Mortar and pestle

i have, well i used it to crush and pulvorize the medications that is needed by my patients with NGT or to those who can swallow the whole tablet or the capsule.

I have never used them but would love to. I love the nostalgia of doing things the old way. It is very romantic. I also want to cook in an brick oven that I have built myself and build my own house.

Yeah, mortars are a away of life for most families-it is a very vital too webeish.. in my culture, a woman who has no mortar and pestle has no place in the realms of womanhood, infact quite often she is the laughing stock of the village-ofcourse, even the husband is looked down upon for not providing a mortar to the wife!

The only thing I have ever used a mortar and pestle for is to make fresh guacamole! it turns out the best this way. I buy all the fresh ingredients and put them in the mortar and then crush it and mix it all together. This gives the guacamole a good consistency and it tastes fresh.

I have a pestle & mortar, mine is a grey granite one, it's very heavy! I got it as a present for christmas and it's very useful for grinding up herbs and spices. It's especially good at grinding up peppercorns and rock salt.

I have a motar and pestle around here someplace but it is ust decorative. I havent ever found any use for a real motar and pestle. I dont do pickling or any of that stuff. I think old time apotehcary's used to use those to mix up their chemicals to make medicine. O h well, just alittle history lesson from me.

oh yes... i also use mortar and pestle every now and then in the past to make sambal (the traditional chili from my home country which is really spicy)... my mum has one big one in my house... besides that, we also use that to make the peanut seasoning for gado-gado (indonesian salad) whioh is really yummy... nowadays i hardly use it anymore as i don't have the time... take care and have a nice day...

I've never used one before and don't own one either. I have thought about getting one in the past just as decorations. I just haven't went out and bought one yet.

I use a pepper grinder. I have not used a mortal and pestle yet and I would have to buy one. I heard that they cost a bit. I have seen some made from real marble, but not the cheap kind. I did get a shaker with a ball inside that crushes the spices from my sister-in-law. It was invented by that English chef, Jamie Oliver, but have not used it yet. Maybe I should and see how it works.

my client has a tiny one, but I don't have one - heck, i avoid cooking if I can, I let the roomie do it whenever possible.

I have not used a mortar and pestle in years. I do like that your crushed a lot of PUCKLING spices. heehee. I am not sure what spices they are but I hope your pickles are goooooooooooood. heehee

I have not used a mortar and pestle before but have seen them many times. We use the whole pepper but have the shaker/grinder for that.

Hi Dear BOB i also know their name first time as local name are differnt well we have 2 sets, one is of black stone and wodden pestle ( i think its long one ) annd other in marble. but now electric grinders are in, to save time Take care

Hello webeishere, Yes I used mine everyday when I'm using the spices for flavouring and it good for crushing root ginger and garlic. Tamara

Hi GRANDPA BOB! haha..I guess, being forgetful comes with aging! And I am forgetting things like that and even names of people and recall them after a few hours or days even. haha.. I do use mortar and pestle in crushing peppercorns, peanuts when I cook a special Filipino dish, etc.. I don't use spices in whole. Take care always..God Bless!

not really....there hard to get