HIC Kitchen Mortar and Pestle Set, Solid Carrara Marble, 3.8-Inch, Spice Herb Grinder, Pill Crusher, Nut Butter Maker

Used her right away! I’ve never used one before, but it’s working pretty great. At first, I was delivered one with a broken pestle, but the return process was easy/fast and was able to get a working replacement!

Works great for dried chillies.

Great product and price. I used this when I dehydrated mushrooms to use in soups, stews and roast.

Where has this thing been all my life...?? I am a Pink Mediterranean Sea Salt Junkie... lol And this is the perfect Grinder for it. I buy it coarse & grind it up into all different kinds of textures. It really brings out that gentle crunchiness Pink Sea Salt brings to the table.I've seen the mixed reviews here, & if you feel yours really was not made right, I would definitely send it back for an exchange. Mine didn't arrive perfect, because these are hand crafted, but it didn't arrive with the glaring defects in workmanship that others are experiencing. If it doesn't look right, you should be able to exchange it for one that is. Mine looks, operates, & fits together fine.Some people are concerned that they are eating finely ground marble along with their salts or spices. I see what they mean, but there's probably actually more of that same material in my Sea Salts, than is coming off of my Grinder. According to the Wikipedia, "Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams, and molluscs. Its major materials are the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)." Calcium Carbonate is commonly used in Calcium supplements & dietary antacid tablets. So like Sea Salts...it is organic.If you don't like the texture of your ground spices or salts, practice with it. You'll get better at using it over time. When you grind, work things around in small circles around the curve of the bowl. The more I experiment with mine, I get a better feel for it, and the nicer & more interesting my textures are coming out.The one con I have for this item is that it arrived with a major crack in the marble that runs down one side. It is otherwise well-made, but I hope it does not crack all the way across & break apart over time. I'm not exchanging it because other than this it is well-made.

I wish it were a bit bigger, but I still love it. It’s made of marble, very durable, and grinds spices perfectly. It also looks elegant in the kitchen and is easy to clean. Highly recommended!

Very useful and sturdy. I got it to grind medicinal tablets (chinese herbs formulas) into a powder to make a tea. Perfect size and works great for this purpose. It is heavy to lift and wash, something to consider if one has problems with hand strength. But that means it really stays in place while you are grinding.

Heavy, but good quality. Just what I needed for herbs

The item is a nice size for handling and has some weight to it. There were no detectable flaws or cracks. As some people have said, here is not 100% surface contact, as the two mating surfaces are machined and machining marks are on both surfaces. This leaves high and low spots that also serve as ridges to break down whatever you are crushing. The pestle has about a 1+ diameter flat on the end so tilting the mortar (bowl) at an angle draws the material you are grinding into the ridges. I assume the high spots will eventually be worn away by repeated use, creating more and more surface contact. I don't know if that makes the mechanism work better or worse, but unless you are grinding something hard and abrasive, that process should take quite a while. I've only used it once so far to grind cardamom seeds, and it worked satisfactorily.

Very low quality.. it is already broken. Please avoid.

This was smaller than we expected but better because of it as not so balky and room hog. Grinds nicely. Happy with it.

Excelente 👌🏼 muy bonitoBuen tamaño y finos terminados .Lo único malo fue la entrega . Solo lo aventaron en la cochera a las 10:30 de la noche .( menos mal q no se rompió )

This is a great product especially if you have a pet that needs medication in the form of a pill. And that said pet fights you every time you have to give them a one or two pills. I found the best way to combat that was to buy this mortar and pestle and crush up the pills and put in their food. It worked like a charm. This mortar and pestle is easy to use and a really nice looking product. It is a little heavy but I believe it is the marble that makes it so.

No lo he usado pero se ve de buena calidad y está bonito y de buen tamaño