Le Creuset Stoneware 8-Ounce Mini Round Cocotte, Dijon

Got this mini round cocotte to hold a coarse finishing salt. It sits 24/7 on the dining room table on a lazy susan so is within everybody's reach. The lid keeps the coarse salt dry and clean. Its cheerful yellow has been a spot of sunshine throughout the past dreary winter.

I gave our married son who loves to cook and entertains a lot 5 of these in different colors to set along the back of his kitchen cooktop. He keeps a variety of salts in them and gets may compliments for their smashing good looks. The one drawback is that being made of ceramic they can break. The lid's handle on one broke off in one piece when accidentally knocked off onto the granite counter. It got super-glued back on and works fine.

I've given nieces multi-colored sets of these as wedding gifts with a variety of sea salts. They can use them as salt cellars or for baking. These make great gifts.

I store butter in this, perfect size to hold one stick (cut up) and the lid keeps it fresh and the color is great.

As with all things "Le Creuset" this is a great addition to your kitchen. I use mine for kosher salt. Of course this is not a necessity but looks good on the counter.