Americans are eating more butter than ever, according to USDA data. But a lot of them have no idea how to store it, or why you should. I was once among the uninitiated. For years, I would simply store sticks of butter in the wrappers they came in. Then I got my first butter dish, and wow, was the cute vintage number with a doorknob for a handle a game-changer. No more slicing pats of butter on a paper towel or directly on the counter (I am not proud of having done this). READ MORE...