What do you make in your pestle and mortar?

sparrer

I bought a large tub of garlic powder to add to the dog biscuit recipe but it went hard before I could use it all up. The p & m was ideal for crushing it back to powder form. Since I've run out I use it to keep the back door and shed keys in. Now everybody knows

Ilona

I crush all the nuts I eat in it, because I don't have any bottom back teeth, and I don't want to put excess strain on the teeth I have left. They have got to last me.
Ilona

suki1964

I've a huge p&m that I got reduced from tk maxx. I use it for grinding all spices when cooking curry and for making pesto

I prefer to use that then the small grinder we have, less mess and more control

TravellingAbuela

After just watching Masterchef and admiring the way they all used the p & m to crush their spices, it has prompted me to clear out the aging garlic cloves stored in mine, and give it a wash out ready to use for purpose!!

gayleygoo

Thanks for the suggestions (although I think have too many random things in my kitchen that hold pens, pencils, batteries and lego!)

A friend of mine says he ground up wheat to make flour, and I've heard of peanut butter and other nut butters being made in a P&M, maybe I could give that a go?

double_mummy

to make the right sugar whack some granulated in and go and you can grind it down to caster and very fine like icing sugar

as well as all the curry/ spices ones etc love making garlic paste for garlic bread