Room-temp butter lovers, may I suggest a butter bell?

If you've never heard of these, they are a great way to keep your butter at room temperature and keep it fresh as well.

We love the ease of room temperature butter, but always struggled with the average butter dishes. They are messy and don't keep the butter from going rancid or even very fresh.

After looking for alternatives I finally got a butter bell, and absolutely love it. They work by stuffing butter in the inverted bell, which is then kept submerged in water. The butter stays in the inverted bell via surface tension, which also keeps it fresh.

After doing some research, helpful tips include: this only works with butter (not margarine, or any other butter mixture) and works best with salted butter. If you use unsalted, I've read that adding a pinch of salt to the water helps prevent mold, salt may also be added to the water when using salted butter, for good measure. Bell butter dish

Submitted December 26, 2016 at 12:37PM by poopieschmaps http://ift.tt/2ix8mgm