"Stark Raven" > wrote in message
...
> Not on the taste of room temp butter, but on consumption. One
> contention for the butter bell was that room temp butter was more
> spreadable, thus could be more efficient than spreading cold butter.
> My experience with more-spreadable anything is that you end up using
> more.
>
> What's the skinny here? Or not.
>
> --

I'm a diabetic, and portion control is essential for me. I specifically
bought the butter bell to help me use less butter. With the bell, I can
spread a teaspoon of soft butter thinly over an entire slice of my low-carb
toast and still get the full flavor in every bite. Sure beats margarine!
:-)

Karen