butter warmer
Small sauce pot
A butter warmer is a small vessel, typically ceramic or metal, designed to melt and keep butter liquid for dipping or drizzling.
It usually sits over a tea light or small candle.
Butter warmers appear alongside lobster, crab, artichokes, and other foods meant to be dunked: Each place setting had its own butter warmer.
- meltedMade liquid by warmth
- dishFood container or recipe
- candleWax stick with wick
- fondueShared melted dipping dish
- melting potCultural fusion place
lobster · steamed crab · crab · dipping · dipping sauce · ceramic · flame · tableside · ramekin · clarified · drizzle · seafood · golden · sauce · garlic bread · artichoke · corn on the cob · bread
scale and specificity
butter warmerfondue pot
Heated vessel for melting
chafing dish · warming tray · slow cooker · steam table · bain-marie
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