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Chrissy Teigen’s genius hack for softening butter

Quick, easy and no melted butter in sight.

Whenever a recipe calls for softened butter, most of us pull a hard block from the fridge and pop it in the microwave for a few seconds. However, cooking enthusiast and model Chrossy Teigen has a better hack for this that won’t result in partially melted, partially softened lumps of butter.

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Sharing the hack on her Instagram feed, Chrissy explains that she originally leant the trick from American daytime television show Fab Life.

All you have to do is half-fill a glass bowl or large cup with water, zap it in the microwave for a minute or two until hot, then pour the water out. Place the bowl or jug over the block of butter for a few moments and – et voila! Softened butter without melting.

“Learned this little trick on Fab Life! How to soften, not melt, ya buttah,” says Chrissy on Instagram.

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Apparently, this hack also works just by running a glass under hot water for a few second then placing it over a smaller amount of butter.

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