Haven't gotten around to use it, but from the looks of it it looks very sturdy & dependable. The bottom from inside of the mortar & pestle are not glazed so that the food doesn't slip easily."
Purchased this item to break up pills. My wife has trouble swallowing large pills. It works great. Pills do not fly everywhere as they did with crushing them with a spoon. I feel sure it will do an excellent job on herbs and spices as well."..."Read more
Can you ever have enough ways to crush garlic ) This works well, certainly seems ssafer that using the side of a knife (which is the method my grandma taught me)."