Butter is a staple in many people’s shops, whether used to cook with or to make sandwiches with. Prices of the fridge staple have risen in recent years, especially for pure blocks of butter, which contain no added oils. After making the switch from spreadable butter to pure block butter, I was finding that I was spending a fortune every month on it.
This prompted me to try a couple of supermarket butters, including the most expensive I found on the shelf versus the cheapest block I found on the shelf. In the taste test, I opted for President’s Slightly Salted Butter (250g), which I purchased for £3.50, and Sainsbury’s British Salted Butter (250g) for £1.99.
President French Slightly Salted Butter
The most expensive block of butter I could find in the supermarket, President French Slightly Salted block butter is made in Normandy from high-quality cream, which contributes to its distinctive smooth texture and rich, creamy taste.
While it was a tasty butter, it was slightly too salty for me, even though it was only slightly salted. I tried it on toast as well as used a little to make buttercream.
The buttercream was slightly too salty, despite the butter being specifically designed for food and baking enthusiasts. It was tasty on toast and in a sandwich, but a bit too salty for my taste.
Overall, I can’t say it’s any better or worse than any other block butter I have tried. This means the price tag wasn’t worth it for me.
Salted British Butter by Sainsbury’s
This butter from Sainsbury’s was the cheapest block butter I could find, with £2.51 between it and the President block. When examining the ingredients, I found that they contain the same amount of salt and fat content, so I was eager to test it out.
I’ve always used the unsalted version for baking, and I’m a huge fan of Sainsbury’s own-brand items, so it was no surprise that this butter was delicious.
The texture was great, and the salt content was also great; I couldn’t tell a difference between the President butter and this one.
It was soft, creamy, perfectly salted, making it delicious in sandwiches, on toast and on crumpets.
With £2.51 between them, the cheapest block of butter got my vote, and I’m going to start buying this in my weekly shop.
