How we tested A team of Food & Wine editors participated in this taste test. To keep the test fair, we compared only unsalted butters and did not sample salted, dairy-free, plant-based, or vegan ...

If a recipe calls for salted butter and you only have unsalted, it’s an easy fix: Simply add a small amount of salt to your ingredients (approximately ¼ teaspoon salt per ½ cup of butter).

In general, your salted butter will taste, well, saltier, whereas your unsalted butter will have a creamier, sweeter flavor. That being said, not all salted butters are the same.

Related: We Tasted 27 Unsalted Butters, These Are Our 7 Favorite Brands for Everyday When to use unsalted vs. salted butter Both butters have their time and place.

To substitute salted butter for unsalted, increase the salt in the recipe by ¼ teaspoon for every ½ cup of butter you use. Around ¼ teaspoon of salt is the average in salted butter, so this ...

When butter is being baked into a dish our preference for a quality unsalted butter is not without reason. “There's no standard salt level for salted butter,” says Daniel, “so if you're ...

If a recipe calls for salted butter and you only have unsalted, it’s an easy fix: Simply add a small amount of salt to your ingredients (approximately ¼ teaspoon salt per ½ cup of butter).