Description
This is a stoneware butter dish in two parts: a flat base with a slim lip and a deep rectangular lid with softly rounded edges that sits over it. It measures 14cm long, 10cm wide and 6cm tall, a compact size that sits neatly beside a bread board or a plate of toast without taking over the table. The reactive glaze gives it a multicoloured finish, with the colours running into one another, speckling and pooling where the glaze gathered as it fired.
It belongs on the breakfast table and the dining table, where butter is wanted within reach of everyone, and it looks just as settled on an open kitchen shelf between meals. The lid keeps the butter covered and tidy, which matters most on a busy breakfast table or when bread is passed round at a long Sunday lunch. It suits anyone who prefers proper tableware to a foil wrapper on the table, and it makes a thoughtful housewarming gift for someone setting up their first kitchen.
Stoneware is fired at a high temperature, which makes it dense and hard-wearing, and a reactive glaze moves in the kiln, so no two pieces fire quite alike. It goes in the dishwasher, so washing up is simple, and it can go in the microwave and the oven too; that means you can soften firm butter in the microwave without moving it to another dish. At 0.618KG it has a solid, weighty feel in the hand. For styling, set it on a wooden board beside a loaf and a bread knife, and let the multicoloured glaze bring some life to a plain tablecloth.
Specification
| Width |
10cm |
| Length |
14cm |
| Height |
6cm |
| Material |
100% Stoneware |
| Colour |
Multi |
| Finish |
Reactive glaze |
| Dishwasher safe |
Yes |
| Microwave safe |
Yes |
| Oven safe |
Yes |
| Food safe |
Yes |
| Weight |
0.618KG |
Frequently Asked
What is the butter dish made of?
It is made of 100% stoneware with a reactive glaze, which gives it a multicoloured finish that speckles and pools across the lid.
Can it go in the dishwasher?
Yes, it goes in the dishwasher, and the maker also lists it for the microwave and the oven, so it copes with everyday kitchen use.
How big is the butter dish?
It is 14cm long, 10cm wide and 6cm tall, a compact size that sits easily beside a bread board on the breakfast or dining table.
What comes with it?
You receive the butter dish itself: a flat base and a deep lid that sits over it. The styling props shown are not included.
How heavy is it?
It weighs 0.618KG, which gives it a solid, steady feel in the hand and on the table.