Le Creuset Butter Crock
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Product Info
Before refrigeration, we had that butter-soft-enough-to-spread thing sorted. Keep it in a sealed container in the kitchen, and away you go. Now, we have to deal with cold-from-the-fridge butter, that mangles toast and flattens flaky croissants. Give the butter crock a try, and see what spreadable butter is all about.
- High quality exterior enamel protects against metal marks and other damage
- Hard wearing, impermeable finish fired at extremely high temperatures is safe for cutting on with knives
- Less than 1% porosity, blocking moisture absorption which can lead to cracking, crazing and rippling along the interior
- Unique clay mixture creates a very dense material when fired, maintaining even temperatures and preventing scorching
- Resistant to staining and flavor or odour absorption
- A virtually non-stick glazed interior that easily releases foods for quick clean up
- A perfectly colour matched palette of bold, consistent tones for easy mixing and matching with other Le Creuset products
How it works:
- Simply leave butter out until it is softened, but not too soft (soft enough to bake with, but not melting)
- Spoon butter into the clean, dry crock lid, while the lower crock part stays in the fridge to cool
- Remove the crock from the fridge, and fill with cold tap water to the fill line
- Place the lid butter side down into the crock (this will raise the level of the water up around the lid, sealing it off and keeping the temperature stable)
- Keep away from heat sources (stove, microwave, etc.) as this will encourage the butter to melt on the outside and fall into the water
- Change the water every 2-3 days, to keep things fresh
- Scrape butter out using the flat of the knife to remove evenly, rather than removing chunks with the tip
- This will help to ensure the butter has even weight and does not slip from the lid into the water
Specifications
- Butter capacity: 150g (about 1/3 of a 500g block of butter)
- Water capacity: 80ml (1/3 cup)
- Dimensions: L 10.1cm x W 5.8cm x H 13.1cm
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Warranty Info
Le Creuset Stoneware Guarantee
All categories of Le Creuset Stoneware products carry a 10-year replacement/repair guarantee from manufacturing defects/flaws. The guarantee does not cover damage due to overheating, scraping & chipping through mishandling and improper use.
Customer Reviews & Ratings
Beautiful Butter Every Time
Item reviewed: Kiwi (no longer available)
Review by Yoko B. on 19 March 2013, 13 days after purchase
What a beauty. Not only is this a good looking pot, but functional too.
Keeps the butter fresh and at just the right consistency. No more melted butter in warm weather or rock solid butter in cold. The water creates a seal, which stops the butter from becoming rancid, and maintains the temperature within the pot, for beautiful butter every time.
The elegant design of the pot makes for a great showpiece on the counter and the serving dish, a proud piece on any dinner table.
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I would recommend this product to a friend.
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes No
Fun idea, but...
Item reviewed: Kiwi (no longer available)
Review by Justin D. on 23 January 2014
What a nice idea - soft butter in a charming little pot. And much of the time it does that, and I see from a range of other reviews that everyone finds it fantastic. For me, though, there are three problems. First, the butter melts in hot weather and falls into the water - aliased to this is that it remains hard in cold weather. Second, for me it doesn't hold enough butter - granted there are four of us gobbling away at it, but it seems to need refilling a bit too often, and refilling is more of a process than hacking off a chunk of butter and popping it into a dish. Third, it seems to be fragile - the first one we ordered arrived with the bell 'lid' broken (yuppiechef immediately replaced it, no problem there), and the replacement one broke in exactly the same place while being washed. Now obviously crockery can, and does, break with mishandling, but for context we break probably about two wineglasses a year (maybe fewer) while washing, and in our house wine flows.
So I'd imagine that this is the perfect product for very careful washer-uppers, who eat relatively little butter, and who live in a mild or air-conditioned environment. Read more
I would not recommend this product to a friend.
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes No
Finally soft butter!!
Item reviewed: Flame (no longer available)
Review by Annabelle M. on 4 May 2013, 9 days after purchase
Wow a product that actually works. It looks good and now no more fighting with the family because butter is hard and margarine is soft!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes No
Fabulous product!
Item reviewed: Kiwi (no longer available)
Review by Lorette K. on 15 May 2013, 20 days after purchase
What a wonderful product! Living in Durban, we can't leave butter out for any length of time and hard butter is just too difficult to work with! This solves all our problems and looks pretty on the countertop too!!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes No
Works perfectly!
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Deanne H. on 7 May 2013, 1 month after purchase
Brilliant problem solver for hard butter. If you have a large family; you may want to get 2 so that you always have soft butter handy as the bell may be a little small for everyday use in large families.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
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I Can't Believe It's Spreadable Butter!
Item reviewed: Flame (no longer available)
Review by Andrew W. on 20 January 2014, 11 days after purchase
We waited a whole 6 months for the butter bells to come back into stock when they did I hear the waiting list was as long as several arms and after 2 weeks of usage at home I can see why they are so popular. Once deployed into action the butter bell keeps the butter at the right consistency for spreading and the water seal keeps the butter from going rancid and this was the case even when the temperatures hit 30+ degrees. A word of advice each bell can take about 100g of butter so in a house of four this can go quite quickly so we have two (due to a breakdown in communication between my wife and myself) and we have found this advantageous for a number of satisfactory reasons. A butter bell is a must for any home in our climate where spreadable butter is preferred over rock hard cold butter tearing away at your toast in the morning. Read more
I would recommend this product to a friend.
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Fantastic product
Item reviewed: Kiwi (no longer available)
Review by Lauren T. on 9 April 2014
I don't use butter very often, so keeping it in a regular butter dish on the counter meant it was always going off (or completely melting in summer) and keeping it in the fridge makes it impossible to spread. This product solves both problems. I was told when I bought it that butter would keep for about 5 days and I should change the water every couple of days. I went away however and 10 days later the butter was still fresh. I just love it. Some tips though: when filling the butter dish, make sure your butter is already soft, this makes it easier to smoosh into the bell. Also do not attempt to put butter into the bell if the bell has just come out of the dishwasher (and is thus hot) because the butter will melt and plop into the water. Read more
I would recommend this product to a friend.
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Butter bell rules
Item reviewed: Kiwi (no longer available)
Review by CM W. on 13 October 2015, 13 days after purchase
This is an awesome concept and it works. So you like butter but hate the hard butter for school sandwiches? This is the answer. Granted I have not yet had sub 0 temps to test it from that point of view. But the butter has not gone rancid and there was one very very hot day and the butter plopped out but it has not happened again so I await the next hot day to see if it was a fluke.
Loving the butter bell. Changing the water every 2 days and after a few weeks I still love it.
Buy it! Read more
I would recommend this product to a friend.
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Thumbs up to Yuppiechef
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Barbara W. on 15 April 2013, 19 days after purchase
Great product and colour is superb. Couldn't find this in other shops so thumbs up to Yuppiechef for offering it.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Butter Bell
Item reviewed: Kiwi (no longer available)
Review by Terri S. on 10 May 2013, 15 days after purchase
I love it - neat, compact and goes onto the table instead of having to transfer butter to a fancy serving dish when having a meal!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Love my Le Creuset butter bell
Item reviewed: Kiwi (no longer available)
Review by Delyse R. on 29 May 2013
My daughter Julie gave me this marvellous item for my birthday and I can't praise it enough for the way it keeps butter spreadable at all times - no matter how hot or cold the weather is! Brilliant product!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Amazing Butter!!
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Melanie M. on 4 June 2013, 13 days after purchase
I love this wonderful butter bell. It has never been so easy to butter fresh bread or toast. I intend ordering more in the future to give to my friends as gifts.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Beautiful & does what it is supposed to
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Johannes K. on 30 August 2013
Cannot ask for much more. Does what it advertises. Keeps your butter soft and spreadable and looks pretty all the while.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Must have item
Item reviewed: Flame (no longer available)
Review by Vincent D. on 18 November 2013
Looks so much better on your table than a tub of shop bought butter. Keeps the butter soft in Summer, I find that in Winter the butter can get a bit hard, so I still buy naturally softer butter to fill it up!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Looks good and works well
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Jenny L. on 21 January 2014, 14 days after purchase
Hard butter is a thing of the past with this product. User friendly and effective, it keeps the butter fresh and easily spreadable. Only "negative" is the limited range of colours available, hence the 4 stars. Looks good and works well.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
I love my Butter Bell!
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Linda H. on 21 January 2014, 14 days after purchase
I love my Butter Bell! It keeps the butter from becoming rancid and at a spreading consistency. I am going to get a second one as they are quite small i.e. take only about 125g. A lovely original gift too!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Best product ever bought for my kitchen!
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by FIONA O. on 22 January 2014, 15 days after purchase
This would make an excellent gift! You don't realise how often you need soft butter until you have this on your countertop!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Works like a charm
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Terry B. on 28 January 2014, 19 days after purchase
Was a bit sceptical this would work in hot & humid Durban as butter turns to liquid in other butter dishes.
Not so with the butter bell, lovely spreadable butter in an attractive container.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Oh yes!!!!!
Item reviewed: Kiwi (no longer available)
Review by Blanche S. on 6 February 2014, 13 days after purchase
Right, now we don't have to concrete bake the bread to spread. What a pleasure. One of the items that really lives up to it's advertising. No more liquid assets either.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Perfect butter all year round!!
Item reviewed: Kiwi (no longer available)
Review by Jacky H. on 21 February 2014, over 6 months months after purchase
Not too hard that it rips apart your gorgeous bread and not so soft that it goes melty and shiny and messy (or rancid!!)... this fabulous little gem keeps the butter just perfect. So simple and of course very pretty too, once again an amazing Le Creuset product!! This is my gift of choice for any butter-lover out there.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
BRILLIANT INVENTION
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Sandy L. on 10 March 2014, 26 days after purchase
Love love love my butter bell - in days of extreme heat, the butter tends to soften a little too much that it falls into the water but 9/10 x it works wonders.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Clever product that keeps butter soft
Item reviewed: Kiwi (no longer available)
Review by Adri J. on 19 March 2014, 9 days after purchase
Funky bell shaped butter holder that works a charm.
My butter is kept at perfect consistency for easy spreading.
Very clever!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Works, even in a Durban summer!
Item reviewed: Flame (no longer available)
Review by Warren G. on 13 May 2014, over 6 months months after purchase
I got myself a butter bell last year and was absolutely amazed to see that it actually worked and over a HOT Durban summer. I purchased this one as a mothers day gift for my mom and she loves it!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Le Creuset Butter Bell - Fantastic
Item reviewed: Flame (no longer available)
Review by Angelica M. on 20 May 2014, 14 days after purchase
This product came in the Afternoon Tea box. It is a fantastic product - easy to use, clean and store. It is aesthetically pleasing and a great addition to the modern day kitchen!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
It does what it says on the box
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Colin P. on 18 August 2014, 16 days after purchase
I'm very happy with my butter bell. My butter is soft and easy to spread, and the bell looks very good on the kitchen counter while doing that.
I suppose I'll have a better idea of how well it keeps the butter fresh at the end of a long, hot summer, but I'm confident that it'll perform well - it holds about 125g at a time, and after close to two weeks, the butter is still fresh and tastes great. I live alone, so if you have a family, I'd be surprised if the butter lasted long enough to go rancid, and if it does, I'll just put a bit less in when I refill it - I filled it to the rim.
I suspect I'll be buying some more of them as gifts for people who mistakenly think they've got everything :-) Read more
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Super product
Item reviewed: Kiwi (no longer available)
Review by Mercia L. on 21 August 2014, 19 days after purchase
This product is a long time coming. Great to finally have butter that is always good to spread.
Fantastic product looks good too!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Lovely!
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Ruanne S. on 12 September 2014, 1 month after purchase
I can't believe I lived without it! What an innovative idea... soft butter immediately!
The only downside... due to our really cold winters here in Josie, the butter does get hard at room temperature during winter and is not spreadable...
I would recommend this product to a friend.
A must have
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Nadia A. on 18 November 2014, over 1 year after purchase
The Le Creuset Butter Bell is easy to use especially for parties when you want the butter to be spreadable, still cool and covered.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Great addition to the kitchen
Item reviewed: Flame (no longer available)
Review by Mary P. on 4 December 2014, 10 days after purchase
It works! It's wonderful to be able to reach for the butter dish and know it's the correct consistency for spreading on your toast!! It truly is a little wonder, butter is kept 'just right' for spreading. Go on treat yourself!!!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Nice!!!
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Charl D. on 13 December 2014, 11 days after purchase
Very nice product!! Even in the hot Free State keeps the butter soft yet not too soft! Pity it's a bit small though!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
No more rancid butter
Item reviewed: Kiwi (no longer available)
Review by TERESA J. on 26 December 2014
Brilliant product which has saved me from binning loads and loads of half blocks of rancid butter. The water layer really does work to keep the butter fresh, white and tasting like it came straight off the shelf.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Love it!!!
Item reviewed: Flame (no longer available)
Review by Michelle D. on 24 January 2015, 10 days after purchase
The butter bell looks stunning and works really well! It is so nice to have soft butter available when you want it, without it having melted into an oily puddle!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
It really works!
Item reviewed: Kiwi (no longer available)
Review by Anonymous on 28 March 2015, 28 days after purchase
This is not a gimic. My one friend saw it and said that it is too expensive and why did I buy it... then he made some sandwiches while I was away to the shop... when I returned he said... now I understand why, it is amazing! So, this works. Perfect butter... always.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
BUTTER/MARGARINE argument settled for ever in our home
Item reviewed: Kiwi (no longer available)
Review by Jenny P. on 31 May 2015, 11 days after purchase
My only resistance to using butter in our home was the difficulty in spreading it. This product has changed that forever. It keeps the butter fresh and spreadable and always available. I love it so much that I bought an extra one for somebody special in my family.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
This product is highly recommended
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Loretta J. on 28 July 2015
If you like your butter soft and spreadable, then Le Creuset Butter Bell is the answer. The butter in the bell remains soft, and the water in the base keeps it fresh. I wish I had had this product years ago.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Perfect
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Marie M. on 29 August 2015, 11 days after purchase
Within 24 hours of buying the butter bell I ordered another one to ensure a constant supply of spreadable butter. It is wonderful and very, very pretty.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Beautifully made
Item reviewed: Flame (no longer available)
Review by Anonymous on 26 October 2015, 27 days after purchase
Like all Le Creuset products the butter bell is beautifully made and it was a joy to give as a gift. No more hard butter out of the fridge for my friend.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Beautiful, soft, perfect butter
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Amanda D. on 12 November 2015, 9 days after purchase
Does exactly what it says it does - keeps your butter soft and warm enough to spread, but cool enough not to go rancid. Lovely. And very stylish too.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Excellent product!
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Karen W. on 13 November 2015, 12 days after purchase
This product does what it is supposed to do! Great purchase, no more hard butter sitting in a regular butter dish in the fridge. It looks good too!.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Perfect soft butter
Item reviewed: Marseille Blue (no longer available)
Review by Ann V. on 22 December 2015, 11 days after purchase
Love my new butter bell. Can really recommend this to my friends. The butter stays soft and fresh for days.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Lovely product
Item reviewed: Marseille Blue (no longer available)
Review by Kerryn B. on 29 April 2016, 24 days after purchase
My husband and I just love our Le Creuset Butter Bell we got from our registry. It keeps our butter fresh and looks so good when presenting it on the breakfast table :)
Le Creuset is just simply amazing!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Excellent concept
Item reviewed: Flame (no longer available)
Review by Serilla M. on 21 July 2016, 12 days after purchase
Lovely addition to my kitchen. You have to pack the butter tightly in order to prevent it from falling into the water. Perfect size for my family.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Useless
Item reviewed: Cherry (no longer available)
Review by Ewan M. on 9 September 2016
This has to be the most useless product to have ever come from Le Creuset. It might work in Europe, but in our warmer climate in SA it just does not work at all.
Don't waste your money.
I would not recommend this product to a friend.
Excellent buy
Item reviewed: Kiwi (no longer available)
Review by Rochelle B. on 25 September 2016, 1 month after purchase
I only ever heard about a butter bell, never saw how it could work, but it is everything they advertised and it always keeps the butter soft. Awesome!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Spreadable butter every time
Item reviewed: Marseille Blue (no longer available)
Review by Angela B. on 7 October 2016, 1 month after purchase
Now you don't have to take butter out of the fridge in advance - your butter is always soft enough to spread. What an innovative product! One of the best products I have ever bought.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Impressed
Item reviewed: Cool Mint (no longer available)
Review by M.Nora H. on 3 March 2017, 1 month after purchase
Really very impressed. I now know what to give all my friends as a gift. Even works well in the heat of KZN!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Best invention ever!
Item reviewed: Cool Mint (no longer available)
Review by Katja G. on 20 May 2018, 1 month after purchase
I love this butter crock, it keeps your butter from melting and doesn't take up too much space around the kitchen.
You just need to make sure you don't put too much water in the bottom and it works like a charm.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
I love my butter crock. Keeps butter spreadable and out of the fridge.
Item reviewed: Marseille Blue (no longer available)
Review by Marda P. on 10 July 2020, 14 days after purchase
Butter bell keeps the butter inserted in water upside down, when you take it out for use the butter is soft enough to spread.
A lovely and practical crock!
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Works really well.
Item reviewed: Azure
Review by Nirvana J. on 5 May 2023, 2 months after purchase
Been using this for a few weeks now and it works very well. You just need to get the knack of packing in the butter without creating air pockets. I haven't seen that the butter has gone rancid keeping it on the counter and the butter is always very spreadable.
I see the fill line marker is a bit too high and water spills if I fill to that level so I fill the water a bit lower but the bell still touches the water. I also add a bit of salt to the water as a safety measure against mould but I still change the water every few days.
I think to have an efficient system one would actually need two of these so that while you are washing one before refilling that you don't run out of spreadable butter.
I just knocked off a star because of the high price point. Another thing is that Le Creuset and Yuppiechef are also brilliant with their customer service, I had an issue with the first one I received and it was replaced for me. Read more
I would recommend this product to a friend.
Reply by Yuppiechef
We're so sorry for your disappointing experience, we are so happy to hear you are enjoying the replacement we sent.