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- pestle 1 (with mortar)
1
: a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
2
: any of various devices for pounding, stamping, or pressing
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Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
On the top floor of the restaurant Il Genovese, a man named Fabio, who had recently won the Genoa Pesto World Championship, was gently showing me how to grind basil leaves with a mortar and pestle.
—Thessaly La Force, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
Transfer the seeds to a small bowl to cool to room temperature, then use a coffee/spice grinder or mortar and pestle to grind them into a fine powder.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
Helou’s Lebanese mother, 92, still makes toum by hand using a wooden mortar and pestle dedicated for this specific task.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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For the freshest flavor, grinding whole allspice berries at home is easy with a mortar and pestle or even a coffee grinder.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
On the top floor of the restaurant Il Genovese, a man named Fabio, who had recently won the Genoa Pesto World Championship, was gently showing me how to grind basil leaves with a mortar and pestle.
—Thessaly La Force, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
Transfer the seeds to a small bowl to cool to room temperature, then use a coffee/spice grinder or mortar and pestle to grind them into a fine powder.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
Helou’s Lebanese mother, 92, still makes toum by hand using a wooden mortar and pestle dedicated for this specific task.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Pestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pestle. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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