pestle

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A few had tooth structures that acted like a mortar and pestle and were able to grind in addition to just cutting.

From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023

In a perfect pesto world, that frozen sauce is homemade — a mix of tiny-leafed Genovese basil, Italian pine nuts and good olive oil that you’ve pounded by hand with a mortar and pestle.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023

A few steps away, Castro pointed out a boulder with a hole in the middle, where long-ago meals of mesquite beans were prepared by tribal members with mortar and pestle.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2023

From there, it was time to manually grind the chocolate using a mortar and pestle.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2023

She drew out a mortar and pestle and began to grind seeds while Elnora tested the scale.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein