Mortar and Pestle – The Topic

[liuzhou]

Bump!

 

I really didn't need this, but there was a sort of pop-up concession at the entrance to my favourite supermarket and most reliable oyster store this morning. They were selling all manner of, mainly stainless steel, cooking equipment. My eyes immediately hit on this beauty. and there was no question that I was going to buy it.

 

[sartoric]

I have four, here's three, plus there's a ceramic one stashed away. 

My favourite and most frequently used is the granite one.

 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

Here is my new marble mortar, 24 hours from Carrara...

 

 

 

Nominal size 20 cm, inside diameter 14.3 cm, capacity 1 liter, shipping charge 77 Euro.  Olive wood pestle pictured.  In addition I purchased a marble one.

 

 

 

For comparison shown with my trusty little 30 year old model, inside diameter 8.8 cm.  And if it counts as a mortar I also have a suribachi somewhere.

 

[heidih]

Nice. I have the twin to your little one and use it almost daily

[heidih]

Oh my I just now see Sartoric in the post above you has the triplet. People in very distant places with the same one!

[haresfur]

How should I clean my unglazed samtam mortar? I'm thinking just use a plastic brush and water so I don't get soap into the porous clay.

[sartoric]

22 minutes ago, haresfur said:

How should I clean my unglazed samtam mortar? I'm thinking just use a plastic brush and water so I don't get soap into the porous clay.

Yep, that’s what I do. 

[Kerala]

Present from my lovely sister 15 years ago. Jamie Oliver, granite.

[haresfur]

13 hours ago, haresfur said:

How should I clean my unglazed samtam mortar? I'm thinking just use a plastic brush and water so I don't get soap into the porous clay.

On 7/25/2012 at 1:53 PM, patrickamory said:

Thai mortar & pestles do not need to be seasoned. Just rinse it out thoroughly.

Never wash it with soap. If you need to clean it, put a solution of 1/3 white vinegar 2/3 water in it for 15-30 minutes, then rinse out.

One of the greatest cooking tools known to man! (My avatar swears to it.)

 

Duh, guess I should have read back further.

 

When I was in grad school we used beautiful onyx mortar and pestle to grind powders. To clean it we would wash, grind up glass microscope cover slides, then rewash.