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Don't believe the nice lady on the YT video that suggests you pressure wash these things and that's it. HA! Not unless you like to believe you are picnicking on a black sand beach on the Big Island. That's only step 1...of like 10. Friends, be realistic. You are trying to create black sand from lava rock in your kitchen. When you rub rock on rock, you make sand and grit and stone powder. Even if you are using rice. I lift weights...and this made me work up a sweat.This worked for me, over a couple of days: 1) pressure wash for 5 minutes 2) grind rice 2-3 times 3) boil in salt / vinegar for 1 hour and then rinse 4) dry in the sun for many hours 5) scour inside / outside with wire brush 6) grind more rice, 2-3 times 7) NOTICE/FEEL your tecolote/pestle and the inside getting smoother! And less black specks! 8) boil again w/salt for 1 hr 9) dry in the sun for many hours 10) maybe a few finishing rice grinds, then on to 11) seasoning with garlic, pepper and oil if you're satisfied I'm on step 9 after having the unit for a week and I can see good progress. My tecolote (pounder) is a different colored lava source than the molcajete, but that's only apparent when they're wet. The tecolote is blacker lava, the molcajete comes from a volcanic source with MUCH more iron in it and is brownish when wet. I took advantage of a small natural depression in the lava on the rim and have accentuated it with some grinding energy, so I have a slight thumb rest for gripping the molcajete, which doubles as a pouring spout. LASTLY - don't forget these things will scratch the heck out of your counters (and jewelry) so use a wood cutting board as a stand.Read full review
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True Mexican Molcajete. Just like the one Grandma had.
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great product, and made in Mexico
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Just what I was looking for
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Quality product . Worth the cash.
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