Mortar and pestle
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Mortar and pestle are meant for pulverization, trituration and pounding of ingredients to make suspensions, solutions or ointments.
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Different types of mortar and pestle are available.
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They include porcelain mortar and pestle, glass mortar and pestle and metal mortar and pestle.
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In the porcelain mortar and pestle the handle of the pestle is made of wood.
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In the glass mortar and pestle both the mortar and pestle are made of glass.
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The glass mortar and pestle is meant for preparing solutions, suspensions and also be used for preparing ointments which leave stain.
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Pounding cannot be done using glass mortar and pestle. The pestle is used for mixing by means of rotary motion.
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The metal mortar and pestle made of brass or cast-iron is used for pounding and powdering hard substances.
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Last modified: Thursday, 26 April 2012, 6:32 AM