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[jackvalentine]

> Had to Google 'sticks of butter', crazy Americans ;)

Where are you from? sticks of butter are a commonly understood quantity in Australia. Usually that's a safe bet that in other commonwealth countries it's the same.

[jeza → jackvalentine]

I'm in Australia and I don't think I've ever heard of it (except maybe glossing over American recipes online). I've always measured butter in grams. The packaging often has markers so you can roughly estimate to the nearest 50g but that is it as far as I know. If anything I might have assumed it was something approximating these 50g slices.

[geoka9 → jeza]

Not so common in Canada either, it's usually measured in grams.

[chrisseaton → jackvalentine]

In the UK butter is sold in 0.25 or 0.5 kg blocks, not sticks. Recipes call for butter by weight rather than volume (unless its tablespoon sized).

[OJFord → jackvalentine]

    > Where are you from? 

UK. As sibling commenters say, never seen a recipe asking for a stick, though it often comes with 50g divisions printed on the wrapping.