Do you have a molcajete or mortar and pestle that you like?

[AdequateEatin]

I also have this one, and seasoning it like you did is a must!

[Attjack]

Thanks for the recommendation. If I don't find one at the tienda or vietnamese market I'll probably be ordering this one on your recommendation.

[Ronaldf123]

I bought this one from Amazon. I ground rice and salt in it about 6 times, then some jalapeños and garlic to season. Works well for making salsa. Flavors really stand out crushed in one of these as compared to blending.

[gcdmd]

My molcajete was a gift from someone I am no longer in contact with; so, I don't know where it came from. However, this person was part Mexican. So, I assumed she knew where to get a good one. I seasoned it by grinding pepper corns, and it worked well. I've had it for about thirty years and have not had a grit problem.

[gcdmd]

I've found that gentle pounding in addition to grinding works well in both my molcajete and granite mortar and pestle from Import Food.

https://importfood.com/products/thai-cookware/item/mortar-and-pestle-solid-thai-granite

[Bkhuna]

You could make mofongo with that thing.

[Bkhuna]

I got one of those cheap lava stone molcajete and only tried using it a couple of times. I don't have the patience to "condition it".

I do use a mortar and pestle for fine grinding. It's especially easy to make gobs of garlic paste.

[Joetee]

I have this one and love it.

[Attjack]

Gravity fed.

[holehogg]

Use a coffe grinder for my spices and this wooden one for making mostly curry paste.

[Attjack]

I have a good mini food processor. But tend to use the magic bullet plus or whatever the big one is called for spices out of convenience.

[Pobeque]

I have this granite one....bought it based off of a Serious Eats comparison. Its good to make 3-4 avocados worth of guac. The flavor is so much better smashing and bashing the aromatics than cutting them.

3 Avocados
1 Jalapeno/serrano chile
1/4-1/2 med onion
1 handful cilantro

Smash all aromatics into a paste then add avocado. Smash that and season with lime juice and salt to taste

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0747DHS6T/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

When I bought it a couple of years ago price was like $40-$50, its gone way up

I also have a small guy I use for spices when I don't bust out the grinder

[barelfly]

Costco has them on occasion, which is where I got mine. It is the heavy, natural stone - I don’t recall what it is and I’m at the lake house for the weekend, so can’t get the label out of my recipe book.

That said, I like it. It is big enough to do some table side guacamole, or the surface is rough enough to be able to grind up spices. If I had Popeye forearms, I’d even grind up some corn to make legit corn tortillas.....but that’s too much work

A quick search - I think this is what I have from Costco. I don’t remember it being this cheap, but it’s heavy and I think the same size. I can check when I get home if you would like.

[N227GB]

I gave up on using a mortar and pestle after noticing some hand discomfort. I now use one of these and it's also great for small batches of sauce.

https://www.waringcommercialproducts.com/p/1j7rb/pro-prep-chopper-grinder

(Posted from my phone)

[Stuey1515]

I bought a small ceramic one and found it useless for the same reasons posted above. Now I have a decent sized one made from granite. No need to treat it and does a great job with spices, along with making curry paste