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Laguiole Butter Knives
Laguiole en Aubrac makes every Laguiole butter knife on this page by hand in France. It works as a butter spreader for butter, jam, cream cheese and pâté, whether you lay it beside the toast at breakfast or on a cheese board in the evening. The maker’s name appears on the blade, which matters because anyone may stamp the word Laguiole on a knife and plenty of factory-made butter knives carry it.
You may know it as a butter spreader knife, and the range lets you choose the handle. Olive wood and juniper come with a satin finish, while snakewood is polished to a shine. Each one is a French butter knife sold with a certificate of authenticity that carries its own number.
•Handmade in France•Made for spreading•Wash by hand, never in the dishwasher•
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Laguiole Butter Knives
139€
✔ In stock - Delivery by Friday, October 16
Click for free engraving on your butter knife
Laguiole Butter Knives
139€
⏳ Made to order: 10 to 28 days
Click for free engraving on your butter knife
Laguiole Butter Knives
139€
⏳ Made to order: 10 to 28 days
Click for free engraving on your butter knife
Laguiole Butter Knives
139€
⏳ Made to order: 10 to 28 days
Click for free engraving on your butter knife
Laguiole Butter Knives
139€
⏳ Made to order: 10 to 28 days
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Which wooden butter knife should you choose?
Wood suits a breakfast table or a cheese board, and this range offers several kinds. If you want a wooden butter knife with a soft, low sheen, olive wood and juniper are satin-finished. Snakewood is polished and has a high shine. Choose satin if you prefer something understated, or snakewood if you want the handle to stand out next to your plates. Since every handle is a natural material, wash the knife by hand after use and dry it right away.
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Watch the olive wood butter knife
This olive wood model has a satin finish and carries the Laguiole en Aubrac name.
Where does the butter knife go in a place setting?
At a formal table, each guest's butter knife lies across the top of the bread plate, which sits above the forks on the left, with its handle pointing to the right. Take butter from the shared dish onto your own bread plate, then spread it on one bite-size piece of bread at a time. At a relaxed breakfast, the knife can simply rest beside the butter dish. In either setting, the natural handle of a Laguiole butter knife stands out against metal flatware.
Butter knife or butter spreader?
Most Americans use the two names for the same thing, and some shoppers type spreader knife too. Most butter spreaders have a wider, rounded blade for spreading on your own bread, while a knife for the shared dish is there to cut off a portion. A Laguiole spreader suits a bread plate or a cheese board, wherever there is something to spread. Whatever you call it, check the blade for the Laguiole en Aubrac name to know where it comes from.
Common questions about Laguiole butter knives
What is a butter knife?
A butter knife is a small table knife with a dull edge and a round tip, made to spread butter rather than to cut. It belongs on the bread plate or next to the butter dish. The Laguiole butter knives sold here are Laguiole en Aubrac pieces, handmade in France, each with a handle in natural material.
What is a master butter knife?
It is the knife that stays with the shared butter dish, used to cut off a pat of butter for each guest. Everyone then spreads with an individual knife on their own bread plate. Choose the same handle for the shared dish and for each place setting, whether olive wood, juniper or snakewood, and the table has a matched look.
What is a butter knife used for?
Mostly for spreading: butter on bread, a bagel or a warm roll, and also soft cheese or jam. Its blade is shaped for spreading evenly without tearing soft bread. Laguiole en Aubrac's butter knife is made in France, entirely by hand, and its handle is natural wood or horn.
Every order ships with a care leaflet. Wash it by hand after use, dry it well, and keep the handle out of the dishwasher.
