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Why does nobody talk about how easy it is to mess up a beurre blanc?

I was working a Friday night service last month in a small bistro near Akron, and I had a beurre blanc break on me right before the salmon orders went out. The butter just split, no fixing it with a whisk no matter how hard I tried. I had to toss it and start over with cold butter pieces, which set me back about 8 minutes and got the ticket times all jammed up. Has anyone else had a sauce go sideways at the worst possible moment and found a quick save that actually works?
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the_claire
the_claire1mo ago
That 8 minute restart - did the cold butter trick the second time or nah?
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sage52
sage521mo ago
Read somewhere that a splash of cold water can sometimes bring it back?
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