How to Cure and Season A Molcajete - Mortar & Pestle

If you are thinking of purchasing a new molcajete, make sure you order a good one. Although true molcajetes are made of basalt, imitations are sometimes made of a mixture of pressed concrete and volcanic rock particles. lightly grind the pestle and the mortar, smell it and If they smell like cement or wet masonry mortar, then it's probably fake.
A molcajete has to be cured before use by wearing down the inside of the stone bowl so that when you grind food up inside of it, grit won’t break off and ruin your food. After it is cured, it can be seasoned appropriately to start you off by making delicious salsas and guacamole.

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