Place butter into a heavy-bottomed pan. Turn the stove burner to low.

Allow the butter to melt slowly.

A layer of foam will gather at the top of the melted butter.

Gently stir the butter to ensure that all of the milk solids have released from the bottom of the pan.

Allow the butter to settle and the foam layer to gather at the top.

Skim the layer of foam from the top of the butter with a ladle and discard this foam.

Allow the butter to continue on low to release more milk solids.

Another layer of foam will begin to appear.

Skim this layer with a ladle. Repeat this process until the butter clarifies. The butter will remain clear and no more foam will rise to the top.