Choose unsalted butter so you can control seasoning
Buy unsalted butter so you can add salt to taste rather than being locked into the butter’s salt level.
Use unsalted butter as your default so you can season the dish precisely with your own salt. This gives you more control over final flavor.
The short version
- Unsalted butter = more control over salt in the dish
What goes wrong
Using salted butter and then oversalting the dish
Use unsalted butter and season intentionally with kosher salt
Why it works
Salt levels vary by brand; starting unsalted makes seasoning more consistent and adjustable.
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