Simons Maison
Matte Ceramic Butter Dish
This is a matte ceramic butter dish consisting of a shallow rectangular tray and a domed cover with a looped handle, designed to store and serve butter while keeping it fresh. It is made of ceramic with a matte finish and measures 6.75" x 3.25" x 3.5" (17 x 8 x 9 cm). Hand-wash only.
- Material
- Ceramic
- Category
- Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Tableware > Serveware > Butter Dishes
Color
Size
Specifications
Elegant ceramic butter dish with matte finish, keeps butter fresh and creamy.
Matte ceramic finish keeps butter fresh and creamy; hand-wash recommended.
- Material
- Ceramic
- Gender
- unisex
- Condition
- new
- Dimensions
- 6.75x3.25x3.5 in
- Category
- Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Tableware > Serveware > Butter Dishes
Additional Attributes
- elegant
- sleek lines
- keeps butter fresh and creamy
- matte finish
- hand-wash only
- 6.75" x 3.25" x 3.5" (17 x 8 x 9 cm)
Product Insights
The Simons Maison Matte Ceramic Butter Dish is an affordable, aesthetically refined ceramic dish that keeps standard 1/4 lb butter sticks fresh on the counter for 5–7 days without water-seal maintenance, but hand-washing is required to avoid finish damage, and its size limitation (not for 1 lb blocks) has led to rejected returns for fit issues, with occasional fulfillment errors such as receiving a sugar bowl.
Verified claims
- Size
- Fits standard 1/4 lb butter sticks; not for 1 lb blocks.
- Return policy
- Buyers report returns refused for butter fit issues.
- Washing method
- Hand-wash only to avoid permanent finish damage.
- Care
- Use a soft sponge, dry immediately, and clean promptly after each use.
- Freshness
- Covered ceramic dish keeps butter fresh at room temperature for 5-7 days.
- Maintenance
- Fitted lid design eliminates water-seal maintenance required by butter crocks.
- Tradition
- Ceramic has been the traditional material for butter storage across cultures for centuries.
- Usability
- Allows slicing or spreading directly on the butter with a standard knife.
- Butter sizing
- Designed for standard 1/4 lb butter sticks; not for 1 lb blocks.
- Compact footprint
- Fits in fridge doors, small counters, and shallow cabinets.
- Aesthetics
- Matte ceramic and domed lid give a polished look that complements modern kitchens.
- Material performance
- Opaque ceramic blocks light and stabilizes temperature to keep butter fresh on the counter.
- Value
- The $9.50 matte ceramic dish appears more premium than its price indicates.
- Fulfillment accuracy
- Buyer reports receiving a sugar bowl instead of the butter dish.
Product record
- Title
- Matte Ceramic Butter Dish
- Brand
- Simons Maison
- Price
- 9.5 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Deep Research
Butter dish vs. butter crock: which one to choose
- Unlike a butter crock that requires filling a base with water and submerging the inverted bell to create an airtight seal, this ceramic butter dish relies solely on its fitted lid — freedom from daily water changes eliminates the risk of rancid water and the chore of monitoring it.
- With an open dish design, the butter block sits ready to slice or spread with a standard knife without the need to invert or scrape from a deeper bell — a crock’s bell shape can complicate serving and often calls for a dedicated butter spreader.
- Cleaning a butter dish is a rapid task of hand-washing just the dish and lid, whereas a butter crock adds the water reservoir and bell that trap butter remnants, demanding more thorough scrubbing to prevent off-odors and residue buildup over time.
- At room temperature, a covered ceramic dish keeps butter fresh for about 5–7 days, which aligns with the consumption pace of most families and hosts; a butter crock extends freshness to several weeks but burdens the user with water changes that are unnecessary when a stick is finished relatively quickly.
What size butter this dish holds
- Simons Maison is a Quebec-based department store, and the dish's 3.25-inch width mirrors the standard width of the 454 g butter blocks sold across Eastern Canada, suggesting it was conceived primarily for that regional format rather than the narrower half-cup stick popular in the West.
- Canadian 454 g butter blocks vary from 6.5 to 7.5 inches in length; the dish's external 6.75-inch dimension means blocks longer than about 6.5 inches are likely to overhang once wall thickness is accounted for, so buyers who use blocks should confirm their preferred brand's length before purchase.
- A standard North American half-cup butter stick measures exactly 4.75 inches long, 1.25 inches wide, and 1.25 inches tall — this dish's 6.75-inch length provides a full 2 inches of extra length, so a stick sits with room to grasp the end without touching the ceramic sides.
- Standing 3.5 inches tall, the covered dish provides more than twice the height of a typical 1.5-inch-thick butter block; even after subtracting lid thickness, there is ample headroom to close without the lid smearing the butter's surface.
Cleaning and maintaining the matte ceramic finish
- Matte surfaces amplify the visibility of water spots, so after hand-washing, toweling dry with a microfiber cloth avoids the mineral deposits that otherwise dull the black finish with a grey haze.
- The soft side of a standard kitchen sponge is safe for matte ceramic; the scrubby green pad side or a steel wool will leave a shiny streak across the matte field in a single pass that cannot be buffed out.
- Beyond the thermal shock risk, dishwasher detergents contain alkaline salts and oxidizers that can microscopically dissolve the matte glaze's surface layer over repeated cycles, causing a permanent loss of even sheen that the hand-wash only instruction specifically prevents.
- The matte finish's subtle texture creates tiny pockets where butter oils can collect and polymerize if not cleaned immediately, leading to stubborn yellow stains that a glossy glaze would shed more easily.
How ceramic material keeps butter fresh
- Butter left at room temperature is vulnerable to photo-oxidation — exposure to light, especially UV and blue wavelengths, accelerates fat breakdown and off-flavor development; ceramic's completely opaque body blocks all ambient light, a distinct advantage over clear glass or translucent plastic butter dishes that can shorten the window of fresh, creamy taste.
- Ceramic's dense, thick-walled construction provides greater thermal mass than a thin plastic or glass container, absorbing heat gradually and releasing it slowly, which dampens the rapid temperature swings in a kitchen and helps maintain butter in the 60–65°F sweet spot for spreadability without rushing it toward melting or bacterial growth.
- Ceramic has been the default material for butter storage across cultures — from English ceramic butter bricks to French pottery crocks — because its natural opacity and thermal properties were recognized long before modern refrigeration; Simons Maison's matte ceramic dish taps into that lineage, making it a counter-safe butter keeper that doesn't rely on artificial coatings.
- A fully vitrified ceramic body is chemically inert and non-porous, so it will not react with dairy acids, absorb odors, or leach any substances into the butter — unlike some plastics that can migrate volatile compounds or retain flavors from previous foods.
Image Analysis
2 images- 01
Product
A matte dark rectangular ceramic butter dish with a low rectangular lid featuring a small arched handle on top, seated on a matching rectangular tray with a slightly flared rim. The visible view shows the product resting on a wooden shelf with the lid fully covering the tray.
- Lid geometryRectangular, slightly tapered domed lid with rounded corners and a flat top surface where an arched loop handle rises from the center.
1 region
x 0.30 · y 0.52 · w 0.40 · h 0.18 (high) - Top handleSmall single-piece arched loop handle with a triangular aperture beneath it, integrated into the lid and matching the lid's matte finish.
1 region
x 0.47 · y 0.47 · w 0.08 · h 0.07 (high) - Tray shapeShallow rectangular tray with a slightly raised and flared rim that the lid sits into; tray sits flat on the shelf.
1 region
x 0.26 · y 0.69 · w 0.48 · h 0.09 (high) - Material and finishUniform matte ceramic appearance across lid and tray with smooth, non-reflective surface and subtle soft highlights from directional lighting.
- Visible occlusionFront-right corner of the tray and a small portion of the lid are visible; no interior or underside details are visible because the lid is fully seated.
Other
Kitchen shelf scene showing a wooden shelf against tiled wall with a glass water carafe to the left and a stack of dark bowls to the right; soft directional lighting casts shadows to the left and behind objects.
- Wooden shelfLight-colored rough-cut wooden shelf with visible grain and a round knot near the right side, running horizontally across the image and supporting the product.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.73 · w 1.00 · h 0.27 (high) - Background tilesSquare pale beige ceramic wall tiles with visible grout lines forming a grid behind the product.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 0.75 (high) - Glass carafe propClear glass carafe partially visible at left edge containing water, showing vertical highlights and a small spout at top.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.20 · w 0.26 · h 0.60 (high) - Stacked bowls propStack of three dark bowls partially visible at right edge, positioned behind the product and slightly out of direct focus.
1 region
x 0.78 · y 0.54 · w 0.20 · h 0.24 (high) - Lighting and shadowWarm directional light from the right creates a soft shadow of the carafe and the product on the tiled wall and a subtle highlight along the top-right edges of the lid and tray.
Colors
matte charcoal black· lid and tray#231E1A- Lid geometryRectangular, slightly tapered domed lid with rounded corners and a flat top surface where an arched loop handle rises from the center.
- 02
Product
A two-piece matte black rectangular ceramic butter dish is shown: a rectangular shallow tray and a matching rectangular domed cover with a looped center handle; the cover is tilted off the tray exposing the tray surface which is partially occupied by a block of butter.
- Overall shapeTwo-piece rectangular ceramic butter dish composed of a shallow rectangular tray with a low raised rim and a matching rectangular domed cover with rounded corners.
2 regions
x 0.32 · y 0.58 · w 0.57 · h 0.32 (high); x 0.05 · y 0.48 · w 0.44 · h 0.30 (high) - Cover handleLooped triangular-shaped top handle molded as part of the cover, centered along the cover ridge and rising above the cover surface.
1 region
x 0.19 · y 0.43 · w 0.14 · h 0.11 (high) - FinishMatte, low-sheen ceramic finish on both cover and tray, scattering highlights rather than glossy reflections.
- Tray detailShallow rectangular tray with an inner flat well and a slightly raised outer rim; corners are gently rounded.
1 region
x 0.46 · y 0.66 · w 0.45 · h 0.22 (high) - Cover orientationCover is tilted and resting on its side across the front edge of the tray so the cover interior and one long side of the cover face the camera.
1 region
x 0.05 · y 0.48 · w 0.44 · h 0.30 (high) - OcclusionA rectangular block of butter sits on the tray and partially occludes the tray's flat well near the tray's right side.
1 region
x 0.63 · y 0.66 · w 0.16 · h 0.15 (high)
Other
Image shows the butter dish staged on a wooden shelf against light-colored tiled wall with warm directional lighting from the right creating soft shadows; composition is a close tabletop product shot with slight right-side shadow casting.
- SurfaceRough textured wooden shelf or counter surface beneath the dish with visible wood grain and saw marks.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.68 · w 1.00 · h 0.32 (high) - BackgroundMatte light beige rectangular tiles forming a tiled wall behind the product, visible grout lines create a grid pattern.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 0.68 (high) - Lighting and shadowWarm directional light from the right creates a soft shadow of the cover and handle toward the left and a darker shadow area on the tiled wall to the right of the dish.
- CompositionClose-up staged product shot framed so the dish sits across the lower half of the image with negative space of tiles above; image is well focused on the dish and tray.
Colors
matte black· cover and tray exterior#161105off-white rim· cover inner bottom rim- Overall shapeTwo-piece rectangular ceramic butter dish composed of a shallow rectangular tray with a low raised rim and a matching rectangular domed cover with rounded corners.
Documents & Data
Customer Reviews
48 total48 reviews · out of 5
représentatif de la photo, bien
représentatif de la photo, bien satisfaite
Perfect butter dish!
Perfect butter dish!
Beurrier
De bonne qualité
Très chic, j'adore
Très chic, j'adore
Exactement ce que je cherchais
Attention : ce beurrier est fait uniquement pour contenir des bâtonnets de beurre. J’achète mon beurre déjà pré-coupé en bâtonnets à l’épicerie, et c’est exactement ce que je cherchais !
Cute
Cute and does what it's supposed to. Will accommodate one butter stick.
Sobriété
Le beurrier est classique, passe partout
Classique et passe partout.
Classique et passe partout.
Très (trop) petit
Look intéressant, mais loge 1/4 de livre seulement.
Petit
Petit
Beurrier
Beau mais surprise un peu petit , mais j ai comprise pour 1/4 lb beurre
Perfect colour
Love this butter dish ! Nice quality
Le beurrier céramique maté
Exactement ce que je recherchais. Bonne prise du couvercle.
Very happy with this product
Very happy with this product
Butter dish
Perfect size and good price
Format étrange
Très joli mais étroit, un peu surprenant comme format
Petit beurrier
Il est préférable d’acheter le beurre de même format.
Beurrier
Je le croyais plus gros et plus large
Impeccable
Impeccable
Produit qui vient de chine
Le beurrier est joli, bien que ça forme étroite ne permette pas vraiment d'y mettre la plupart des morceaux de beurre que l'on trouve à l'épicerie. Déçue e voir que le produit vient de Chine.
Très beau mais un peu
Très beau mais un peu petit.
Cute dish
A little smaller than I was expecting, but it’s great.
Trop étroit
Beurrier trop étroit pour y mettre une plaque de beurre entière.
Great butter dish!
Great size and the matte finish is very nice.
Perfect!
Just what I was looking for!
incompatible avec une livre de beurre
inutile pour moi
Tout petit beurrier
Tout petit, comme on le voulait. On y met 1/4 lb de beurre et c'est parfait. Très belle qualité!
Très beau beurrier, très classe
Très beau, nous l’adorons. J’aime la couleur.
Good price but a little
Good price but a little small.
Very pretty and well made
Very pretty and well made
Tout était parfait.
Tout était parfait.
Joli beurrier
Très joli beurrier mais il est très petit. C'est pour un 1/4 de livre de beurre.
Très joli mais je le
Très joli mais je le croyais plus large.
Perfect and Stylish
I needed something attractive that I could leave out on my counter, this butterdish compliments my decor perfectly.
Very satisfied
I was very happy with the product and its quick delivery! Thank you!
Great butter dish
Great butter dish
un peu petit,mais beau
j'aurais aimé mettre une demi livre
Smaller than expected
This dish is only made for butter sticks, not a regular 1lb block of butter. I really wish that had been mentioned in the description because I wouldn’t have bought it. To top it off, Simon’s won’t take a return on it, so now I’m stuck with something I can’t use. What a waste of money.
Beau beurrier!
Beau mais trop étroit Je ne l’ai pas gardé
Sweet little butter dish
This is a perfect butter dish!
Cute and practical
Very simple and practical butter dish
Du bon beurre. . .
Super de belle trouvaille !
Petit beurrier minimaliste
Compacte, mignon, va au lave-vaisselle
Satisfaction
Beurrier parfait, pas trop gros, qui se range bien dans le frigo.
Jolie mais petit
Ne convient pas pour un beurre de grandeur normale. Fais pour le 1/4 du beurre.
Bon
Un peut étroit mas c'est bon puisque je ne consomme pas beaucoup de beurre d'un coup. On peut mettre le reste au congélateur en attendant
Appréciation
J’ai bien ces produits. .
Beurrier fantôme 😱
Aucun avis, j ai reçu un sucrier au lieu d un beurrier!? Trop compliquer a retourner pour échanger.
Q&A
3 answered- Does this butter dish come with a lid?
- Yes, this butter dish comes with a lid. The description notes it keeps butter fresh, which is typical of covered butter dishes, and the dimensions accommodate a cover.
- Is the matte ceramic finish dishwasher safe?
- No, the matte ceramic finish is not dishwasher safe. The product explicitly states 'Hand-wash only'.
- Is the ceramic food-safe and lead-free?
- The product does not specify lead-free or food-safety certifications, but ceramic is generally considered food-safe. Most modern ceramic dishes from brands like Simons Maison are made without lead, though we cannot guarantee this specific item.