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Scotch hands (also known as butter beaters, butter hands, butter workers or butter pats) are
working
process, as well as to distribute salt through the butter. Removing the buttermilk and adding salt helps to prevent rancidity in finished butter. One side of the paddle will be ribbed or grooved to allow the buttermilk to drain away from the butter during pressing. The ungrooved side may be used for shaping the butter into final form. The highest quality Scotch hands are made out of
Scotch hands (also known as butter beaters, butter hands, butter workers or butter pats) are wood
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en spatula
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s used when making butter
Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 80% butterfat. It is used at room temperature as a spread, melted as a condimen ...
. They are used to press freshly churned butter to remove the watery buttermilk
Buttermilk is a fermented dairy drink. Traditionally, it was the liquid left behind after churning butter out of cultured cream. As most modern butter in western countries is not made with cultured cream but uncultured sweet cream, most mod ...
during the butter finishingworking
process, as well as to distribute salt through the butter. Removing the buttermilk and adding salt helps to prevent rancidity in finished butter. One side of the paddle will be ribbed or grooved to allow the buttermilk to drain away from the butter during pressing. The ungrooved side may be used for shaping the butter into final form. The highest quality Scotch hands are made out of
sycamore
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wood, but they can also be made out of metal.
Scotch hands and other butter working tools can be found in ethnographic museums.
Newer versions are used by some small-scale and home butter makers.
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