French butter dish

Butter! Is there anything better?! Australia and New Zealand, I my humble opinion, have taken butter and dairy products, in general, to a whole new level! They are awesome! I used to make French Butter Keepers/Bells eons ago and had kind of forgotten about them. But I’ve decided to let them “resurface” into my pottery […]

In this post, an excerpt from In the Potter's Kitchen, Sumi von Dassow shows how to throw a French butter dish on the pottery wheel. If you are unfamiliar

This is a great description of how a French butter dish works. They are amazing! To buy one of your own, go to www.MonikaSchaefer.com

Mäe Ceramics on Instagram: "How I made this little French butter holder 💅"

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In this post, an excerpt from In the Potter's Kitchen, Sumi von Dassow shows how to throw a French butter dish on the pottery wheel. If you are unfamiliar

Turns out, these butter covers aren’t exactly the same. While both of these kitchen items can be interchanged in most circumstances, it’s best to tailor your use to fit your needs. Here is the difference between a butter crock and butter dish.

This week's find is a very utilitarian, antique pot/crock used to store butter (with out the need for refrigeration :) French Butter Keeper (or) Butter Bell source Before refrigerators came into being, butter was kept in earthenware pots, and sometimes submerged in water. I keep bumping into antique and modern versions of the Butter crocks/pots. The original water submerged butter crock /bell is said to have originated in France in the Middle Ages. (5th to 15th century) source There are two…