanut butter has a gritty consistency and it leaves a bitter aftertaste in my mouth.  I know the oil separation is a natural occurrence, but I always make a mess when I try to stir the stuff.


I can't help it, I love the creamy smooth sweet taste of the processed stuff I grew up eating.  I have tried tricking myself into liking the natural peanut butter by smothering it with jelly, but it doesn't help.


I may not like natural peanut butter, but my sister Shelley does, and she shared this tip with me.

Once you open natural peanut butter, it spoils quicker than other types of commercial peanut butter.  A little trick she learned to help keep it fresher longer is to keep it in the refrigerator upside down.  It will last up to four months that way.


What type of peanut butter do you like?

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18 comments:

  1. I don't think you are alone:-). There is definitely a different consistency to the natural and the separation is a TOTAL pain. I love this idea..as a matter of fact when I go to my fridge I am flipping my peanut butter over. I always have the non-natural stuff in my pantry and that is what I typically use.

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    1. I wish I liked the stuff. I know it is so much better for you.

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  2. Yep, the upside down trick works and make it marginally easier to stir I think. But give me Jiff or Peter Pan any day. (Blasphemy!)

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  3. I can't eat that stuff either. My very favorite I find at the deli counter at Publix grocers. They grind it themselves...so they say...and it is in a small tub and it tastes like pure peanuts. Love it. No sugar, no salt, just peanuts.

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    1. My sister lives in Florida and goes to her local Publix. I will have to ask her if she has tried their peanut butter.

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  4. I don't like natural peanut butter either! I wish I did! So what does storing it upside down do to make it last longer?? Or is that so the oil won't settle at the top? I love when those simple ideas turn out to be brilliant!

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    1. Storing it in the refrigerator makes it last longer and turning it upside down keeps you from having to stir it each time you want peanut butter.

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  5. I don't care for it either :)
    Happy Valentine's Day to U too!

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    1. When my husband saw the jar on the counter he said, "YUCK! Why did you buy that stuff?"

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  6. I have a jar of the very thing you have pictured. It is my first time to try natural peanut butter. I'll stick with it until I use it up or it expires just because I'm so against wasting food. But it will be the last jar of that I buy.

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    1. My husband refuses to eat the natural peanut butter. I am going to try and give the jar away.

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  7. I only use natural peanut butter in cookies I make, cannot get the stuff down my throat...Would love to win your cookbook and towels...I am mjs from momanddad00@clear.net!I follow your blog, love the recipes and enjoy your thoughts about everything...Happy Valentines Day too!

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    1. Thanks for the lovely comments and for following my blog! :)

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  8. I don't buy Smucker's PB, because of the mess on top...I buy Jif or Skippy they use palm oil so they don't seperate.

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    1. I guess I will give it another try. If you say Jif and Skippy are good, then they must be!

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  9. I so agree, Linda! Natural PB is so gritty and I stick with good old crunchy Jif or Skippy. That reminds me to make some PB cookies, yum!

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