For years, I have skimmed food magazines and coveted pictures with a beautifully seasoned granite mortar and pestles. I just love how rustic they look and how you can see a story in them through their seasoning and wear. Stone grinding has been around for thousands of years making the granite mortar and pestle one of the first kitchen tools. I found this beautiful pestle. But, before you pull this bad boy out let me show you how to season a granite mortar and pestle.
First give your new mortar and pestle a hard scrub with warm water – NO SOAP. Use a mini brush or the scrub side of a new kitchen sponge.
Allow the pestle to dry completely. Now, place an entire bulb of garlic cloves sprinkled with salt in the mortar. Mash the garlic to a paste. Spread the garlic paste all inside the mortar and let sit for 24 hours.
The following day, scrape out the garlic paste and rinse the mortar and pestle with warm water. Add a handful of wet rice into the mortar. Mash the rice to a paste. The rice paste should be white if it’s gray or ash color scrape out the paste and repeat. If it’s white, move on to the next step.
Place two tablespoons of rock salt into the mortar. Grind the salt into a fine powder. Now your mortar and pestle is ready to use. As you use it, the stone will become more seasoned.
When I stumbled upon this granite mortar and pestle, I squealed with excitement!
There is nothing more eye roll worthy then freshly made guacamole. First, mash garlic with a sprinkle of salt to a paste. Add avocado and mash until creamy.
Mix in remaining ingredients, season with salt to taste and grab a bowl of tortilla chips.
Guacamole and tortillas chips! The ultimate satisfying snack!
Now that I finally have my own granite mortar and pestle my life is complete. I can smash and pulverize to my heart’s content!
Classic Guacamole
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 whole avocados
- 1/4 cup small diced tomatoes
- 1/4 cup small diced red onion
- juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, loosely packed
- salt to taste
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What a steal! I’ve always wanted a mortar and pestle bu I’ve never wanted to shell out the cash. I’m totally heading to Penny’s for one. And now I know they need to be seasoned, so maybe I won’t ruin it either. 🙂
I LOVE IMUSA! I have 2 IMUSA calderos which I inherited from my mom. Lord knows how long those have been in the family. I’ve seen them since childhood. I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, a granite mortar and pestle. I’ve coveted one for years. I think I’m going to head over to JCPenney for it! Thanks for the instructions and I Love the guacamole!
I’ve never seen a granite mortar and pestle. This is interesting, I would have expected a little oil of some sort. Can I ask, why garlic and not something else? Love garlic, just curious.
Holy guacamole! This looks fantastic. If I won I would buy a new mixer since my current mixer is on its last leg.
THIS is how real guacamole should be made! Thank you so much. I learned a great deal from your post.
What a great lesson in seasoning and who could pass up that guacamole!
I love the mortar & pestle! I have always thought it would be great to have, but didn’t know the seasoning process…thank you.
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The guac looks perfect! I would like an ice cream maker!
Such great info and NOW I’m hungry for guacamole!
I have one of these and LOVE it! Thank you for such a great tutorial post and of course you can never go wrong with a great guac recipe!
I keep telling my hubby I need to get a mortar like this…now when I DO I will know how to season it!
Thank you for the tips! Love the giveaway, but now I know what to do with my mortar and pestle before I use it!
I’ve always wanted a mortar and pestle, more because I think they look really nice and chic. Now I must have one, for more practical purposes!
I loved your recipe for Guacamole from scratch. I have my own mortar and pestle for years. my husband is Mexican. what I just need and want is an ice cream maker. but that will come in a future. Thanks for the nice recipes!
I would love an ice cream maker! great post
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I have one, and have yet to use it. Look slike I need to start seasoning and making stuff with it!!
Love this… I need to get one for myself… definitely on my shopping list!
Wow that’s so cool to know that’s for the info on how to season the Motar and Pestle!
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I NEED my own mortar & pestle! Thank you for the step by step to get it ready for use and I love your pretty pics!