10 best butter dishes

Best butter dishes at a glance

• Best bargain butter dish: M&S Maxim porcelain butter dish, £10
• Best butter dish with knife: Xabono butter dish with lid and knife, £16.99
• Best glass butter dish: Kadax glass butter dish, £18.55
• Best investment butter dish: Le Creuset stoneware butter dish, £32
• Best tiled butter dish: Anthropologie bistro tiled butter dish, £20
• Best butter dish for a gift: Portmeirion covered porcelain butter dish, £20.72
• Best rustic butter dish: Graham & Green hare butter dish, £39.95
• Best statement butter dish: Dunelm kitchen pantry butter dish, £14
• Best glass butter dish: Kadax glass butter dish, £18.55
• Best for spreadable butter: Judge butter holder, £17.99
• Best round butter dish: Glaze Me Pretty crystal lilac butter dish, £50

Best butter dishes to buy 2024

M&S Maxim porcelain butter dish

• Available from M&S (£10)

Best bargain butter dish

Keep it cheap and cheerful with this simple £10 option that you won’t feel nervous about using. Made from scratch-resistant porcelain, it's practical, compact and dishwasher-safe.

Available from:
M&S (£10)

Xabono butter dish with lid

• Available from Amazon (£16.99)

Best butter dish with knife

This simple-looking butter dish has clever design features: the white porcelain base has a bamboo lid with a tight silicone seal to help preserve freshness, plus an inlaid steel and ceramic butter knife, ready to spread your butter.

Available from:
Amazon (£16.99)

Le Creuset stoneware butter dish

Best investment butter dish

If you already own a Le Creuset casserole dish, pick up a butter dish to match your set. This comes in the classic range of Le Creuset colours, from the signature ‘volcanic’ orange to white, black or blues. It holds a 250g pack of butter, has a small handle for gripping and a ridged base to hold the butter in place. It's made of chunky stoneware, but still suitable for the microwave when you need to soften butter fast.

Anthropologie bistro tiled butter dish

• Available from Anthropologie (£20)

Best tiled butter dish

Make a statement when you bring this butter dish to the table. Inspired by French bistro tiles, it has a striking black, gold and white tiled pattern and shiny gold handle, with a ‘hello’ motif on the base. There are also matching mugs, plates and coffee canisters in the range. One drawback is that this is suitable for handwashing only.

Available from:
Anthropologie (£20)

Sophie Conran Portmeirion porcelain butter dish

Best butter dish for a gift

Most butter dishes have a domed lid that encloses over the flat butter tray, which can make the lid sticky or greasy, and messy to put down on the counter. This Sophie Conran model avoids that problem, keeping the butter safe in a tub with a simple, flat lid. It has curved edges and a gentle rippling design (which is available in a whole range of kitchen products, from plates to oil drizzlers), plus it comes in a gift box, perfect for an elegant housewarming present.

Graham & Green hare butter dish

• Available from Graham & Green (£39.95)

Best for country kitchens

This classic ceramic butter dish is perfect for rustic country kitchens. It has a sweet hand-painted hare on the top, and a simple flat base with a shallow lip. Plus, it's dishwasher-safe for easy cleaning if it gets sticky or greasy.

Available from:
Graham & Green (£35)

Dunelm kitchen pantry butter dish

• Available from Dunelm (£14)

Best statement butter dish

This butter dish has a large lid that is slightly higher than many models, which ensures there's plenty of space for your butter so the dish won't get sticky. The cheerful yellow honeycomb pattern will brighten up breakfasts, plus it's dishwasher-safe, too.

Available from:
Dunelm (£14)

Kadax glass butter dish

Best glass butter dish

If you want to easily check how much butter you’ve got left, opt for a glass butter dish. It has a short handle to grip and tight seal to protect against anything getting inside. The clear glass design is perfect if you’ve got interesting flavoured or artisan butters to display.

Judge stainless steel butter holder

Best for spreadable butter

If you’re a spreadable butter devotee, this is the dish for you. Designed to hold 500g tubs, you can drop the tub in to hide the packaging on your counter. However, be aware that while the dish says it holds 500g tubs, some packaging shapes and designs might not all fit.

Glaze Me Pretty lilac butter dish

• Available from Glaze Me Pretty (£50)

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Best round butter dish

Despite its deceptive round size, this holds a 250g block of butter. Made of durable stoneware clay in south west London, each dish is individually glazed, so all are unique. We love the elegant lilac, but plenty of glaze colours are available. This could also double up to be used for cheese on a cheeseboard.

Available from:
Glaze Me Pretty (£50)

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