How to Care for Lava Mortar & Pestle
- 1). Prepare or season your lava mortar and pestle for use. Run water onto the lava stone mortar and pestle. While running the water, scrub all surfaces with a stiff brush. Rinse, and let the stone air dry.
- 2). Drop a handful of uncooked white rice into the mortar. Use the pestle and grind the rice all over the bowl's interior. Throw away the ground up rice. Repeat this process until the ground up rice is white and not discolored.
- 3). Take the garlic, cumin, kosher salt, coarse black pepper and grind the mixture all over the interior of the mortar. Remove the mixture and throw it away when you are done grinding. Rinse the mortar and pestle thoroughly and allow them to air dry. This step completes the seasoning, and you only have to do these steps once before the first use.
- 4). Maintain your Lava stone mortar and pestle by simply rinsing it in warm water after each use.
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