What dissolves butter?

Butter is primarily made up of fat and water, with a small amount of milk solids. Therefore, the best solvents for butter are:

* Hot water: The heat helps melt the fat, and the water mixes with the other components to break down the butter.

* Oil: Fats and oils are miscible, meaning they can mix together. Adding oil to butter will help it dissolve and form a homogeneous mixture.

* Alcohol: Alcohol is a good solvent for fats. This is why you often see butter used in alcoholic drinks like cocktails.

* Other fats: Butter can dissolve in other fats like vegetable oil or lard.

Note: While these are the best solvents, it's important to understand that "dissolving" butter is a bit of a misnomer. It's more accurate to say that the butter is melting or emulsifying, rather than truly dissolving.

For example, when you melt butter in hot water, the fat separates from the other components and floats on top. When you mix butter with oil, it creates a smooth emulsion, but the two substances aren't actually dissolving into each other at a molecular level.