Mortar and Pestle

I grow mint in my backyard, and in the past, when making mules or mojitos, I've just muddled the mint into the bottom of a thick glass with the back of a wooden spoon. And while that worked well enough, this little mortar and pestle has far more surface area, allowing for a much finer muddling of mint, which brings out more of its essential oils for your drink.

I have a larger bowl-style mortar and pestle, but since I'm only cooking for one nowadays, it was too large for my needs. This is the perfect size for small quantities of crushing. It's the perfect shape to keep some of the "bouncy" seeds, herbs, and spices from flying out of the bowl, too. That's more of a problem in a large bowl-style mortar and pestle, when cooking for one, for some reason. I'm not a physicist so I can't explain it. But this little mortar and pestle is shaped just right to keep things from flying around the kitchen. I'm very pleased with it.

This small item caught my eye, it is very nice and of fine quality, I'll be using these for crushing salt & peppercorns as well as other things. I say these because I bought 2 of them and they are well worth the price!

My wife has fallen in love with the M & P. On site, she cooed and caressed it.

This sublime tool will soon become recognized to us as a utility we wonder how we did without.

Not 90 minutes ago I presented it to her. She is making plans already to mash coriander seed she's kept for grinding.

Easily fitting in a lady's palm, the workmanship is, as I now have come to expect, superb.

I must add that, at $10 US, this lathe-turned beauty is a bargain.

My wife loves it. It makes a nice sound when usin' it.