A countertop upgrade for anyone who dislikes cold, hard butter. If you cook at home, you know cold butter can ruin a good morning. It tears your toast, crushes your pancakes, and refuses to spread.

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Keep your butter fresh and spreadable on the counter by mastering the America’s Test Kitchen method for using a traditional butter bell.

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Room temperature butter is just $12 away.

In my house growing up the most beloved kitchen technology we had worked without lights, buttons, or electricity. The butter bell, also known as a butter crock or French butter keeper, was a ...