It makes using butter a pleasure once more. You have control at your fingertips. With a twist of your hand out comes a thin ribbon of butter. You can Spread a stick into a ten-foot ribbon. It makes using butter a pleasure once more. You have control at your fingertips. With a twist of your hand out comes a thin ribbon of butter. Buy two so that when one is in the dishwasher you have a backup! Works with cream cheese and margarine too! This version will WORK WITH ROOM TEMPERATURE OR COLD - BUT NOT FROZEN food product. Keep in mind, this Butter Mill® is designed for standard East Coast size butter. West Coast people can either cut to fit or use Trader Joe's or Land O' Lakes brands. Weight 1.0 lbs Dimensions 8 x 3 x 4 in "With child-like fascination, we slowly turned the crank. Out came a lovely, paper-thin, undulating ribbon of butter. Cool." - THE WASHINGTON POST "Elevating Butter to an Art Form" - NY TIMES