Gift Guide 2020: Pot Luck

I'm still using the Dansk pots my mother bought in the sixties, and I love every one of them. Still, when my son gave me this Dansk Kobenstyle butter warmer for Christmas last year, I was underwhelmed. I said "Thank you very much," put it in the drawer and expected to forget about it.

To my surprise, I find myself reaching for this surprisingly useful little pot almost every day. It's the perfect vessel for a single soft-boiled egg. It reheats that half cup of coffee you forgot to drink. Need to produce a quick hit of gravy? Just the thing. Miso soup perhaps? And, of course, it does very well at its intended purpose. You don't even need a potholder.