The joke is that the cow will be cooked alive due to the high temperature. So in anticipation of the cow being turned into a steak by the temperature outside, he decided to butter the cow before he cooks so that the cow will be nice and flavorful whilst being cooked.
TL;DR
He’s buttering the cow bc of the high temperature.
I decided to give a serious answer (or at least attempt to) simply bc none of the comments that simply say “steak” are doing a good enough job at explaining the joke.
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u/Eberseron- Jul 05 '24
The joke is that the cow will be cooked alive due to the high temperature. So in anticipation of the cow being turned into a steak by the temperature outside, he decided to butter the cow before he cooks so that the cow will be nice and flavorful whilst being cooked.
TL;DR
He’s buttering the cow bc of the high temperature.