Fox Run Marble Mortar and Pestle, Green

Dollar for dollar, the absolute best kitchen purchase I've made I bought my mortar and pestle in 2009, taking a chance on this one because the one I had at the time tended to "encourage" more peppercorns to pop out of it than I was readily willing to retrieve. Not knowing whether the problem was the slope or the depth, I did the best measurements I could and bought something with different specs. Probably the ABSOLUTE best kitchen purchase I've ever made, considering its reasonable price. It is sturdy, comfortable to use, extremely attractive and I love its no-tech functional look so I keep it where I can see it. I grind dry ingredients like peppercorns and dried herbs and spices, then add to the mortar garlic cloves and pieces of peeled ginger root and pulverize those, then add to that liquids like olive oil, balsamic vinegar, citrus juice, soy sauce, etc. and thoroughly mix everything with the pestle. A fantastic meat marinade and only one major item to wash! I'm glad Amazon keeps record of my purchases and extra glad that this item is still available because I wanted to buy the exact same one as a gift - I know my friend will be delighted! 5 OK for infrequent or on-the-go use I have a large marble mortar and pestle at home, but needed something smaller that I could use when travelling. This little one is the right size for crushing a big pill or a couple of small ones. But I wouldn't recommend it if you have the space to use a fullsize, heavy mortar and pestle. A big one is easier, faster, and requires much less force. 4 perhaps a little smaller than expected but loved it. However a few months into use ( ... Bought this item few months ago. Found it cute, perhaps a little smaller than expected but loved it. However a few months into use ( only used this to crush ginger or cardamom on weekends), it broke into two pieces! Total rip off!!! Major disappointment 1 Works great for spices and seasonings. This is the best-looking mortar and pestle for the money on Amazon in my opinion. Feels great and it doesn't look as cheap as it actually was. I mostly use it from grinding fresh cumin in the kitchen. 5 Great mortar and pestle; many uses This is a great mortar and pestle. The marble is wonderful for this because it makes the pestle heavier and easier to grind things with. The mortar is textured inside to allow easy grinding too.As a chemist I have used a number of types of mortar and pestle (ceramic and other marble ones) and this one is a great one. I think it is a wonderful buy for the price. It was bigger than I thought it would be, but that's not a bad thing.The marble makes it very sturdy; it's a great size for grinding a number of things. Right now I am using it to grind up my cat's medication so that I can blend it in with his food. The size of this set would also make it good for grinding a variety of food items.The only problem with it is that the grooves inside the mortar are a bit deep and tend to retain some of whatever your grinding; not a big deal since you can just rinse it out, but could be an issue if you are dealing with small amounts of material. 5 Nicely made. Nice small set. I purchased this for grinding charcoal and 'chalks' for artwork. It is more than suitable for that use. I have larger stone Mortar & Pestle sets for cooking but I may take this camping. For herbs, some spices this is fine. I don't think I'd try crushing cinnamon bark or cracking anything tougher than pepper corn because of the Pestle weight. Absolutely great for what I got it for. 5 Sturdy, good-looking and just right size for prepping herbs. Just what I'd needed to grind small amounts of herbs, not too small nor too big.The pestle id adequately comfortable to get good leverage, and the interior surface is just right to give some grip to the herbs.The base is broad enough to give sturdy support.I found it to be not well suited for pulverizing fresh garlic; a dedicated garlic press is probably a better choice.As other have noted, the Marble Mortar set looks good by itself, if kitchen esthetics are a factor for you, I think you'll find this set to be easy on the eye.Very pleased to see it washes up in the dishwasher just fine. A nice little set! 5 Absolutely stunning piece! Merry meet! Absolutely amazing product. Not sure why it shows a smaller version in the picture, but I was looking for a large one so I looked closely at the specs (which a lot of the people giving bad reviews probably did not do lol) boy let me tell you I ground up everything. Pepper corns, allspice, pesto, made a great holiday blend for the season. It really is beautiful. I leave in on my counter with my other art pieces. I plan to use it a LOT. 5 It's pretty I really wanted a little one I could put on the back of the oven, but this is nice, too. I like how heavy it is--it stays put while you, um, pestlize. I use it to crack peppercorns for soup and to grind dried herbes de Provence to powder for omelettes and such. It's 4 1/8 inches high and 4 inches across, with a bowl 3 inches across and 2 inches deep. The base is round, about 3 inches across. The pestle is 5 inches long. 4