The Actual Best Time To Add Butter To Your Pasta Sauce - Chowhound

Just as you wouldn't want to add butter to your sauce at the beginning, you'll also want to avoid adding it when your pan is piping hot. It would be tragic to ruin everything at the very end, so you should move your pan off the heat and wait a minute for some heat to dissipate. You still want it to be hot enough to melt the butter, though, or it won't incorporate properly. When adding the dairy product to your…