Mortar and Pestle

I just placed an order with Penzey's for a bunch of spices/herbs. Included are celery seeds and mustard seeds. If a recipe calls for ground spices, is is better to use a mortar and pestle to grind...

I am reading reviews after reviews. i am having a tough time gauging the size of these things. i want a bigger one, with some usable volume. i think i want a stone version. i like the granite l...

I heard that one shouldn't wash a granite mortar and pestle with soap, because the soap water will permeate into the rock and contaminate whatever you grind next. How do I clean the mortar and pest...

by Googs 10 years ago

What's best?

My trusty marble mortar and pestle, which I've had for over a decade, just cracked. So, I'm looking around for a new one. I see there are granite ones with more of a rough grinding surface than ...

Experienced dismal failure using a wooden mortar and pestle to grind fennel seeds, rosemary, garlic etc. into a paste for dry rub. Fennel seeds in particular would not yield. What's the best mate...

by TheLateNightGourmet 2 years ago

Pots and pans. Knives and spoons. Bowls, whisks, sieves...everyone has these in their kitchen, even people who don't cook. But, what about the fun stuff? What did you see someone use on "Chopped" t...

by Gelatodolci 2 years ago

Hi to all! ;-) Been looking for a mortar and pestle for various jobs, one that applies well for various cuisines, I have a warrior molcajete that I got in Mexico that is well seasoned (Used mai...

I have a coated (varnished?) one and an uncoated one. I'm thinking that I should use the coated one for wet items and the uncoated for dry ones. Am I right? I would use these for non food applicat...

I've been working on this for a good couple weeks now, but am still getting grit in my grinds. What's the secret here?

hi! i had one of the best dinners down at la destilleria in cancun. it was a chicken dish cooked in a molcajete. so last week, i went to cabo and bought a molcajete (my third mortar and pestle ...

by nutmegananne 7 years ago

Ok, I just purchased a gorgeous granite mortar and pestle. I know that I need to grind some raw rice first to get all of the residual granite dust out. I plan on using it to grind peppercorns and...

So I have owned some mortars and pestles but mostly have been smooth and low sides, and not as useful in a kitchen as I might have liked. Work fine for spices but a curry paste not so much. mole? f...

I'd like to buy a mortar and pestle to make some things by hand rather than with food processor/blender, for example pesto. Any recommendations on what type would be good, or which materials are be...

Hi, this is my first post. I live in the LA area and I'd like to find a local shop that sells a clay Thai Tao grill and a large granite mortar and pestle like the ones sold online from Import Foods...

I just bought a large, inexpensive molcajete (stone mortar and pestle) from Costco. I hope that it's a good buy. The stone seems to be close-grained granite, which should not be too gritty. I am se...

I've been experimenting with tzaziki and skordalia, and looking for ways of getting strong, hot, raw garlic flavor but with less of a sharp bitter bite. First, I've never heard this distinction...

by calmossimo 4 years ago

I acquired this gargantuan vintage marble mortar and pestle type set, but it has this column in the middle of the bowl that I've never seen before and my preliminary searches on Google are not turn...

by RhonelyInsanediego 4 years ago

I really love a good time saver in the kitchen. Rather than create a Zombie thread (revive a 9 or 10 yo dead thread), I thought I'd see if the hounds have any new kitchen gadgets that they just ca...

I don't know what made me enter an antique store here in Australia but neither the less I found myself staring at this wonderful big mortar an pestle. It's not granite or marble, but some sort of ...