Got a mortar & pestle...

[STEbbq]

This would be a wife purchase as I am not a huge fan of guacamole. That said, watching them make guacamole table side with a mortar and pestle at a Mexican place is super fun. It does generate some of the best guacamole I have had.

https://tastefoodblog.com/2020/01/27/mortar-and-pestle-guacamole-recipe/

[hoovarmin]

Andrrr Here's mine



Mosca I always skipped those recipes as well. But grinding things releases flavor in a very special way so I am so glad I finally bought one. Steve R can't wait to hear your results.

Sometimes I pour rubs into mine that are a bit "chunky' and grind them into a finer dust. But herbs ground in this thing seem to come alive in a special way.

[Mosca]

My instructions said to start with coarse grinding several handfuls of white rice, until they grind white instead of gray. Mine ground all white right from the start, but I did three reps anyhow.

[hoovarmin]

Andrrr I didn't do anything to break mine in. Probably a mistake, but I've used it so much now that it doesn't matter anymore.

[Mosca]

https://www.thespruceeats.com/season-brand-new-mortar-and-pestle-3111508

[TripleB]

I have a small, wooden one that was my mother's. I use it every now and then. But then, a lot of items in my kitchen were my mother's.....Wooden mixing spoons, CI skillets, card catalog, wooden saltshaker & matching pepper mill, etc. They will be handed down to my kids someday.

[Argoboy]

I have one and it looks just like yours, but mine never came with instructions on first use. I use mine occasionally it does allow me to make better S&G rub.

[Attjack]

I used mine tonight to make Pad Kra Pao using a couple of pork chops from my sister's ranch and holy basil from the garden.

[CRO]

I have two.
A Molcajete strictly for quac. The smaller, for everything else.

[Santamarina]

We’ve had the big one from Costco for over a dozen years. It doesn’t get daily use, but I’m definitely glad we have it.