Mortar And Pestles: 5 Fast Facts

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Fact #1. When you use a mortar and pestle, you're connecting with thousands of years of culinary culture around the world. Historians have found versions of these tools dating back to 3500 BCE. They've barely changed during all of that time. The server mashing up guacamole at your favorite Mexican restaurant is using one almost identical to the ones used in Mexico nearly 6,000 years ago.
Fact #2. Today, chefs mainly use these to grind spices, herbs, and nuts. If the Book of Exodus is to be believed, Israelites used them to grind their manna around the 6th century BCE. One Egyptian medical text dating back to 1550 BCE describes doctors using them to make tincture and ointments. There's evidence that shows Italian apothecaries used them in the 14th century and 15th century.
Fact #3. Maybe you've seen these elegant little tools in kitchen stores and wondered what they can do that a bowl and a spoon cant. The answer is a lot. If you're ready to take your culinary skills to the next level, a mortar and pestle should be among the next items you add to your cooking arsenal.
Fact #4. You need a mortar and pestle because trying to fasten a makeshift one out of mixing bowls and spoons will destroy your bowls, spoons, or both. Mortars are heavy duty, typically made of granite, marble, or other hefty materials. They have to be able to withstand the pressure you need to apply to mash up ingredients.
Fact #5. If you think a knife can stand in the place of a pestle, that's simply not true. Pestles crush up food, which releases their essential oils, which are special liquids extracted from plants that offer many benefits. That's something a knife cannot do. There's a reason that a sauce with garlic that's been crushed is so much more flavorful than one with garlic that's simply been diced up.