Barbara Need wrote:
>
> In article >,
> Kenneth > wrote:
> >
> >Hi Gloria,
> >
> >My guess would be that you packed the butter into the top while it was
> >wet. Wash it, dry it, pack in the butter, and give it another go...
> >
> >HTH,
> >
> >--
> >Kenneth
>
> Another possibility is that the butter is TOO soft (and your kitchen too
> warm). I have been using a bell since spring and generally like it, but I
> have found that, without air conditioning, my kitchen got warm enough that
> the butter ended up in the sink, as it were. I would also get butter
> floating if I added colder butter to the existing pot and that was too
> soft to hold it properly.
>
> Barbara Need


The container was completely dry and at room temp.
when I filled it the first time. I tried three
different times with the same results. It has now
gone through the dishwasher again and will go back
to the shop tomorrow. Gadgets are only afforded
house room around here if they work!

gloria p