The Modern Butter Churn: No Plunging or Cranking Required

What image comes to mind when you think of churning butter? Does it involve a Laura Ingles look-alike hovered over a small cylindrical, wooden barrel churning its contents vigorously with a plunging motion? While the manual varieties are most likely what most people imagine, churns have come a long way since those more rudimentary designs, like the rocker, tin, and stoneware varieties. Today, the modern butter churn is composed of stainless steel, which is resistant, not only to germs, but also to rust, chipping and other wear and tear. In fact, the stainless steel churn was introduced by Challenge Dairy in 1965, and it has been the predominant churn used by butter manufacturers ever since.

To learn more about Challenge Dairy’s history of innovation, visit our interactive timeline.

posted on November 3, 2011

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