The Original Butter Bell Crock The best way to keep butter!Cold refrigerated butter is impossible to spread, tearing your toast and leaving unwanted clumps of butter on your favourite foods. Say No More! to hard butter and welcome into your home this time-honoured French method for serving and storing fresh butter.The Honey BeeDesigned by a passionate beekeeper, this charming crock celebrates the honey bee and its essential role in nature. The original pattern showcases honey bees performing their distinctive waggle dances, intricately arranged around the crock base and lid in a classic navy blue decal. Its the bees knees! A chic gift that will leave your foodie friends and family buzzing with happiness.How it works:Keep butter at the perfect spreading consistency by reflecting outside heat while insulating and cooling the butter. An airtight seal of water protects the flavour and freshness of the butter at the base of the crockHow to use:Pour 1/3 cup of cold water into the base of the crockPack one block (1/2 cup) softened butter FIRMLY into the bell-shaped lid, pressing out any air pockets.Replace the lid into the bottom of the crock. Your butter is ready for use!Important Notes for use:Make sure to change the water every 3 daysDo not store by stove or other heated appliances or in direct sunlightDo not store processed cheeses or other foods in the Butter BellFeatures & Benefits:Designed to hold 1/2 cup / 125 grams of butter (can use less than designed amount!)Made of durable new bone porcelainFree of lead and cadmiumEndorsed by top chefs and butter manufacturers all over the worldMicrowave safeDishwasher safeCan I use other spreads in the Butter Bell Crock?The Butter Bell crock works best with real butter either salted or unsalted. Other spreads such as margarine, cream cheese or other cheese spreads, or nut butters are not recommended for long-term storage in the crock. Ghee, whipped butter or clarified butters are also not optimal for storage in the crock as they become too soft to properly stay in the lid when brought to room temperature. The Butter Bell crock could be used as a presentation or serving vessel for various spreads for an evening or afternoon minus the water in the base of the crock.Butter Bell Crock HistoryFrom an early age, consumers are taught butter belongs in the fridge. Yet, cold butter is difficult to spread, resulting in torn toast, ripped rolls and lumpy clumps on favourite foods. So how do we enjoy soft, smooth butter while maintaining proper storage, freshness and flavour?First, we can look to classic culinarians. In the 16th century, foodies in France created a clever bell-shaped storage crock to prevent butter from spoiling while keeping it creamy and aromatically delicious. Upon the advent of refrigeration, these little crocks slowly disappeared. Only true butter aficionados, chefs and some European households still had them in use.Fortunately, in 1995, the butter lovers at L. Tremain, Inc. refused to relegate this beurrier to culinary history. The company has taken the traditional French concept, increased its effectiveness and beauty, to create an innovative butter storage keeper specifically for todays consumer the Original Butter Bell Crock.