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19.5cm Diameter Granite Mortar and Pestle at Kmart for $12

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19.5cm Diameter Granite Mortar and Pestle at Kmart for $12
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cannedhams on 16/11/2012 - 12:24 shop.kmart.com.au (2050 clicks)

I noticed on the weekend that Kmart is selling a bitching mortar and pestle for $12. Its 19.5cm across, so is plenty wide, and is made of polished granite.

I've never seen a large mortar and pestle this cheap before. Additionally, the granite surfaces of the mortar are finely polished, making it easier to use than some cheap mortars that are non-polished. I bought a crappy one from Target recently and it is non-polished and bits of cinnamon bark get caught in the pits of the mortar whenever I use it. Man, I could really grind the crap out of that cinnamon with this baby.

There were plenty instore at the Toowong shop I went to.

The only slight drawback is that at 10cm, it may not be as deep as you would like your mortar to be.

Home & Garden Food Preparation Mortar and Pestle

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  • jzdhgkd on 16/11/2012 - 12:32
    +11

    ++ for obvious, overriding love of cinnamon

    • bargainhunter on 16/11/2012 - 13:07
      +3

      It's the grinding of cinnamon that is his true passion.

      • nikey2k27 on 16/11/2012 - 17:59

        smell of grinding your own cinnamon.

  • lwinstan on 16/11/2012 - 12:35
    +10

    I love a great Mortar and Pestle as much as the next person. For this price you can't go wrong.

    On a side note, did anybody else interpret the description filled with innuendo?

    • StewBalls on 16/11/2012 - 12:42
      +12

      On a side note, did anybody else interpret the description filled with innuendo?

      Nah dude, you just need to get laid! ;)

      • NosDan on 16/11/2012 - 12:45
        +4

        you just need to get laid! ;)

        hahaha….. ouch!……….. i interpreted it that way as well…… :(

        • Steptoe on 16/11/2012 - 12:59
          +7

          You two should meet up :p

        • NosDan on 16/11/2012 - 13:02
          +26

          "thankyou for calling the OzB Matchmaker hotline, your call is important to us. please hold the line while we connect you to the tightass of your dreams"

        • INFIDEL on 16/11/2012 - 13:13
          +31

          Please not jv… please not jv…

        • kev go westie on 16/11/2012 - 13:17
          +6

          love this forum for it comic value !

        • SevSnape on 16/11/2012 - 13:44
          +1

          So… this matchmaker hotline

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          +1

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        • MattyD on 16/11/2012 - 16:03
          +6

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        • blopd on 16/11/2012 - 18:36
          +5

          jv: Hello this is jv (:

          ….

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    • Ghogger on 16/11/2012 - 12:47
      +1

      Not quite as deep as you would like, but plenty wide.

    • markjd on 16/11/2012 - 18:32
      +2

      Nobody says it like Nigella: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtS2Ikk7A9I

      • kzrocky on 16/11/2012 - 21:24
        +1

        Thats is super hilarious. Thanks for the post, I had a great laugh.

  • Rocket on 16/11/2012 - 12:44
    +2

    I've always wondered which is the Mortar and which the Pestle……….

    • NosDan on 16/11/2012 - 12:48
      +8

      pestle kinda looks like…..
      pestle kinda sounds like…..

      pestle is the long, hard thing you take in your hand… and bash in the other thing….

      i hope you wont have any problems remembering in future :)

      • StewBalls on 16/11/2012 - 12:54
        +1

        Now that's some innuendo right there! :p

    • cannedhams on 16/11/2012 - 12:50

      The mortar is the bucket, the pestle is the bit you hold. The mortar is so named because it resembles a traditional military mortar (ie a short, stumpy cannon barrel used to propel cannon balls at a steep trajectory across short distances).

      • mad__llama on 16/11/2012 - 13:48
        +2

        I hate to be a fusspot but I'm fairly certain you've got it the wrong way round. The grinding mortar came first (ancient Roman at the very least) and the military mortar was named because it looked like the grinding mortar.

        • cannedhams on 16/11/2012 - 16:01
          +1

          Blow me down, you're right. Apparently mortar is from "mortarium" meaning "crushed drugs".

  • dealspider on 16/11/2012 - 12:48
    +1

    This is not a deal. This is the normal price for this in Kmart. I bought one a couple of months ago for $12.

    I broke the Pestle :(

    • Black Hole on 16/11/2012 - 12:50
      +4

      Guilty! It is a crime for posting none bargain items at OZB!

      • StewBalls on 16/11/2012 - 12:54
        +6

        Stoning with granite pestles seems appropriate to the crime! ;)

    • the discombobulated… on 16/11/2012 - 12:55
      +3

      Technically, yes but this suckers tend to be expensive so getting a heads-up for a cheap one is a good thing.

    • cannedhams on 16/11/2012 - 12:58
      +7

      Apologies. I shall perform the appropriate penance by beating myself repeatedly in the face with my pestle.

      • bargainhunter on 16/11/2012 - 13:11
        +1

        Now, is this the real pestle or the metaphorical pestle?

        • NosDan on 16/11/2012 - 13:19
          +1

          ive heard the legends of people being able, but ive never quite beleived them myself.

      • youknow on 16/11/2012 - 15:51

        Are we back to innuendo again? ;)

    • hoxygt on 16/11/2012 - 13:00
      +3

      Its is a deal if its a great product at a great price, normal price or not.

    • Derrick Crane on 16/11/2012 - 13:17
      +11

      You must have been mortified.

    • [Deactivated] on 16/11/2012 - 13:50

      True. I got one nearly two months ago for $12

  • mitcheo on 16/11/2012 - 13:12

    Normal Price, they also quite small. Im sure they do the job but.

    • [Deactivated] on 16/11/2012 - 14:33
      +1

      I wouldn't say it's small (19.5cm in diameter). The mortar could be a little bit deeper.

  • Nezuji on 16/11/2012 - 13:14
    +2

    This is handy, since my partner was talking about getting a mortar and pestle just the other day.

    P.S. OP氏のニックネームが好き。

    • NosDan on 16/11/2012 - 13:23
      +2

      P.S. OP氏のニックネームが好き。

      （笑）今私はそれを得る

    • lwinstan on 16/11/2012 - 13:26
      +3

      OP…pann gangnam mortar pestle style… too far, too far.

    • cannedhams on 16/11/2012 - 13:41
      +3

      Thanks - the wife's not so keen (on the nickname that is). No sense of humour.

      • StewBalls on 16/11/2012 - 14:56
        +3

        Try giving her a pearl necklace, that might make her feel better about it! :p

  • gummibears on 16/11/2012 - 13:31
    +8

    Just googled the meaning of OP's name. Oh lawd lol. What else is he using the pestle for?

    • ajdj10 on 16/11/2012 - 13:33

      For smashing up crystal meth yo!

    • yaziyo on 16/11/2012 - 14:02
      +3

      Hahahaha, that's an interesting one for my work google search history.

    • Perete on 16/11/2012 - 17:37

      Do a google image search lol

      • NosDan on 16/11/2012 - 17:42
        +1

        Do a google image search lol

        heres a handy site you may need to visit after

        centrelink.gov.au

    • kzrocky on 16/11/2012 - 21:27

      Yep just check the google meaning.
      NO need for Pestle

    • moooooooo on 17/11/2012 - 08:13
      +2

      Given the username, I'm surprised the OP hasn't found a great deal for one pestle and two mortars… ;-)

  • nfr on 16/11/2012 - 13:47
    +4

    Learned an useful Japanese word for free today.

    • kev go westie on 16/11/2012 - 14:07
      +1

      ffs, i just googled a japanese word which i shouldn't at work ! don't do it guys !

    • pauper on 16/11/2012 - 14:46
      +1

      You guys just made me google it too … curiosity got the better of me even though I was at work.
      I have seen OP's username before and thought that is cute but never expected this

      • NosDan on 16/11/2012 - 14:48

        you should all learn to use google translate as well ;)

  • LiamF on 16/11/2012 - 14:13

    Own it - this is quite a good mortar and pestle set (especially given the price), but it's a polished one as OP notes. This makes it considerably easier to clean (and get every last bit of spice from).

    The only drawback to this is that it'll requires a lot more effort than a rough-surface mortar and pestle to get a really fine powder on dry spice, and it can become really evilly difficult to work with wet spices (think Thai curry pastes) in.

  • janeymac on 16/11/2012 - 14:21

    "The only slight drawback is that at 10cm, it may not be as deep as you would like your mortar to be."

    How deep should a good mortar be? Can it be "too deep"?

    • cannedhams on 16/11/2012 - 14:35

      If I am engaged in an act of furious grinding the mortar with my pestle, sometimes the spices spill over the edges of the mortar. This can be prevented by having a good, deep mortar with steep walls.

      I grind pretty much everything in a mortar - coffee, rock salt, spices. I go through quite a few of them because the pestle tends to split in two when you drop it from a sufficient height.

      • pauper on 16/11/2012 - 14:49

        I quite like your style. Do you get this furious with other acts too??? ;)

  • WesfromRayWhite on 16/11/2012 - 14:27
    -1

    is this worth it?

  • AngryMan on 16/11/2012 - 14:32
    +1

    Came here looking for posts about stock at stores, got sexual inyourendo and gangnam style, oh OzB…. :p

    • NosDan on 16/11/2012 - 14:34
      +2

      just a typical day at OZB :)

  • voteoften on 16/11/2012 - 14:38
    +1

    Kmart also has a couple of other items people may be interested in. There is a stainless steel serving jug that looks quite nice for about $8 or $12. It is $30 or $40 at House. I am certain it is the exact same. There is also a glass based electronic scale for around $12 or $15 that is at least$30 at house. These items are identical. The stainless steel jug is quite attractive.

    They also have some nice glass bowls in various sizes from $1 to about $4 or $5. And various canisters. These items would all be quite suitable to package up handmade xmas goodies if you are that way inclined.

    • sirplus on 17/11/2012 - 18:32

      I am into jugs and a couple of these might satisfy. I could put one either side of my pestle and it would look really nice.

  • BhanuL on 16/11/2012 - 20:28
    +1

    This aint a mortar and pestle….Thees is a Mortar and Pestle! - http://importfood.com/extra-large-mortar-pestle.html

    • the discombobulated… on 16/11/2012 - 20:43
      +1

      I need this. *looks at the price, ponders the delivery fee* Awww, but I need this! :(

  • spychiatrist on 16/11/2012 - 22:59

    Plenty of stock in innaloo. This thing is HEAVY so did not buy it as it mught break my stone countertop or crush my foot big time.

  • [Deactivated] on 17/11/2012 - 08:32
    +1

    Heh - about the only decent thing we've ever bought at Aldi was a mortar & pestle just like this (colour and all), but of course smaller. (So far anyway.) We bought three to grind and store spices without cross-contamination.

    They must've had some errors back on "the production line" (probably a 6-year-old in Afghanistan with a large angle grinder methinks, from the mistakes). Anyway, one was larger than the other two, and I noticed more spice gets wasted through spreading out and covering the walls. I use a small nylon brush to collect most of it. But people may want to keep that in mind before buying something this big.

    The Aldi ones come up every few months and they were less than $10 last time. Whatever people buy, open the box and check it thoroughly first! Many of the Aldi ones had cracks in the pestle. You could tell they would easily break with a small drop or bump. The "hole" was bad on many too. If you ran the pestle around like you would use it, you couldn't even touch some of the walls.

    ALSO… I could tell from markings, etc. the Aldi one was made in the very same place as one I saw in BigW, and a second in a specialty kitchen supplies store. So all of the above could apply to other brands/stores.

    [Edit: And um… isn't just the OUTSIDE that is polished!?]

  • sirplus on 17/11/2012 - 18:20

    I bought 1 on special at kmart 2 years ago (same description & packing)for $10.
    Even at $10 it was not a bargain as I don't need one :-/

    Yes only the outside is polished, the inside is quite rough. When I used it I could smell powdred granite so I don't think it will stay rough for long.

    I only used it once worked up quite a sweat. Think the technical term is lather.
    On a serious note the bottom of the pestle is very, very rough so all my chilli (& grit) got stuck on the big end (but it didn't feel too hot).
    Yummo.

    Also when I bought mine they had 8 and mine was the only one where the inside edge of the mortar was not chipped due to contact with teh side of the pestle when shipped.

  • [Deactivated] on 18/11/2012 - 09:12
    +2

    Funny you mention the chipped edges. After I posted yesterday, I remembered I looked at the KMart one months ago. When we purchased all of ours from Aldi, we had to open many boxes to get good, undamaged, able-to-grind-all-around-the-walls, etc. - pairs. I thought that was a pain - but when I saw the KMart ones they were worse. As you said, they had chips around the rim, scratches on the polished outside from I don't know what, very rough bottoms that would scratch kitchen bench, cracks in BOTH the mortars and pestles, deep holes about the size of half a pea where you would lose spices… And like you also said, there was less than 10 on the shelf.

    I hate promoting Aldi in any way, but when they get them in, they have like… 60! Sure we had open probably 45 boxes to get decent pairs - but at least we could.

    Oh - and for those people purchasing one for the first time… I'm not sure if this is what you're supposed to do, but like sirplus said, you get lots of granite powder when new. The first spice I ground turned grey with granite powder. So I had to grind a handful of rock salt three times before I could use it for anything edible.

    • voteoften on 18/11/2012 - 16:37

      Good tip on that rock salt!

  • [Deactivated] on 24/11/2012 - 08:00
    +1

    50 Shades of Ozbargain……

    She lay on the kitchen bench, her mortar waiting to be filled with his seed, waiting for Paizuri. He was ready, his pestle as hard as granite. He approached her gently, as it was her first time. He gently entered her, and when he thought that it was right, he began to grind, gently at first, and then more firmly.

    They were just beginning to think this was a match made in heaven when the inevitable happened - just as he was about to fill her with seed.

    JV burst in! "What's the normal price?", he exclaimed.

    The dream was over. :(

    • Lenneth on 29/11/2012 - 01:30

      tee hee

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