Q: My mom has been asking for a mortar and pestle for years. I think this Christmas I will finally get her one. My issue is, as I've never used one, I have no idea what I'm looking for. Is the appropr...
Q: I'm slowly trying to transition my kitchen, piece by piece, into a kitchen with smart, multifunction tools, nice dinnerware and silverware. My current quandary is between a mortar and pestle and a ...
Confession: I don't own a mortar and pestle. When I first got really jazzed about a career in food, I bought a steel alloy one from Kalustyan's, but it quickly rusted after a roommate used it and wash...
Do you use a molcajete to grind spices or make guacamole? It's a Mexican version of a mortar – used with a tejolote (pestle). We picked up an inexpensive molcajete at Chicago's Maxwell Street Marke...
Faye Hess is my latest kitchen crush. I can’t remember exactly what interweb meanderings brought me to her cooking videos this week, but there I was. Within one minute of watching ‘Making Gnocch...
We just have to direct you to Florence Fabricant's picks in the New York Times dining section this week. She has some great finds. Our favorite was this mortar and pestle from Suvir Saran's American M...
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