Mortar & Pestle Grind spices, foods, and more. Reviews

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Patricia Lennox-Poll

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“The best mortar and pestle. Easy to use. I use it to crush flowers to make potpourri.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“The children really loved using this material. Great for the children's wrist exercise.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Still awaiting its use. We are adding some new PLA activities to our existing ones.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Love it the handle on the pestle is perfect for my three year olds so much easier for them to use than the one we had before”

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Posted 8 years ago

“When it arrived, I was surprised by its small size, but it has proven to be more effective at crushing egg shells and spices/seeds than I was expecting. With a traditional mortar and pestle, one must have complete control over the pestle and the amount of pressure used or your contents will go flying! With this low profile, elliptical version, one must only need to press down to crush or grind the contents. As a test, I lightly crushed cardamom pods, removed the skins, and then attempted to grind the cardamom seeds. It worked! These seeds have always been difficult for me to grind in a traditional way. For that, I think this tool can tackle many different kinds of ingredients.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“too shallow to use with soap shaving activity. will work for grinding herbs and nuts”

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Posted 13 years ago

Dear imstatkim, We are so sorry that this item didn't work for the activity you intended it for. We've never used this item with soap, however, as you noted, it does work well for crushing herbs, spices, and nuts. We maintain an unconditional refund policy. You may return this item to us and we will be happy to exchange it for something else or give you a refund. Please contact Customer Service for assistance at 877-975-3003 or info@montessoriservices.com . Thank you for your feedback. Kristine (Krissy) Beoka Merchandising Manager

Posted 3 years ago

Andrea - 0-3 Teacher

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“This is the perfect size and shape for our 18mos-to-3yr-olds to use in egg shell crushing. They press down firmly, lift the pestle, regather the shells and then press down again to make the shell fragments even smaller. They pour the crushed shell into a dish which is carried out to our garden table, where they empty the contents into a container of planting soil. A small hand rake is then used by them to mix shell and earth (which will be used in future garden planting). Then the child returns the empty dish to the egg crushing tray. This is a very popular activity and is successfully performed by the very young.”

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Posted 13 years ago