How much butter does this hold?
729159
It holds ONE FULL STICK . . . push the 'stick' of butter all the way down with a spoon, knife, your hand, whatever
622903
it will hold the width and length, but the interior height is about .5" too short...it would be tight/lift the lid a bit, but could work if you trimmed or softened the butter....
137903
It all depends on how much butter you put in but I always even it off with a knife. I really like having this butter dish on the counter next to the toaster for convenience in buttering things; other than that, I keep butter in the fridge. Its attractive and just the right size.
209606
I measured mine and it is 8 1/2" long including the "wings" on each end of the inner compartment where the butter goes. It's It's about 4" high to the top of the handle. And it's about 3 1/4" wide. The inner butter compartment can hold a long, skinny butter quarter or it can hold the shorter, wider butter quarters.
2217987
It is large but I don't believe it is that large. But by the way 4 sticks of butter? Exactly how much butter do you spread on your bread, corn, muffins, potatoes etc.? One stick lasts quite a while in this house.
398267
I put about 1/3 cup. I also read thru the responses and add a few shakes of salt. When you put the stick of butter in, make sure it soft and pack it in.
1685357
Our container holds 1pint of heavy/whipped cream. I don't know how long it lasts, it depends how often it is used. Shake before every use.
279306
Because I am not certain of the shape of your butter, I shall tell you that a rectangleof butter, 5 by 11 centimeters, will fit in this sturdy butter dish. The dish is a bitlarge for our 1/4 pound sticks of butter. You would probably be better served with another butter dish.
1207855
I have had a couple of the shorter sticks in it at a time... I usually use the regular, longer sticks...I don't want a whole pound of butter out at once, but I have thought if I wanted to, I could unwrap and put an entire pound of the long sticks into this butter dish.. not sure how a pound of the shorter ones would work.
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Yes, it does hold an entire stick of butter! And, as for the water, I fill it up with approximately 1/3 the full amount and, since it is left out on my kitchen counter - right near the sink - I change the water every 2nd day. The butter doesn't touch the water exactly, I believe the water 'surrounds' the inner area of the crock keeping the crock cool. You can put the butter keeper out on your table for meals and only return it to the 1/3rd full outer crock when you are finished using it on the table. Otherwise, you'd be pulling it in and out every time a guest wanted a dab of butter and that could get very 'drippy' on your tablecloth. I hope this answered your question. I love mine and my daughter has two of them 'cooling' at all times on her counter. She has three teenage sons.
1655228
Make sure the butter is very soft when you put it in the top and that the entire surface area that you are using is smeared. I just use one cube of butter. Only 2 little pieces dropped off. You will end up using less butter than before; all the flavor with less work and fewer calories.
2168259
Just one pat of butter...probably best to use 2 + for a dinner party..thought it held more.
1899071
I use a small amount of butter. Small amount of oil works well. Dry not so much.
154049
Yes you are right. Its a lot. I have been using it everyday for cooking and butter replacement for 4 months still have 1/3 left in the first tub.
306727
It does hold a stick of butter. I haven't had a problem with the water level as I have a large family and use a bell full each day.
1582419
Maybe 2 cups. It's not much and we don't use them because they are too small and don't hold well with butter. They are just a novelty.
1200586
It definitely does hold a stick of butter with room to spare, unfortunately it was a gift so I don't have the exact measurements, but it is significantly larger than the other butter dish fiestaware makes.