Q: How long does it take to churn butter?
About 10 to 12 minutes of steady cranking turns heavy or whipping cream into butter, though the exact time depends on the cream's starting temperature.
EV456 - Butter Churn
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This hand-crank device lets you quickly and easily make your own small batches of salted, unsalted and flavored butter.
The churn consists of an 800ml (27 fl oz) glass jar and a lid assembly that combines a steel turning mechanism, BPA-free plastic churning paddles and comfortable wooden gripping surfaces.
To make butter, simply add fresh heavy or whipping cream to the jar, secure the lid and turn the crank until the cream thickens to a solid in about 10 to 12 minutes. After pouring off the remaining buttermilk and rinsing the butter in cold water, you can form the butter into any shape you like. 300ml (10 fl oz) of cream yields 120g (4 oz) of fresh butter. For best results, use cream at room temperature.
The churn stands just under 11" high and comes with a guide that includes instructions and recipes for flavored butters.
A simple way to bring fresh homemade butter to your table.
About 10 to 12 minutes of steady cranking turns heavy or whipping cream into butter, though the exact time depends on the cream's starting temperature.
Turning the crank on this butter churn spins paddles inside the jar that agitate the cream until the fat separates from the buttermilk and clumps together into butter.
Yes, churning past the point the butter clumps starts working the fat into a greasy texture, so stop turning as soon as the buttermilk separates cleanly.
About 300 mL of cream yields roughly 120 g of butter, so you can run multiple batches to make more.
Drain and rinse the butter well in cold water before storing it, and it will keep refrigerated for about one to two weeks.
| Materials | Glass jar; steel turning mechanism; BPA-free plastic paddles; wood grips |
| Dimensions | Just under 11" tall |
| Capacity | Yields approximately 120 g butter per 300 mL cream; 800 mL (27 fl oz) jar capacity |
| Includes | Butter churn; instruction and recipe guide |
| Package Quantity | 1 item |
| Warranty | Lee Valley Satisfaction Guarantee |
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Butter Churn
This hand-crank device lets you quickly and easily make your own small batches of salted, unsalted and flavored butter.
The churn consists of an 800ml (27 fl oz) glass jar and a lid assembly that combines a steel turning mechanism, BPA-free plastic churning paddles and comfortable wooden gripping surfaces.
To make butter, simply add fresh heavy or whipping cream to the jar, secure the lid and turn the crank until the cream thickens to a solid in about 10 to 12 minutes. After pouring off the remaining buttermilk and rinsing the butter in cold water, you can form the butter into any shape you like. 300ml (10 fl oz) of cream yields 120g (4 oz) of fresh butter. For best results, use cream at room temperature.
The churn stands just under 11" high and comes with a guide that includes instructions and recipes for flavored butters.
A simple way to bring fresh homemade butter to your table.
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