"dkistner" > wrote in message
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> Ray Calvert wrote:
>
>> I use an apothecary type mortar and pestle. You can buy one at
> oriental
>> import stores for $4 to $6 and they work great. Orientals use them
> to grind
>> up their herbal medicines.
>
> If you really want to treat yourself to a very, very nice tool, check
> out the Thai mortar and pestles he
> http://importfood.com/mortarpestle.html. At the bottom of the page
> (which you'll want to read through), they have other types, too.
>
> When I first started dreaming of making metheglins, I ordered an 8"
> Thai m&p, and it is awesome...a very satisfying experience. I use it
> every day for all kinds of things I never thought I'd be doing. I
> actually grind flax seeds now; before it was just too much of a hassle
> using a machine grinder then having to clean it.
>
> Diane
>
Yea, Teach an old dog to suck eggs! My wife is Thai. We half a dozen or
more of those things. Some are ceramic, others stone, and some are wood.
They do work well and Thai's grind everything in them From hot peppers to
dried shrimp.

Ray