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21 Adorable Butter Dishes That Will Keep Your Butter, Better

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    Are you looking for butter storage? Then, you’ve come to the right place. A butter dish may sound like a simple everyday kitchen necessity, but there are things to consider, like size, design, and material, when looking for the best butter dish. Here are the cutest (and most functional) butter dishes, from classic to bold and fun stoneware. Butter makes everything better!

  1. Le Creuset Heritage Butter Dish
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    Decorative yet functional, this stoneware-covered butter dish can go from refrigerator to microwave to table. The European style is designed to hold two butter sticks. The dense stoneware blocks moisture absorption to prevent cracking, crazing, and rippling, and the impermeable exterior enamel resists stains and scratches from metal utensils.

  3. Butter Me Up
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    Use this Talisman Designs butter dish with a lid for the countertop to keep your butter correctly stored. This farmhouse butter dish sits atop your tabletop and kitchen counter to keep your margarine at room temperature. Its simple design effortlessly blends into your home decor. Keep the buttery mess inside and out of sight while fitting all ¼ lb sticks of butter, both East Coast butter and West Coast butter sizes.

  5. Brooklynese Butta Dish
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    This is not your average butter dish. Why not add a bit of subtle whimsy to your table-setting artistry with this tongue-in-cheek “Butta” dish and give anyone a little giggle?? This dish is sized to hold a standard stick. The tray has a non-slip edge to keep your butter in place, so none gets wasted.

  7. Taco Truck Dish
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    Suddenly, every day is Taco Tuesday fiesta. Muy delicioso! This adorable butter dish is hand-painted. A unique collectible for your countertop, the Novelty Taco Truck Butter Dish from Boston Warehouse features sculpted earthenware in a vibrant, glossed color palette. This entertaining piece makes a fun statement for your next get-together—a unique way to store butter.

  9. Butter Dish With Matching Spreader
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    This classic butter dish is porcelain and has a beautifully carved Arcadia wood knife. The convenient groves on the tray make measuring and portion control easy. In addition, the flat tray makes it easy to cut and easy to clean.

  11. The Original Butter Bell Crock
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    This crock is a beautiful way to store butter. The Butter Bell crocks draw inspiration from a French butter dish. Each butter keeper has intricate embossing that resembles a French vineyard’s leaves and crawling vines, giving the container a well-worn antique appearance. This beautiful butter pot brings a bit of vintage style to your kitchen.

  13. More Is Butter Dish
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    This will be a big hit on your breakfast table! The ceramic butter dish from Mud Pie features debossed more butter sentiment and comes with silverplate knife stamped butter my buns. 

  15. Minimalistic Dish
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    This OXO Good Grips butter dish might look basic but is super functional. The stoppers on either side of the dish keep butter in place while cutting and have convenient tablespoon measurement markings for portioning. The clear lid rests on the dish without sliding off during transport to your table.

  17. Buddha Butter Tray
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    This whimsical novelty butter dish will surely be an eye-catching addition to any kitchen. With this blue ceramic dish, you have the one and only Buddha covering your butter before you go knifing for that butter. The Buddha Butter Dish is made from ceramic material and is a perfect gift idea for your Buddhist friends or butter lovers. 

  19. Vintage Style Butter Keeper
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    This ceramic butter dish’s tall and deep design helps prevent the butter from sticking to the lid’s top and staying there when you pick up the lid. Without mess, this Sweese modern butter holder adds a touch of elegance to your kitchen. The beech wooden lid of the butter boat doubles as a small cutting board for slicing. It has a silicone seal to keep your butter fresh.

  21. Cute Whale Butter Container
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    Have you ever found something that makes you smile? This whale-shaped porcelain butter dish with a lid certainly will. The cover is large enough to keep butter without smearing the top and the sides. Whale spray is a knob for easy grabbing, and the lip design prevents the cover from slipping. Dishwasher safe. It makes excellent kitchen decor!

  23. Marble Butter Pot
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    No more crumbling with butter every morning! Now it’s time to have the same fresh taste of butter, even without it changing color. A refrigerator is unnecessary, so level your butter in this beautiful pot. Butter is served best at room temperature. This high-quality marble butter keeper with crock and lid is for an everyday soft, fresh taste. There is nothing like
    softened butter.

  25. NorPro Stainless Steel Dish
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    Butter makes everything better. It turns your toast into a treat! This stainless steel is always more perfectly spreadable at all times. It has a classic design that will keep your butter at room temperature, allowing you to leave it out on the kitchen table for easy access. The sturdy handle is easy to grip, making the lid easily removable. Don’t use hard, brittle butter from the fridge. Keep your butter soft and easy to spread.

  27. Buttery Flip-Top Butter Dish
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    Having soft, spreadable butter ready is a real game-changer in the kitchen. Kitchen Concepts, the maker of Butterie, performed a shelf life study on butter. Working with Michelson Laboratories, butter was kept at room temperature and tested every few days for spoilage. The lab tested for yeast, mold, bacteria, and rancidity, and after three weeks of keeping the butter between 68-78°, none showed any spoilage. It’s dishwasher-safe and easy to clean!

  29. Crabby Butter Dish
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    Add coastal charm to your kitchen with the Fitz and Floyd Cape Coral Crab Butter Dish. The handcrafted details and classic marine motifs create a refined nautical air. Serve up your favorite sides and condiments in this captivating crustacean.

  31. Airtight Butter Keeper
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    The tall and deep design helps stop the butter from sticking to the lid’s top and staying there when you pick up the cover. Without mess, this Sweese modern butter dish adds a touch of elegance to your kitchen. The top lid helps keep your butter fresh in the refrigerator without mixing other food tastes.

  33. Butter Dish with Lid Keeper
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    The top knob design is more accessible to open, and the butter plate cover has an elegant curved radius edge design. The thick wall is designed to prevent the butter from becoming too hard in the refrigerator or to remain soft at room temperature. The perfect butter dish – its simple colors add color to your kitchen—dishwasher safe.

  35. Butter All The Things
  36. The Table Craft Croft House Collection butter dish is made of durable Melamine with playful text (“butter all the things”) and a bamboo lid. It holds one stick of butter and is hand-washable.

  37. Mason Jar Style Butter Crock
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    You will be excited to use this butter crock daily if you are a butter lover. Farewell to the fridge! The water’s airtight seal greatly facilitates this quality. Refresh the water every 2-3 days to get soft butter.