Fox Run 3862 Granite Mortar and Pestle, 4.7" x 2.75"

I read reviews that said their Black Granite Mortar Pestle arrived broken. Well a sale prompted me to purchase it anyway. And I'm Glad I took a chance, because this is Beautiful and Sturdy and exactly what I wanted.The outside is shiny and polished and the inside is rough, as is needed to grind items. The size is just right. 7 inch diameter is quite big enough when the item is this heavy! Lol!By the way, this was Packaged Impeccably, in that it was Triple Boxed and Bubble Wrapped. Unless someone drops this from very high up or drops it on tile or concrete, it will not break! It's Solid Granite!Now this is my comment so far... If something goes wrong I'll update this review at the time. But I sincerely doubt I'll have to make any changes to my review!I will also add, You Must Season /Condition the Mortar Pestle! I believe crushing dry rice several times will get it ready for use. But do your research and precisely follow directions for the type of stone/material in which your mortar and pestle are derived.An item like this is an investment. I haven't always had one. This is a very useful in the kitchen. I'm looking forward to enjoying this for decades.

Great for grinding dirt and stone to make watercolor paint.

Great little mortar, love it. Didn't season it at all, just scrubbed it out with some dish soap, and everything comes out great in it. Already made some delicious Thai food using it, also makes cracking peppercorns a total breeze

After the initial seasoning, it gets nice and easy to clean. Read another review about seasoning, it's definitely needed if you don't like eating/using small amounts of granite. It's very heavy, sturdy stone. Nice matching pestle as well. It does have a chip out of the rim, but I personally don't care.

This works great. My wife had a smaller one but the pestle was so smooth when you we trying to smash something hard like spices they would slide out from under it. This has a nice coarse sandpaper like texture on the bowel and the pestle. Easily cleaned with running water and old toothbrush, or small brush of your choice.