The Butter Crayon being used to butter a hot pan.

What Makes the Butter Crayon Unique?

Butter is one of the oldest foods in the kitchen — and buttering is still one of the most awkward jobs in it. A butter knife tears your toast, plastic dispensers can't handle a hot pan, and you're usually left with a greasy knife and a butter dish to wash.

The Butter Crayon® was designed to fix all of it. Here's what sets it apart, problem by problem.

The Short Version

  • Fits any butter — Eastern, Western, or European, thanks to the included Butter Cutter™.
  • High-temp silicone — use on hot pans and griddles with at least 1/4 inch of butter remaining to protect the push block. Keep the push block away from hot surfaces.
  • Push-up control — advance exactly the butter you need, then push it back in and cap it fresh.
  • No knife, no dish — it's the applicator and the storage in one.

Jump to a Section

Butter Comes in Three Sizes

Butter is sold one of three ways. Eastern (Elgin) sticks are long and narrow. Western sticks are short and wide. European butter usually comes as a 250g block (about 8.8 oz, or 2.2 U.S. sticks). It's the same butter — just different shapes — which is exactly why most dispensers only fit one of them.

The fix: Your Butter Crayon® comes with the Butter Cutter™. Like a deep cookie cutter, it trims any Western stick or European block down to a shape that drops perfectly into the dispenser — so any brand or size of butter fits.

High-Temp Silicone

Buttering a hot pan for eggs or grilled cheese calls for a tool designed for hot surfaces.

The fix: The Butter Crayon® body is molded from high-temperature, food-safe silicone. Keep at least 1/4 inch of butter in it when using it on hot pans and griddles. This protects the push block, which is not intended to come in contact with hot surfaces.

Push, Apply, Seal: How It Works

Three steps, no mess:

1. Push up. A block inside advances the butter just past the housing, so you expose only as much as you need. As the butter wears down, push it up a little more. Normal hand-grip pressure squeezes the flexible housing against the block to hold everything in place — no twisting and no dials.

2. Apply. Glide it across toast, a hot pan, corn, vegetables, or a casserole dish.

3. Cap & seal. When you're done, the cap pushes the leftover butter back into the housing and seals it, so it stays fresh in the fridge until next time.

One Flat Surface for Everything

Plenty of butter gadgets are built for a single job — corn-on-the-cob spreaders, for example, have a curved profile that only suits corn. The Butter Crayon®'s applicator surface is flat, so it works just as well on:

  • Toast and bagels
  • Hot pans and griddles
  • Corn on the cob
  • Pancakes and waffles
  • Asparagus and vegetables
  • Casserole and baking dishes

One flat surface, far more uses.

Beyond the Knife & Dish

Butter knives — even heated ones — still make you carve butter off a firm stick. You get little control over the amount, you still need a butter dish, and you're left with a dirty knife to wash.

The fix: The Butter Crayon® gives you precise control on toast, a hot pan, or a casserole dish, and it is the dispenser — so there's no separate butter dish and no knife to clean.

Flavored & Compound Butters

Cinnamon-sugar, honey, garlic, fresh herb — compound butters are usually rolled into logs to harden, then sliced. The Butter Crayon® makes them easy to portion and store.

How: Mix a stick of butter with your ingredients (don't let it get too soft), press it into the Butter Cutter™ using the block, then push it out and refrigerate to firm it back up. Your flavored portion now loads straight into the Butter Crayon®. That's the gourmet butter lifestyle, minus the mess.

What It Isn't For

To be straight with you: the Butter Crayon® isn't a butter extruder. If you want decorative ribbons, stars, or hearts of butter — or a cutter that measures an exact tablespoon for baking — those are different tools.

What the Butter Crayon® does better than anything else is everyday buttering: even coverage in a hot pan for eggs or grilled cheese, piles of toast in seconds, and quick, clean coverage of a casserole dish. It's the one you'll reach for daily.

Common Questions

Does the Butter Crayon work with any brand of butter?

Yes. The included Butter Cutter™ shapes Western sticks and European blocks so they fit the dispenser, so any brand or size of butter works.

Can it really touch a hot pan?

Yes. The Butter Crayon body is made from heat-resistant, food-safe silicone, so you can use it safely on hot pans and griddles without melting or damaging the tool, as long as there is still 1/4 inch of butter in it. That will protect the push block, which is not intended to come in contact with hot surfaces.

How do I store it between uses?

Push the butter back in with the cap, which seals it inside the housing. Keep it in the fridge and it's ready for next time.

Do I still need a butter dish or a knife?

No. The Butter Crayon® is the dispenser and the applicator in one — no extra dish, and no dirty knife.

The Better Way to Butter

Everyday buttering shouldn't be a chore. The Butter Crayon® fits any butter, handles a hot pan, and puts an end to torn toast and greasy knives.

Shop the Butter Crayon® — every one includes the Butter Cutter™, so it works with Eastern, Western, and European butter.

Back to blog