(702) 877-4237

(702) 8-SPICES

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Monday - Saturday 10AM to 7PM
Sunday 11AM to 5PM

(702) 877-4237

(702) 8-SPICES

Store Hours:
Monday - Saturday 10AM to 7PM
Sunday 11AM to 5PM

Large White Marble Mortar and Pestle

$21.95

Description

Large White Marble Mortar and Pestle

This Large White Marble Mortar and Pestle is what many consider the standard or typical size for a mortar and pestle. It is perfect for the cook who just wants one for all their needs. It is most versatile when grinding and crushing your spices, herbs and other items. The 4 ½” pestle still gives you good control over your task.

The Mortar and Pestle has been used to crush, pound and grind grains, seeds and other objects for longer than recorded history.  Archeologists have found them going back over 40,000 years.  Probably the oldest kitchen implement, they are still widely used throughout the world in all cultures in some form.  They are also used in the field of medicine by pharmacists to grind ingredients into powders when compounding prescriptions.
The Mortar is the bowl.  Made from stone, wood, or other hard substance, they are made in various sizes to suit the need.  From a couple inches to over a foot in diameter, they must be large enough to hold whatever is being ground or crushed.
The Pestle is the club-like object use to grind, crush or pound the seed, grain or other item, in the bowl.  They can be made from stone, wood, bone or other hard substance.
These days, you find most made from marble.  In Mexican and South American kitchens, volcanic rock is used to make the Molcajete, used to pound and grind corn, seeds and other grains to make the masa for tortillas, as well as to make guacamole.
Together, the Mortar and Pestle is still one of the most used kitchen tools.  No kitchen should be without several of different sizes and materials.

4 ½” diameter
2 ½” tall
Capacity: 7oz.
Hand washing recommended

large white marble mortar and pestle
Large White Marble Mortar and Pestle
$21.95