To Soften Butter. The radiant heat will soften the butter in about 10 minutes. In just a few minutes you have softened butter ready to use.
In my experience the quickest way to soften butter to use in a recipe is to grate the entire stick on the large holes side of a box grater. Remove it from the heat. The butter will reduce to a fluffy heap similar in appearance to shredded mozzarella cheese.
Using a high heat safe glass bowl place butter into bowl.
Immediately close the microwave door to trap hot air inside. THE CUBE METHOD If you have a bit more time on your hands you can cut the stick s of butter into fourths lengthwise and then cube into small pieces. The timing will vary depending on the room temperature and how cold the butter is to start with. Another way to speed the process along is to place the butter between two sheets of waxed paper and roll with a rolling pin.