Backcountry Iron 4.75 inch Cast Iron Mortar and Pestle Set 2 Cup Spice Grinder

Backcountry Iron’s mortar and pestle set is pre-seasoned and hand-made using a proprietary alloy, and is seasoned using our company’s blend of the finest food grade oils available. Our goal is to offer you the highest quality herb and spice grinder on the market. We take pride in our products and focus on quality and craftsmanship before all else. Great care was taken in selecting and manufacturing our pestle so it’s simple to crush pills, spices or to puree guacamole and other foods. Let the heavyweight pestle do all the work for you, no more sore arms and wrists! The mortar and pestle will last for generations with proper care. Use with high heat and dual oven/stove techniques, fire, and all types of cooktops. It’s also great for making pesto, caesar dressing, chimichurri, spice blends, aioli, hummus, curry paste, flavored salts, and compound butter. You’ll find more passion for cooking and better flavors in your food! Of course the mortar can also double as a weighted cauldron for spells, incense, rebirth, or other life changing endeavors. Our Story: Backcountry Iron is a small artisan company of foodies, home cooks, and professional chefs. We are passionate about great food and that drove us to create our own cast iron cookware – its versatility, heat retention, and ease-of-use made cast iron an obvious choice for us. We strive to design and manufacture timeless, high quality cast iron cookware that will last generations.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 6.75 x 3.5 inches; 4.8 Pounds
Item model number ‏ : ‎ BackcountryMP275
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ November 27, 2018
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Italic Labs LC
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07KX5HTJD
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ China
Backcountry Iron’s heavyweight 2 cup cast iron mortar and pestle set makes it as easy as the flick of a wrist to release flavors and oils in your spices. Recipes come to life when you use fresh spices, the hefty cast iron makes for easier pulverizing and crushing! The mortar has a 4.75 inch diameter with 2 cup / 1 pint capacity, pestle measures 6.25 inches long and weighs 3 pounds.
There are advantages to using a heavy cast iron mortar and pestle in the kitchen. Grinding, crushing, and combining spices, seeds, grains, or medicines is so easy. Let gravity do all the work! Also fantastic for wet ingredients like garlic, butter, fresh herbs, and olive oil. This mortar and pestle works perfectly as a molcajete and tejolote. You can also serve dips, soups, and appetizers while hosting friends and family.
Our artisan mortar and pestle is crafted to be aesthetically pleasing while still being a tool you can’t live without. Cast iron beats granite, stone, marble, porcelain, stainless steel, or soapstone in weight, longevity, and beauty. You can even use it to grind pigments for paint or flowers and plants for holistic medicine.
Use your mortar on nuts, seeds, and ginger root to make salad dressings, sauces, condiments, or compound butter. Make fresh mustard, guacamole, pesto, salsa, chutneys and more. This spice pestle set will help you crush everything from ingredients to pills. Pulverize medications for easy consumption, or help you hide them in your stubborn pet’s food. Just like the pharmacies use! Mix salves and balms for personal health and holistic medicine.
Proudly designed in the USA, pre-seasoned with our proprietary oil blend, cast from the finest virgin ore, and built to last generations.