Do you own a mortar and pestle? Are they just for decoration or do you use them? How often and for what kind of cuisine?
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Galeanda
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I've got one for decor. It'd be kinda gross to use for cooking. I also have a mother-in-law who likes to give me weird appliances and she gave me a kitchen size wheat grinding mill. I haven't used it yet.
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I have one, but I've only used it a couple of times for grinding spices together. Mostly it's just a decoration, it's very nice :)
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Yes. I use it to grind up the cake so I can put it into dime bags. : D
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I have one and I use it a few times a week. Different types of food. Mostly for cumin, grains of paradise, mustard seed and chilli flakes.
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I want to get one to make Mojitos.
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Dark green marble..bought it to use..have never used it and I've had it for 5 years or so..I guess it was just for show! :( I have a garlic press for garlic..and I don't like pesto..so what other uses are there? :)
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Use mine all the time. I 'powder' supplements and aspirin, single servings of peanut butter and make my own garlic and onion powders to name a few yo...
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I used to use on for grinding spices for Indian food. Now I just buy the powder.
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I have three. One made of copper and with a lot of intricate designs on it I have kept for show in the kitchen but I do use the other two,. I use it to coarsely crush pepper or other condiments.
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I've got a little one that I use for spices or to crush salt with garlic for rubs. And it's still decorative:)
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I have one (white marble). Use it for grinding herbs and spices for various curries - not so often now I'm a working mum, but used to use it a couple of times a week.
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I don't have one but I wish I did. I use two spoons to crush vitamins that I add to my granola. If I don't crush them, they cause an upset stomach.
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I use mine for grinding herbs and spices for rubs.
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I have one, and I haven't used it once. =D
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I use it for medicating horses are other animals that don't swallow pills readily.
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No I don't have one but I wish I did. The medicine is the thing I would use it for the most.
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You use it for exactly the same things I use it for. Do you add salt with your garlic for extra grinding power and it draws out garlic juice for more potency?
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I had a mortar and pestle at one time. It took too much effort to use it to reduce whole garlic cloves to a paste, etc.
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I own several. I have 1 that is green Italian marble that I use for traditional pesto. I have 3 molcajetes that are made of basalt and anthracite that I use for guacamole, salsas and other traditional Mexican foods.
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I bought and used one before I lost everything. But now I use a coffee bean grinder its way faster and easier. In fact I have two. One for hot peppers, and another for herbs I don't want to taste like hot peppers.
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I actually do own a small mortar and pestle, and I use them for mashing and grinding certain herbs and spices. Not very often, but I have a few recipes that call for this.
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No, I thought they were used for fake magic stuff.
-NUNYA-- 
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