I store my butter in the freezer...keeping one stick in a self-sealing plastic bag in the deli drawer of my fridge. Two days ago, I (spur of the moment) decided to make Sourdough (discard) Cinnamon Crumb Cake. It called for 14 tbs of butter (oops...only 8 in the fridge) and room temp eggs. My kitchen island has a marble top, so normally I place the frozen butter sticks on their side on the marble. As I'm gathering things together, I periodically rotate the stick to another side. However, this time, since I had to warm the eggs, I placed warm tap water (~1 cup) in a rectangular container and placed the eggs in the water. I then nestled the butter sticks next to two sides of the container with the eggs. I did rotate the sticks periodically...whilst gathering the other ingredients, utensils, and prepping as much stuff as possible before having to use them. This works especially well if you are doing many things "simultaneously"...like laundry, answering the phone, helping spouse, etc.

I will add the vertical microwave instructions to my "helpful hints and tips" computer file in case I ever need it faster....

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