Porcelain Mortar & Pestle

Description

A porcelain mortar and pestle is a set of two simple tools used to prepare ingredients or substances by crushing and grinding them into a fine paste or powder in the kitchen, laboratory, and pharmacy. The mortar is characteristically a bowl, typically made of hard wood, metal, ceramic, or hard stone such as granite. The pestle is a blunt, club-shaped object. You place the substance to be ground, which may be wet or dry, in the mortar where you pound, press, or rotate the pestle into the substance until you achieve the desired texture.

Ancient humans invented mortars and pestles in the Stone Age. That’s when humans found that processing food and various other materials by grinding and crushing into smaller particles. This allowed for improved use and various advantages. You could cook and digest hard grains more easily if you ground them first. Grinding potsherds into grog would vastly improve fired clay, and larger objects such as blocks of salt would be much easier to handle and use. Archaeologists have found various stone mortars and pestles, while wooden or clay ones would perish much more easily over time. Mortar and pestles come in granite, marble, or stainless steel. We found that stone mortars with abrasive interiors, like those made from granite or rough-hewn marble, to be the most effective.

This mortar and pestle marble crusher can grind and blend all your ingredients in just one bowl, and is made of solid, white, and gray marble. The mortar holds approximately 16 oz. Use this marble mortar and pestle for grinding ingredients such as spices, coffee beans, oats, garlic, pesto, and more! It’s also a must-have product for kitchens and bars for muddling mint for mojitos and other cocktails! A Porcelain Mortar & Pestle

Description:

• Height: 1.75 Inches
• Pestle Length: 3 Inches Interior
• Depth: 1 Inches
• Interior Diameter: 2.75 Inches
• Top Diameter: 3 Inches
• Capacity: 4 oz. (approx.)
• Color: White
• Material: Porcelain
• Shape: Round
• Type: Mortar and Pestles

The porous surface of some mortar and pestle sets requires seasoning to prevent rock and dirt pieces from splintering off the stone. You do not want this material in your food. Rinse the mortar and pestle with water to season your mortar & pestle before using it the first time.

“Life’s Good When You’re Cookin Wit’ Gus !!!!”