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+# Get a Mortar and Pestle
+
+![mortar-and-pestle](pix/mortar-and-pestle.webp)
+
+Mortars and pestles are tools which have unfortunely been nearly forgotten in modern American kitchens, but they
+have been around since the stone age for a reason.
+They are one of the most useful appliances and require no electricity.
+
+They easily smash garlic, nuts and other things (also automatically removes skins).
+This is much better than simple slicing because it squeezes out the juices and tastes of things.
+
+You can also easily make paste (like pesto) and out of herbs and other simple ingredients.
+Many people use a hard-to-clean and expensive electronic food processor to do things like this,
+but a larger mortar and pestle could get the job done just as easily.
+
+Do not get procelain mortar and pestles; they are non-functional and loud.
+I have two granite ones which work very well (see pic above).