James Silverton wrote:

> As a chemist, I learned how to use a mortar and pestle and I still know
> how but you can keep the things! Practically everything that involves
> incorporating damp things like garlic can be done with the jar-blender
> attachment of my Braun immersion blender. I used to have a mortar and
> pestle but I was eternally losing one or the other. To tell the truth I
> can't remember which is which but I suspect the pestle is the thing you
> grind with:-)

I remember when pharmacies all had one sitting on the counter for
compounding medications. Who does *that* anymore?! It is rare.
I think one of those would be kinda cool though.

I'm leaning towards the mortar and pestle over power just because I'm a
great believer in using elbow grease. I get a certain satisfaction out
of doing things by hand slowly and as my ancestors might have done.