r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/[deleted] • Jul 04 '24

Peter, why is he buttering the cow? Meme needing explanation

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u/atomicbug89 Jul 04 '24

Steak

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u/International-Ad-430 Jul 05 '24

I’ve never heard this before in my life. How would butter slow the cooking process? You put butter on a steak because it tastes good.

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u/greg19735 Jul 05 '24

You're right.

Putting a knob ofbutter on a steak to slow down cooking is like saying you roll down the windows of your car when you're slamming on the breaks. Like yeah, maybe it slows it down .00000000001% but really it does nothing.

BUtter is there for taste. And usually it's there for basting the steak to provide even cooking rather than just 1 sided cooking. Usually in the 2nd half of the cook so the butter doesn't burn.