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This mortar and pestle set designed by Indian artisan Chirag Choudhary is a must-have for every home. The mortar and pestle are handcrafted with mango wood and can be used for crushing herbs and spices, making pesto and other sauces and much more.

Unlock your inner chef with this mortar and pestle set designed to help create true culinary masterpieces. The hand-carved mango wood boasts burnt finishes and distressed accents that imbue rustic charm into this kitchen essential. Effortlessly crush herbs and spices, prepare spectacular sauces and transform everyday ingredients into gourmet flavors with Indian artisan Mohammad Umair’s set, both a cooking must-have and a lovely addition to your kitchen décor.

Prepare herbs, spices and sauces the way our ancestors did--with handmade stone tools. Grupon Comonfort presents this traditional basalt molcajete or mortar, crafted by hand in a labor-intensive process. The pestle, called a tejolote, is used to grind or crush the foodstuffs in the molcajete. The molcajete can also be used as a unique serving dish for salsa or guacamole.

The artisans recommend that the molcajete be "cured" before the first use. To cure the molcajete, place some dried beans, corn or rice in the bowl and grind with the pestle until pulverized. Allow the pulverized grain to sit for 15 minutes. Once this has been done, the molcajete can be hand washed and allowed to dry. This step will ensure that any stone dust remaining from the carving process does not affect the food.