The butter dish is a very old item, used way before the invention of the fridge. In this article you will discover why you should keep your butter in a butter dish. You will know everything about it!
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. To keep your butter longer
2. To look nice on your table
3. To reduce waste and to save money
4. To spread butter more easily
5. To transport butter more easily
1. To keep your butter longer
When your butter is still in its original packaging, it can easily be kept between 8 and 12 weeks.
But once it is open, be careful! The edges of it quickly harden. We recommend you to consume it within three weeks.
Butter is also very sensitive to air, to light and to smells, so take some precautions.
Do not put your butter next to food with a strong smell (e.g. cheese, banana, onions...) or it will absorb these smells.
You can also use a water butter dish because it does not go in the fridge and it will prevent your butter from absorbing bad smells. Feel free to read our article about the use of water butter dishes and French butter dishes to know more about it.
Butter dishes keep your butter longer fresh.
2. To look nice on your table
You can find many different butter dishes, of different sizes and colours. So, there is something for everyone!
You can prettily present your butter at a brunch with your friends instead of taking butter in its sticky packaging.
3. To reduce waste and to save money
It is easy: the better you preserve your butter, the longer you can keep it. You will then reduce the wasted portion of it, and so will need to buy butter less often and save money.
You will not waste money because of a wrong preservation method anymore.
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4. To spread butter more easily
We all know how sticky and fatty the butter packaging can be when another person clumsily use it before.
With a clean butter dish, there is no need to worry about the packaging, you just need to take butter from the dish.
5. To transport butter more easily
If you like to picnic, or need to transport butter, the butter dish is perfect to avoid having it everywhere.
Butter dishes are easy to transport and to use.
To conclude...
For all these reasons, the butter dish is a very interesting kitchenware, wether for its aesthetic, its convenience or its preserving function. There are many different butter dishes, so do not hesitate to look for your favourite!
See you soon!
