Have you ever had to spread hard butter on toast on a morning when you don't have much time to spare, and it gets a hole in the toast and ruins it? It's a bit discouraging, isn't it, even after you've toasted your toast to a golden brown....

Butter Up," a revolutionary butter knife that solves this problem, will go on sale on May 15.


Butter Up has 21 small holes in its blade, and when you slide it across the surface of the butter as you lay it down, butter will come out of the holes. The butter in the form of a noodle has more surface area exposed to the air and softens more quickly.


The size is W205 x H4 x D25 mm, and the weight is 71 g. The slightly larger knife is useful for cutting a large amount of butter at a time and spreading it quickly on bread.


This product was submitted to the crowdfunding site "kickstarter" by DM Initiatives in Australia last year. The product was successfully funded by more than 15,000 investors, and has now been commercialized. The Japanese distributor is Fukuplanning, which is currently accepting reservations on its official website and Amazon.co.jp. The price is 2,980 yen per bottle (excluding tax).