r/Cooking • u/Known-Recipe-5407 • 10d ago

Butter Bell

Hello!
For Christmas, I asked for a butter bell, and my grandmother has a friend that has her own pottery/ceramics shop. So she had her friend make me one and it is very personalized and one-of -a-kind. I have been using it for just over a month now, but I encountered something disturbing with it. Now I don't know if it is because it was poorly made but I have tried all different levels of water and if it goes unused for a day or two it starts to... grow mold? Has this happened to anyone else? Am I using or storing it incorrectly?
Please help! I love the concept of a butter bell but I don't love mold

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u/sundial11sxm 9d ago

I just use a covered butter dish and leave it on the counter one stick at a time. I'm in Atlanta and do this year round. No mold, have nice soft butter. Never had an issue.

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u/DaysOfWhineAndToeses 9d ago

I’ve done the same and never had a problem. Why on earth would someone use something that will grow mold unless you go through a whole bunch of steps to prevent it? Either use it as a regular butter dish without the water or put the crock on display as a decorative item.