Fox Run 4-Inch Marble Mortar and Pestle

by Fox Run

Product Features

• White marble
• 4-inch height
• Hand wash recommended

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 4 x 4 inches ; 2.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000CFNBE
• Item model number: 3836
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,624 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #10 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets > Seasoning & Spice Tools > Mortar & Pestles

Product Description

This marble mortar and pestle from Fox Run has a traditional look, a nice solid feel and is very effective at reducing herbs, spices, and nuts to powders or pastes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

67 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great M&P - with caveats for some cuisines, March 21, 2008

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Michael Compeau (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fox Run 4-Inch Marble Mortar and Pestle (Kitchen)

I've had my marble mortar & pestle for going on ten years and love it. Naturally it gets a lot of use! One caution for those just embarking: if you love Indian and Asian cuisines as I do, Do Be Aware that marble M&P's (just like marble and granite countertops) ARE somewhat porous to very fine particles and therefore they WILL stain. Turmeric, in particular will provide a healthy yellow glow to your M&P long after you've used your curry blend. I don't like to wash my M&P in the dishwasher as the M&P will absorb the detergent and impart an odd flavor (or, on the occasion that I've felt compelled to do this, I rewash it without detergent with temperature on High immediately again).

Forewarned is forearmed. Or four-armed, or something... Enjoy!

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's pretty, October 26, 2009

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Al Phabetical - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fox Run 4-Inch Marble Mortar and Pestle (Kitchen)

I really wanted a little one I could put on the back of the oven, but this is nice, too. I like how heavy it is--it stays put while you, um, pestlize. I use it to crack peppercorns for soup and to grind dried herbes de Provence to powder for omelettes and such. It's 4 1/8 inches high and 4 inches across, with a bowl 3 inches across and 2 inches deep. The base is round, about 3 inches across. The pestle is 5 inches long.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, February 20, 2007

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Amanda N. Bonfitto (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fox Run 4-Inch Marble Mortar and Pestle (Kitchen)

I'm not sure what happened with the person who bought this and had it break the second time they used it, but I love it. It is heavy and sturdy, easy to clean with soap and water, and it does a great job crushing herbs and spices. What more can you ask for?