On Sep 29, 4:18*pm, Feranija > wrote:
> Does anyone know what this mortar is used for ? A small mortar and
> pestle, all right, but it is unusually wide for a regular mortar, it
> has a fine mesh too, a net finer than a tea strainer.
>
> When assembled, there is no free space between the net and bottoom of
> the mortar:
>
> Parts:http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/9541/pict0197zs4.jpg
>
> Ready to use:http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/1406/nestoua3.jpg
>
> On the counter:http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1379/nesto2pe1.jpg
>
> Mass: 8.5oz (241g),
> Diameter: 3.43" (87mm),
> Height (all parts together): 2.76" (70mm).

It's a spice grinder. The mesh cuts the grains the way a rough surface
would, and also separates what is already done from what still needs
doing. It is supported by the mortar body the way a tea strainer
wouldn't be. Here's another sieve-mortar:
http://www.mykitchco.com/Stainless-S...B0018OVK6U.htm

Jerry
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Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.