Melting butter

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Originally Posted by 1moreTRich

When I melt butter in the microwave for baked goods, I set the time for as short as possible. When about half has melted I swish the melted butter on the solid butter until it melts all the way. Takes a little bit of time but keeps it from splattering in the microwave.

Yeah, that's what I do most of the time. Sometimes you get some tricky butter, though.

I typically do 15 seconds at a time until it's almost all melted, then leave it alone. The residual heat will finish the process.