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3.5" HIC Kitchen Porcelain Mortar and Pestle (White)

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Amazon has 3.5" HIC Kitchen Porcelain Mortar and Pestle (White) for $4.99. Shipping is free with Prime or on $35+.

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About this item:
  • HIC Kitchen's Mortar and Pestle Set for grinding items into a fine paste or powder
  • Made from fine-quality porcelain; complements any decor; mortar 3.5 x 1.75-inches; pestle 4-inches
  • Quickly grind and break down ingredients; speeds up food preparation with minimum effort
  • Make aromatic dry rubs, curry pastes, pestos, nut butters, and ground cinnamon, or grind peppercorns, prepare holistic remedies, crush pills, and more
  • Easy to use and clean; dishwasher safe for easy cleanup
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Amazon [amazon.com] has 3.5" HIC Kitchen Porcelain Mortar and Pestle (White) for $4.99. Shipping is free with Prime or on $35+
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Porcelain and ceramic are practically the same thing but porcelain is usually used to describe a very finely grained exterior that produces a glossy finish/feel. You don't want a glossy finish on a pestle and mortar because you need a rough texture to help facilitate grinding ingredients. That's what pestles and mortals excel at-- creating friction without requiring much force.

Maybe it is porcelain and it just sucks at its job without people realizing. Just seems odd to be in the pestle and mortar-making business and going out of your way to produce an inferior product when an unfinished ceramic would do the job better

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04-14-2024 at 09:39 AM.
04-14-2024 at 09:39 AM.
Anyone concerned about porcelain chips in whatever you're grinding?
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04-14-2024 at 10:17 AM.
04-14-2024 at 10:17 AM.
Right size and price with good reviews and made from fine-quality porcelain, and that's more than good enough for me. In for 1, thanks OP!
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04-14-2024 at 11:40 AM.
04-14-2024 at 11:40 AM.
Quote from pyroskater85 :
Costco has a larger one for $20

Can you post a link?
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04-14-2024 at 12:45 PM.
04-14-2024 at 12:45 PM.
Quote from pyroskater85 :
No it was $20 in store. Online it might be 28 unless they raised the price.

Recently?
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04-14-2024 at 01:19 PM.
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Recently?

End of March. I bought mine on the 15th and they still had some at the end of March. Haven't been back to regular costco since. Been going to business center
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04-14-2024 at 01:21 PM.
04-14-2024 at 01:21 PM.
Quote from shanialanie :
Can you post a link?

https://www.costco.com/casa-maria...19021.html

if link doesn't work here is the item number

1753505

you're paying $9 for shipping and handling vs in store $19.99
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04-14-2024 at 02:24 PM.
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Porcelain and ceramic are practically the same thing but porcelain is usually used to describe a very finely grained exterior that produces a glossy finish/feel. You don't want a glossy finish on a pestle and mortar because you need a rough texture to help facilitate grinding ingredients. That's what pestles and mortals excel at-- creating friction without requiring much force.

Maybe it is porcelain and it just sucks at its job without people realizing. Just seems odd to be in the pestle and mortar-making business and going out of your way to produce an inferior product when an unfinished ceramic would do the job better

Came here to say similar, I was surprised on how high the deal score. HIC seem to deal with porcelain so this is just another porcelain thing they add to the catalogue. And they use porcelain because of how high quality it is inferred to be and people eat it up. See this exact post's deal score.
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04-14-2024 at 04:14 PM.
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Quote from BUYMECAR :
Porcelain and ceramic are practically the same thing but porcelain is usually used to describe a very finely grained exterior that produces a glossy finish/feel. You don't want a glossy finish on a pestle and mortar because you need a rough texture to help facilitate grinding ingredients. That's what pestles and mortals excel at-- creating friction without requiring much force.

Maybe it is porcelain and it just sucks at its job without people realizing. Just seems odd to be in the pestle and mortar-making business and going out of your way to produce an inferior product when an unfinished ceramic would do the job better
The first review on Amazon states the bottom of the mortar and the end of the pestle have a rough texture, so it seems they had a plan all along.
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04-14-2024 at 05:50 PM.
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Quote from pyroskater85 :
Costco has a larger one for $20

That one appears to be $29
https://www.costco.com/casa-maria...APP=SEARCH
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04-14-2024 at 05:55 PM.
04-14-2024 at 05:55 PM.
Boo I needed a smaller one but it looks like they're out of stock
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04-14-2024 at 06:08 PM.
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Quote from 2Slick2Quit :
That one appears to be $29
https://www.costco.com/casa-maria...APP=SEARCH

That's online with shipping. In store it's $20
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04-16-2024 at 05:20 PM.
04-16-2024 at 05:20 PM.
Got this today and it's incredibly small. I actually have a cast iron mortar/pestle set that is roughly the same size so I'll probably end up returning this. Not sure why I thought this would be bigger... if anything, I need the Costco one.
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04-18-2024 at 06:45 PM.
04-18-2024 at 06:45 PM.
two red flags here

- Clear porcelain can chip off when you bang pestle to mortar
- ceramic easily breaks when hit surface hard.

if you're buying to churn pills or something soft, go for it but wouldn't recommend anything harder than that.
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