Stainless Steel Mortar and Pestle | Spice Grinder | Molcajete

after 1st use

The media could not be loaded. It has become rusty within a month of usage. Any droplet of water will lead to rusty residue. Not a good buy. I cannot even return it now.

Was rusting before I even used it, just wiped out not washed. Very bad quality.

This is smallish but is real solid steel unlike most larger "steel" mortars and pestles out there. It's already pretty heavy even though it's barely palm-sized. It does one thing and does it well. Like most solid metal mortars out there, it's meant for crushing, and can easily crush rock-hard ingredients into a fine grit/coarse powder. It's not meant for grinding things into a really fine powder or paste however, as the mortar/pestle surfaces are flat and doesn't work with a rotating motion as you would with stone/porcelain mortars. There are imperfections like small dents/cavities on the pestle and on the bottom of the mortar but I wouldn't complain for the price. Also it hasn't rusted in air so far but rusts easily when wet, so be sure to store it dry.

Not sure why and how but as we washed it first time before using it for the first time, it created some brown discolouration everywhere for some reason.

Honestly my opinion to this pestle is positive, as compared to other heavy/large pestle, this works great and perfect to grind garlic and other paste. It’s very handy and easy to use and does its work perfectly.