Butter Bell - The Original Butter Bell crock by L Tremain, a Countertop French Ceramic Butter Dish Keeper for Spreadable Butter, Le Bistro, White with Blue Trim

A beautiful and functional ornament for the kitchen. This is a classic and well constructed piece with good aesthetics. It is large enough to hold about one stick of butter. It is used in conjunction with water in the base which help to preserve the butter - so make sure you don’t skip this step. We leave it on our counter and the butter has perfect softness and freshness, and we typically will keep it about one week on the counter without any issues.

You can have soft, real butter by using a crock like this Butter Bell. It is kept outside the refrigerator and keeps the butter spreadable without rancidity (assuming you use it up in a few weeks?). You take a stick of butter, let it soften a little outside the refrigerator, then squish it into the top part of the Bell. You put a third of a cup of cold water in the bottom, and it acts like a seal to keep the air out, as I understand it. Apparently you don't have to put cold water in it everyday, although I renew the cold water every few days. It has worked well so far. No more putting hard chunks of butter on my morning toast!

Love this. If a butter bell can add a touch of elegance to a kitchen, this is the one to do it. We had a black one that was just too dark for the kitchen. This is just so pretty, with the gold trim and matches various touches in our kitchen to keep a "dialogue" going aesthetically in the room :)

Very nice well-made quality works perfectly would definitely purchase again

I like to make my own butter and like the old fashioned way of keeping it in one of these. I've had mine for about a year now. I don't use it all the time, but when I do, it is handy. I find that if I know I'm not going to be using butter for a few days, i can still put this in the refrigerator to keep the butter fresh longer. But then I have to remember to take it out several hours before I need to use the butter again. One thing I might suggest to the manufacturer is to bevel or taper the edges of the lid so it stays centered. Mine often slides just off center and looks a little weird when it does.

Butter stays fresh and at room temperature - ready to spread on your favorite toast, muffin or pancake. I wasn't sure when I ordered it for Christmas presents, but my daughters and granddaughters loved them, so I bought one for myself. I am delighted with mine.

What every butter dish should be. Keeps butter fresh but still soft and ready to spread. Beautiful too! So happy with this purchase!

Lifting a slippery lid from a butter dish can be a risky proposition and annoying as all get out. I often left the butter uncovered to avoid it. After several trial and errors with different butter dishes, I read a review of this butter bell in a cooking newsletter and after browsing a large selection of colors and designs I bought this one. It’s a bargain because I no longer a worry about the lid slipping out of my hand. The bonus is it looks so nice on my kitchen counter and my butter no longer gets too soft to stay on a knife or too hard to spread.