Woman's butter hack shows we've been spreading it wrong our entire lives

A woman's hack for buttering bread has stirred up debate online after she showed off her unique method of spreading butter - and it's unlike anything we've seen before.

Sharing the tip on Instagram, @the_yukistar uploaded a 20-second reel showing the hack.

In the video, the woman is piercing a pack of butter with a fork, before then squeezing the wrapper to push the butter through the holes like some kind of string cheese - making the butter thinner and easier to spread, reports the Express UK.

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If you're making toast first thing in the morning and you don't have a butter dish on your kitchen counter, you're stuck with rock-hard butter straight from the fridge.

The woman used a fork to pierce into the butter (@Theyukistar Instagram)

No matter how thinly you slice the butter, it's always a nightmare to spread.

The video has amassed over 11 million views and social media users reacted quickly to point out the difficulties associated with the unusual method.

One person pointed out: "Great idea, although I find they’re normally colder and harder than a glacier."

The woman squeezed the butter out of the pack (@theyukiestar Instagram)

A second wrote: "That would be great but most hotels and restaurants give you the butter so cold that I doubt you'd be able to do this. Love to try it though."

Another asked "Who has that much butter?"

However, others were keen to try the approach.

As one person wrote: "I’ll be trying this. So many negative comments about a butter hack. If you don’t like it, don’t try it!"

While others shared their own hacks writing: "For all negative commenters that have issues with their butter being too stiff/hard, try this hack: put the butter (still wrapped) under a cup of coffee you're brewing. In a minute or two it'll get soft."

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