It’s important to note, however, that a butter crock—also known as a butter bell or butter keeper—is best used with salted butter rather than unsalted since salt is a natural preservative.

TikTok cooks have discovered a vintage kitchen tool that keeps butter soft and spreadable at room temperature, while keeping it from spoiling. It’s a French butter bell crock.

To use your butter bell effectively, pack softened butter tightly into the lid, and fill the crock about half-way with fresh cool water. (Exactly how much water is something you will soon be able ...

Storing your butter in a butter bell can help with temperature maintenance. This is how to use a butter bell correctly to get the best results.

The butter crock consists of two parts: a base that holds a small amount of water and a lid with a cup-shaped well where the butter is stored.

Despite all this prep, I inevitably make the same mistake every time: I forget to take the butter out of the fridge and bring it to room temperature beforehand. And so I wait and get frustrated. After ...

Posted March 15, 2007Nothing ruins a perfect piece of toast like trying to spread cold butter on it. But there’s an age-old technique to keep butter soft at all times: Use a butter bell crock ...

Modeled after the original French butter crock, a Butter Bell keeps butter fresh and spreadable for up to 30 days without refrigeration, no odors or spoilage.

A nutritionist has shared the kitchen gadget she swears by to keep her butter soft, fresh and spreadable - and it's all thanks to the butter bell.