SC - Looking for guidance

[Elaine Koogler]

Or, if you can find one, a Japanese suribachi.  It's a Japanese ceramic "mortar"
that has striations carved into the inside of it that make grinding spices a lot
easier...and it's a LOT lighter than a granite one!

Kiri

"Brian L. Rygg or Laura Barbee-Rygg" wrote:

> I recommend a large, heavy mortar and pestle.  I paid $39 for my granite one
> at an oriental grocery in Missoula, MT.  I use it all the time.  Forget the
> decorative crockery ones.
>
> Raoghnailt
>
> > I have been trying to buy books related to medieval cooking, some of which
> > I've gotten after reading recommendations on this list, but have no
> equipment
> > yet, other than what my everyday kitchen holds.  Fortunately, my
> grandmother
> > taught me to cook as a teenager, so I'm a competent "seat of the pants"
> cook,
> > and can read a recipe to come up with an edible meal, but I'm hoping that
> the
> > members of this list can give me some guidance.
>
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