I'm on a lookout for an old butter churn. I've made my own butter by shaking the cream in a jar, but I want to make larger batches. Homemade butter on freshly baked bread is yummie!!

I seen a butter churn not long ago, but the jar was cracked. UGH!!!

Do you churn your own butter or have plans to do so?

I know the Dazey glass manual crank churns are highly collectible, so are quite costly. I've seen electric ones too. I think you could find a wooden for the least amount of money.

I wouldn't mind a little glass one myself.

I've been on the lookout for a butter churn as well. They are hard to find!! I saw a new one once in a store window! It was a tall crock with the paddle that you lift up and down. I didn't want to spend around $200 for it though. :eek: I asked inside the store if they carried the smaller churns but she said 'no' and didn't know where to get them. Guess I'll have to keep looking. Actually now that I think of it, one of the stone crocks I have in my livingroom (that used to be grandma's) may have been a butter churn. If it is, there are no parts to it anymore. Any way for me to find out for sure?
Good luck on your hunt. :)

As a kid I did the jar shaking to make butter. But it has been many, many years since I have done this.

Refresh my memory please. In lieu of getting fresh milk straight from the cow and letting it sit out to separate, please let me know about using cream from the grocery store.

Do I let it get to room temperature before I start shaking it in the jar? I haven't thought about making butter like this in a very long time and I have forgotten.

Thanks in advance.

Cheryl, I'm not sure about that.

If I can find a butter churn, I won't have any problem finding the cream from a cow. We have a number of dairy ranches around our area.

Prairiemaid - I'm not sure where you'd even begin to find the parts. You'd probably have to keep looking at antique stores.

I found a wonderful antique place (where I'm getting my baby carriage from). Next time I'm in there, I'll ask her. She is also on the hunt for antique quilts for me.

Ladies, there are many butter churns, both glass and wood, on auction at ebay and the prices are reasonable.

Here is a link to a do-it-yourself butter making session using a food processor.

http://webexhibits.org/butter/doityourself.html

I'm going to try this. I've rang my son and asked him to pick up some local cream on his way home today. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Bethany, I have a question. In the do-it-yourself site it mentions goat milk. I am confused as to whether that could be used...or not? I would have thought it would not be creamy enough.
I'll definitely try that recipe. Thank you.

We are blessed to have Mel's grandmother's butter churn. He helped her churn butter on this very churn when he was a little boy. We consider it a precious treasure. I've never tried to churn butter myself but would love to find someone here who does and sells it.

Maggie, I checked through that site and although there are a few references to goat's milk, there was nothing about how to make goat's milk butter. However, here is another site you may be interested in.
http://www.hoeggergoatsupply.com/info/butter.html

I hope to make my butter later today and I'll let you all know how it goes.

I'm on a lookout for an old butter churn. I've made my own butter by shaking the cream in a jar, but I want to make larger batches. Homemade butter on freshly baked bread is yummie!!

I seen a butter churn not long ago, but the jar was cracked. UGH!!!

Do you churn your own butter or have plans to do so?

we make butter in a large enamel bowl and a regular electric hand mixer.
4litres whipping cream ,whipped for about 45 mins starts to separate. Then use a masher for a few mins. Then strain through a linen cloth or hankerchief(a clean one of course) and squeeze to remove liquid.Mash with 1 1/2 tblespns salt. Pat about a pound at a time on a wooden cutting board with wooden paddles or spatulas (plastic will work too). When no more liquid is coming out, wrap in baking paper or plastic wrap. Can also be used unsalted but doesn't keep as well. Good luck

Thanks FarmerNev for the info.

i have a model 4, electric butter churn. i am looking to sell it. if interested you can send me an e-mail flm4u2003@yahoo.com


im not sure how much the ups would be from california

thanks
flm

I had a glass, hand crank one years ago. I bought it at a yard sale. I went to use it and the gears were striped. If you are looking to buy one used, have someone hold onto the beaters, while you gently turn the handle. You will be able to tell rather quickly how the gears are. I'd paid about $25.00 for it and sold it for about the same to an antique dealer. I told the buyer that it didn't work, and her comment was,"No one will use it anyway"...ha....

I have a Dazey-like butter churn that we bought new from www.lehmans.com (http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=1002&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=713&iSubCat=806&iProductID=1002). It wasn't cheap, but we do enjoy using it, and it makes butter fairly quickly (15-20 minutes if I'm the only one churning -- about twice that if the kids are "helping" ;) ).