You need a butter crock

So, what is a butter crock? It's a container with butter in it upside down in another container with water in it. The point is that you can keep butter at room temperature for extended periods of time (30 days) without it going rancid. Another benefit is that it prevents your cat from eating the butter while you are not looking. This is the one that I have. I got it from target.com for about $10.

The metal part contains the butter and the water keeps air from getting to it. See?

It's lovely. You must get one. Then you must make bread and put some butter on it.