I really like this butter dish.  It is cool looking, it keeps an even temperature for the butter.  I do notice that you need to really press it down into the crock so that the butter doesn't fall out into the water.  I like my butter soft, but not melted.... this week we will reach into the 90s plus and our kitchen gets a bit warm.  We will see.  So far when we have had an indoor temp of 80, the butter is still soft but no melting.