Pestle & Mortar

I bought one of these a few months ago, and must say I love it - I feel like a proper cook now



It was only £10 from Sainsburys too! Do you guys use yours often?

I have had one for a long time but must confess I very rarely use it.

I should use it more shouldn't I
I also have one of those mezzaluna knife and board and don't use that either great for chopping herbs. It is on show though.
My excuse is I am waiting for my farmhouse kitchen.

I use mine for crushing dog tablets

I haven't got one. Last time I used one was for chemistry.

Yes I have one and sometimes use it for pastes eg herbs and garlic but for spices and most things I really I prefer my little coffee grinder which does a better /faster job

We have one, I like the idea of it and do use it occasionally but in practice I find it quite uncomfortable if crushing loads of stuff

No pestle & mortar here. I do have a mezzaluna - correction, I have three [why? ] - a small single-bladed one with an indented board, a slightly larger double-bladed one [without a board], and a very large single-bladed one.

But I rarely use any of them. Instead I have two wet & dry electric grinders, one for wet and one for dry [of course]. I also have a coffee grinder which I use for flax seeds.

Oh dear I thought you were talking about walls. Our house is built with stone and mortar. I had to google to see what you were talking about. Can you tell I haven't got one.

You and me both Lynn I actually use the dinning room to do most of my prep as I hate the kitchen. It's a really old style one and is actually falling apart! Look forward to getting it done - hmm maybe when one day!

lol mind you that's a good idea, I might buy one of those little porcelain ones for that - Sainsburys had them on offer for about £4 the other week.

Remember bunsen burners?

P&Ms are great - especially for herbal stuff

I have one of those food processors (bought it for Rocky when I was feeding him raw) but the bit that I think is for grinding just isn't very good. I probably need a dedicated one. Although tbh I don't mind this one as I find it quite relaxing

I think the trick is to go round and round whenver I try to crush anything I get bits flying off everywhere lol. But going round and round seems to grind it down well. (Guess it would only work with seeds/dry stuff)

I don't have a Mezzaluna but want one - as I always make a mess of coriander, especially the last bit!

I have no idea why you have three tho Malka

Your house must be like this one Heather 100 year old with thick stone walls - I want to knock the wall down seperating two rooms in the lower ground floor, I would get about a 3rd of the room space the walls are so thick! About a metre wide

Oh yeah! Great fun! Putting your arm through the 'safe' flame ...