If you want to avoid the dreaded splatter stains that erupt when microwaving butter, follow this dead simple rule.

While there are a few ways to pull it off easily in a home kitchen, none are as quick and easy as using the microwave. However, melting butter in the microwave can be a nerve-wracking affair.

Melting butter, then cooling it and trying to whip it again never gives the same good result that softened butter gives, so make sure if you soften your butter in a microwave, or on top of the ...