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

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.

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 ...

Dear Mary: Several years ago, I visited a friend and was introduced to an item that keeps butter out of the refrigerator and on the counter to be nice and soft and fresh until consumed. The butter ...