The $5 Hand-Churned French Butter Hiding in This Beloved Grocery Store's Bakery Section

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While Ina Garten loves her Beurre de Baratte salted butter, and Martha Stewart likes to bake with Plugrà Premium European Style unsalted butter, I’m still playing the field before I commit to my one true butter. I’ve tried new butter launches and tested Nigella Lawson’s trick for the best buttered toast, and all I can say for certain is that I absolutely love butter.

When I discovered that one of my favorite grocery stores actually sells its very own French butter called “Butter Boy,” I immediately picked up a container to try. This is my honest review.

Wegmans “Butter Boy” French Butter Is Perfect for Your Morning Toast

Wegmans is home to some of my favorite grocery items (including the bakery’s chocolate chip cookies and its freshly sliced prosciutto di Parma), but I had never heard of its French butter. Just by looking at the butter’s rich, dark yellow hue, I could tell that it was going to be delicious.

This butter is hand-churned (!) in small batches in Normandy, France, and is produced by a traditional cheese and butter maker using grass-fed cow’s milk. Once the butter forms curds in the creation process, it is carefully added to wooden molds and spread out by hand. These molds are shipped to cheese caves in Rochester, New York. Then, Butter Boy is distributed to Wegmans locations where they’re hand-cut and packaged.

My Honest Review of Wegmans “Butter Boy” French Butter

The first thing I did was slather a decent portion onto a slice of sourdough. Even after my toast had cooled down a bit, the butter spread so easily onto the bread. It’s incredibly smooth and creamy, and I instantly tasted the sea salt. I can’t wait to use the rest of this butter smothered on fresh pastries, and I might even have to break out my new cast iron pan to make a steak to top with some Butter Boy.

Now, you won’t find this butter with other sticks by the dairy; instead, you’ll need to head to the Wegmans cheese case, which makes sense to me. Yes, you can use and eat it like any other butter (I highly recommend a simple slice of buttered toast), or use it to build your own butter board. And just like the fine cheeses it is surrounded by, it’s supposed to be enjoyed at room temperature.

This butter retails for $24.49/lb., but the pre-portioned wedges run closer to about $6. The package I picked up was $5.14 and definitely worth the price.

Members of The Kitchn team actually went on a tour of the Astor Place Wegmans location in New York City last week, where we learned this brilliant tip: You can buy individual servings of this French butter in the bakery for around $1. Director of Groceries and Shopping Mara Weinraub said stopping by Wegmans to grab a “butter baby boy” might be her new move for her in-office bagel.

What’s your favorite grocery store butter? Tell us in the comments below.