I've tried packing in the butter and it falls down. I will try with slightly softened butter and see what happens.
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Depending on the warmth of the house, it may still fall out. I put a little water and ice chips in then if need be, the next day stick the butter back into its little cup and put fresh water and ice in. Works like a charm and the water doesn't hurt the butter. My house is about 83-85 in the daytime while I'm at work (109 outside) and having soft butter at dinner while the house is cooling is still well worth the extra effort. Good luck!
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It happened to me the first time, then I softened the butter before packing in in make sure you have no empty pockets in it, gave one to my son showed him how I do it. His answer was what a great idea and the grandkids like it to no more runny butter.. good luck
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You definitely have to wait until the butter softens. Press down the butter slightly as you put it into the bell. The butter should be a compact mass without any pockets of air in between.
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Slightly softened butter stays put better. Keep in a cool place away from the stove or toaster. Change the water often to keep things cool also helps.
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I always start with a softened stick of butter and have never had a problem.
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I had to experiment with amount of water to put in...also put in refrig. for an hour took out never had problem again.
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That happened to me too just now. I guess I will have to only use it as a butter bell in the winter time when it's not warm in my house. I put the buttter back in the bowl, dumped out the water, and flipped the whole thing upside down with the bottom as a cover. I'll use it like that until it gets cooler.
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I put a stick of butter and when I used it for the first time, it cracked. I even ran hot water on it to soften.
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I have the same problem with mine. I thought it might have just been because I was using chilled dough. When I push down it does not catch the metal to push out the dough.
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L. Carroll, have you purchased this and tried it in the microwave...we desperately need a butter dish that will not heat up and melt the tender bottom of the butter when nuked.
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Directions say 3 tablespoons of cold water and to replace it every 3 days. I had the same problem with the butter falling out at first, I wasn't packing it in enough and was leaving air bubbles which I think is what was causing it to fall out. FYI if I am not using it daily I keep it in the fridge because I don't always remember to change the water.
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It might be the recipe you are using, meaning if there is too much butter in it and it hasn't been chilled the butter goes right to the top of the mix and changes the consistency very quickly.
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I'm not sure why your having this problem, but I can tell you how I use mine and maybe that will help.. I let the butter soften a little and smoosh it down good into the cup with a spoon or spatula. I making sure there are no air pockets.. I keep my butter keeper in a spot away from toaster, oven, coffee pot, etc so it wont get too warm. Also before each refill I wash it good so the new butter I put in has a non greasy surface to stick too... I love mine but wish it was a little bigger... lol Hope this helps...
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I bought the 12" and my cake stuck. I had to put butter and then coat it with flour and that worked. Hope that helps
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Put a bit of olive oil on the sliding edges. It's normal to need a stronger push to fully close the lid, but, if closing it isn't possible at all, then return the pan. It might be bent.
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Start with making sure the butter keeper is clean of oil. Then soften the butter enough to be able to press it into the top tightly. If you just kinda set the butter in there without pressing all the air out, you don't get a good "seal" Don't try to put too much in there either. Usually one stick is enough. Hope this helps. Also, if your keeper is too warm where you keep it, the weight of the softening butter will cause it to fall out. It doesn't need a lot of water in the bottom either. You just want to keep it cool enough to spread easily. Hope this helps.
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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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Hey...same thing happened to me. Shake it to 'fluff up' the down. Puff it w your hand too. I did that for about 10 min. Mine ended up expanding. Mine is actually too warm for me. I have to run the heat down 4-5 degrees more than I used to.. but then I don't want to get out of bed in the am. Good luck w it...should be fine. Morrison
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Make sure you have the handle pushed down completely before you roll it out. I did not do that with my first one and that is when I started having trouble with it.
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In my experience, I have have to use a non-stick cooking spray. Butter has not worked well.
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That happens when the lid gets misplaced... try rotating the lid... works for me..
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Hey...same thing happened to me. Shake it to 'fluff up' the down. Puff it w your hand too. I did that for about 10 min. Mine ended up expanding. Mine is actually too warm for me. I have to run the heat down 4-5 degrees more than I used to.. but then I don't want to get out of bed in the am. Good luck w it...should be fine.Morrison