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CAN’T GET YOUR FOOD TO BE THE MOST FLAVORFUL VERSION OF ITSELF?
There are so many fancy kitchen items out there—from blenders to spice grinders. But because these appliances have motors, the heat generated from them degrades and mutes the bright flavors of your spices. Instead of enjoying a flavorful paste, you get to miss out on the tasty goodness of your fresh herbs. Is there a kitchen tool that can extract more flavor than any spinning blade or vicious food processor?
The Mortar and Pestle Set by ChefSofi lets you enjoy bold flavors every single time.
MULTIPLE CULINARY USES
There’s plenty you can create with this great set of kitchen tools. Spice up your Indian cooking by crushing cardamom seeds, create flavorful Asian recipes by smashing fresh peeled ginger, or intensify your Italian bread by turning fresh garlic cloves into a paste. Beyond grinding herbs and spices, you can also use your mortar and pestle to whip up amazing guacamole, curry paste, pesto, or chimichurri.
PERFECT SHAPE & FORM
The best mortars are those with a deep round shape that keeps your ingredients from jumping or spilling out. Our 6-inch mortar with 2-cup capacity is sizeable enough for mashing small quantities of herbs and spices. Its pestle is broad with a rounded base so ingredients do not pop out from under. The mortar has a stable base that comes with a non-skid felt base to keep the granite from marking your countertop.
SATISFY THE PALATE
Get the most flavor out of your spices with this simple ancient device. By pounding and crushing the fibers of your herbs, our mortar and pestle set effectively releases the full range of essential oils, flavors, and aroma they contain. The depth of flavor that emerges in the hand-grinding process is something you won’t find if you are prepping your ingredients using a blender, electric grinder, or food processor.
CREATE FLAVORFUL PASTES & SAUCES WITH THE CHEFSOFI MORTAR AND PESTLE SET!
EASY-TO-USE COOKING AID
Nothing makes ingredients more dynamic than the good old hand grinding from your traditional mortar and pestle. Even if you already have a food processor, your kitchen is not complete without this set. To use, fill the mortar 1/3 full only to avoid spillage and making crushing difficult. Be sure to start with the hardest ingredients to grind. If you need to grind a large number of ingredients, do so in batches.
SWEAT-FREE CLEANING & UPKEEP
Made of minimal-porosity granite stone, our mortar and pestle do not have a high tendency to absorb flavors and odors, making the set very easy to clean after each use. To clean, simply bring out some uncooked white rice. Grind it into powder to remove unwanted flavors from sticking to your tools. Dust the powder, and you’re done. You can also wash it with water afterwards and leave it to air dry. Try to avoid soap as much as you can.
A TIMELESS, FUNCTIONAL GIFT
While ancient, our mortar and pestle are tools no modern kitchen should be without. With all the exciting things one can create with this amazing set, it makes a thoughtful gift for homemakers, chefs, foodies, and those who love to prepare their food with herbs and spices. It comes in two sizes, 8-inch (5-cup) unpolished heavy granite and 6-inch (2-cup) set available in unpolished and black polished heavy granite.
Brigitte Bourgeois-Stobbe
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2024
Thus is perfect for grinding all my herbs, nuts, citrus peel, while spices with oils. Absolutely love this. It works extremely well,and I so appreciate the two pestle of different sizes.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2023
Right off, this is a very heavy, very hard to clean mortar and pestle. As the title says, this is not something for everyday use since it is so hard to move around. If you need a mortar and pestle that you can use and clean everyday, go elsewhere. However, if you need to make guacamole, or you need to work with large amounts of food, I don't believe there is any better unit than this one. My wife, who does all the cooking in our home, loves it, but she will call me to move it or wash it. When working with large amounts of food, this is a sturdy unit that can get through just about anything you throw at it. If you have a need for this level of cooking or mixing, you cannot get a better mortar and pestle; my wife and I have tried, and we have broken numerous cheap units you find in the retail market. You will not break this unit; it may break your counters--it may break your arm--it may break your dishes--but you will never break this unit. Outstanding value.
nahenders
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2023
Arrived on time well packed and cushioned. All three pieces were happily intact. I had previously received a communication from the seller cautioning that the items were breakable and would be replaced if they were damaged. The instructions on seasoning and cleaning were clear and worked fine. I dry my greenhouse grown herbs and wanted a sizeable vessel to grind them in. The generous proportions of this mortar fit the bill. The bonus is that it looks a good as it functions. I am looking forward to making a batch of pesto when the basil is ready.
Murgatroids
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2023
The company sent seasoning instructions before it arrived! In the photo I put one of those cheap mechanics gloves for a size comparison. It's exactly as advertised, and I love it! It won't slide around while you're working with it. I seasoned it the night I got it and made guacamole the next day. Not a gift for a feeble person, but a feeble person isn't going to want to pound out a guac, anyhow. It's a lovely piece of stonemasonry, and I like that there are two pestles and a soft, stick-on base fuzzy thing to reduce scratching where you place it, cuz it's heavy. It was a very positive experience with both the product and the seller! I highly recommend it as a kitchen or studio implement of destruction. Bump and grind, baby, bump and grind! Guac and mole 'til yer heart's content.
rick henson
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2023
This is my first molcajete and I can't stress enough how much I LOVE it! I bought it on a lark, but it's amazing how much more flavor you actually get from it in making guacamole, salsa, pesto, or pretty much any sauce. Now, for just about any recipe that calls for onions, peppers, garlic, fresh herbs, etc., those ingredients go into this before they go into the pot. Mashing them all together into a paste first releases the oils and increases the flavor profile by a factor of 10. Cleanup is a snap! Rinse well with hot and a brush and you're done!As far as this particular molcajete goes, it was packaged very well, seems to be of excellent quality, and I found the extra large to be the perfect size for guacamole and pesto. Any smaller would not be large enough to make a decent sized batch.The only con is the "seasoning" process. It is not fun getting the molcajete ready for its first use. You only have to do it one time when you first get it, but this is a long, physical process. Having said that, it's well worth the effort, I just want to make those who are unfamiliar with the process aware. Also, I found the many YouTube videos on seasoning the molcajete to be more useful than the instructions that came with it, but that's a personal preference thing.
Collin Nance
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2022
I’ve been searching around for a decent mortar and pestle for a couple weeks and finally decided on this particular brand and size. I just say I have yet to be disappointed. It arrived on time and quickly. It was not chipped or broken. It functions as described, and the smells are wonderful. I saw some people saying they believed it was concrete and not granite which I don’t believe to be true. Concrete isn’t this heavy and doesn’t have reflecting flakes of granite in it. After a very thorough cleaning and even from the start of the cleaning process I saw no chips or small bits of rock from either the bowl or the pestle. This is a definite thumbs up in this chefs book.
Barry
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2021
This thing is HEAVY. I love it, I have been using it for a lot of sauce making. Easily one of my go-to tools. I did however notice a crack going all the way across the mortar, it did look glued back together, not messy or anything like it, it was done really well. and there doesn’t seem to be a sign of structural weakness. It is a bit unnerving and I do get a little anxious when I’m grinding up tougher things, expecting the mortar to basically stop adhering to whatever cement glue was given and break apart. The product in itself is very nicely made and I will continue to use it until it decides to break in two again. If I paid full price I’d have been pretty irritated but having only paid $40 instead over prime day, if it breaks it breaks.
lilmansmom
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021
I got it for myself in the largest size because I need it to grind up medicines for a special needs family member. It's easy to clean and then use for making dinner! Love the two pestles that come with it. It was nicely boxed and the seller emailed me a large PDF with recipes and a well illustrated cleaning instruction sheet. Still getting used to all the things I can use it for, but it is well made, heavy, looks great on the counter, has a nice self-adhesive protective circle to put on the bottom so it does not move or scratch surfaces during use. Worth the price and a very useful larger size is great!
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