h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

i enjoyed this article, not the least because it delights me when good solutions are implemented. as other posters have noted, the idea is not new, but at least it has been taken up in a useful way.

many years ago, more than 2 decades, i read about a butter cooler than enabled you to keep butter out of the fridge. i live in australia btw so it always has to live in the fridge. but fridge butter is pretty much unspreadable even when kept in those butter compartments. so when i read about a butter container made of pottery, double skinned with evaporative water cooling i was instantly fired up.

20 years plus later and i still haven't actually found one. it drives me nuts on a regular basis.

You can try this site:
http://www.chefscatalog.com/catalog/product.aspx?item=20125&sourcecode=6w3msd301
They have a butter cooling dish with this
Product Information:
The better butter solution. Keep butter at a perfect temp--cool, fresh, and ready to spread-- for 30 days without refrigeration. Or keep butter hot for dipping and drizzling. Just fill the base with cold water, crushed ice, or hot water and your butter will stay perfect. Great for dips or party spreads, too. Easy-clean porcelain is oven safe up to 450ºF. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Holds 1 stick or 1 cup of butter. Blue Vine or White. 8.5"W x 4"D x 3.5"H.

Enjoy your new dish!

halleluja!


thanks *s*