If you happen to’ve taken a peek at Dansk’s Købenstyle line, you’re in all probability already acquainted with the butter hotter—the tiny (we’re speaking 0.59-quart capability), surprisingly versatile pot that hardly ever leaves our stovetops.
Designed by Jens Quistgaard in 1956, this butter hotter was made for, effectively, warming butter. Suppose: melting butter to pour on popcorn, or browning butter for chocolate chip cookies. Nevertheless it’s good for way more than that. Listed below are seven of our favourite methods to make use of this helpful piece of cookware—none of which must do with butter.
1. Warming milk for espresso
I like including a little bit of milk to my espresso, however I get annoyed at how briskly it cools down the contents of my cup. The butter hotter is the perfect dimension for heating up a little bit little bit of milk whereas my espresso brews.
2. Fruit Compote
Perhaps you have obtained extra berries than you want on your fruit pie or cobbler—flip it right into a compote to spoon on the aspect, over ice cream or on high of pancakes. Somewhat than pull out a big pan, the small butter hotter enables you to simmer a cup of berries, which is all you really want.
3. Stovetop garlic confit
A small pan like that is preferrred for making one thing like garlic confit, whereby the cloves are coated completely in olive oil and cooked very, very slowly. Bonus: The smaller quantity of the pan interprets to needing much less oil to get the job completed.
4. Tempering spices
Tempering spices in oil (or ghee) is a technique to improve their flavors whereas additionally making a deeply infused oil, and I’ve discovered that my butter hotter is the proper dimension for the duty. When drizzled on high of a dish, this sizzled, spiced combination—additionally referred to as tadka or chhonk—provides crunch, richness, and a ton of taste.
5. Heating maple syrup
The quickest technique to damage a wonderfully good stack of pancakes is to douse it in chilly, straight-from-the-fridge maple syrup. Take the additional minute or two to heat the syrup up—you’ll thank your self later.
6. Single-serving sizzling chocolate
The Dansk butter hotter additionally simply so occurs to be the proper dimension for a single mug of sizzling chocolate. Do that cardamom-infused one, or this non-dairy model from Rebecca Firkser.
7. Easy syrup
If you happen to’re making cocktails for only a couple individuals, you may not need to make a big amount of easy syrup. Or, possibly you’re experimenting with infusing your syrups with completely different flavors and aren’t able to decide to an entire batch of, say, rosemary- or lemon-infused easy syrup. In both case, this pot is simply the fitting dimension.
8. Serving sauces & condiments
Let’s not neglect that this butter hotter can also be lovable, with 10 colorways—together with two, new limited-edition colours—and a captivating, picket deal with. Deliver it to the desk, and use it as a serving vessel for gravies, hollandaise, and even condiments like barbecue sauce.
Elements
2 | tablespoons white wine vinegar |
2 | tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice |
5 | black peppercorns |
1 | sprig recent thyme |
3 | giant egg yolks |
2 | tablespoons ice-cold water |
1 | cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature |
1/2 | teaspoon sea salt |
1 | pinch cayenne pepper (optionally available) |
2 | tablespoons white wine vinegar |
2 | tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice |
5 | black peppercorns |
1 | sprig recent thyme |
3 | giant egg yolks |
2 | tablespoons ice-cold water |
1 | cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature |
1/2 | teaspoon sea salt |
1 | pinch cayenne pepper (optionally available) |
How do you utilize the Dansk Butter Hotter? Inform us beneath!