HIC Kitchen’s Fine Porcelain Mortar and Pestle Set is the perfect set of tools to grind items into a fine paste or powder. The mortar bowls and pestles work together to grind and break down ingredients quickly to help speed up food preparation with minimum effort. Always have the right size for the task with this set of 3 different size mortars with coordinating pestles. Quickly grind fresh ingredients, like cloves of garlic, herbs and spices, peppercorns or cinnamon, nuts, grains, and seeds, into a fine paste or powder. Make aromatic dry rubs, curry pastes, pestos, nut butters, spreads, and so much more. Even use it as a pill crusher to pulverize harder-to-swallow pills. Essential tools for those practicing homeopathy, the art of healing through natural remedies, these Mortar and Pestle Sets offer effortless preparation of herbal and homeopathic remedies. So easy to use. Simply place an item into the mortar bowl. Hold the pestle by the handle and, using a firm pressure, make a circular stirring-like motion to grind your item into a paste or powder. Harder items, like peppercorns, may need the surface cracked before they can be ground. Firmly, but gently, tap the item with the pestle, then grind into the desired consistency. A tradition since 1957, HIC Kitkchen’s fine-white porcelain is durable, heat resistant, and free from lead and cadmium. It’s safe for use in the freezer and microwave, and dishwasher. Brought to you by HIC, a third-generation family owned and operated company in the USA since 1957.