Wow, this might very well be the proof that we need to show that we’ve all lost our minds here. Butter dishes with brains…now I have seen everything.

A UK-based company has launched a portable, temperature-controlled butter dish, ButterWizard, which keeps butter at what it says is the optimal spreadable temperature of 18.5 C.

It has a built-in fan and a chip which together control the temperature, adjustable for different textures, be it super-soft bread, crusty toast or delicate biscuits.

“We were trying to find out what people’s frustration with butter was. It’s either too hard or too soft,” said David Alfille, managing director of East Sussex-based company Alfille Innovations Limited.

“ButterWizard heats or cools the butter and you can adjust the temperature to suit yourself.” [Read the rest]