pestle
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Traditionally, pesto was made using a mortar and pestle, though a blender or food processor gets the job done just fine today.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025
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
The archaeologists say another possibility was the object was used as a pestle to grind ingredients for cosmetics or medicines, and its shape could have been thought to add perceived magical properties.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2023
Ron repeated, pounding his pestle down so hard that it dented the desk.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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