Pestle....no more!!

Planet X

Damn!!!!
Was grinding.....put it down and when I picked it up......




Well used too........

Mystery Egg

Tis a sad day to be sure.

RIP Pess, you crushed it.

Dizzyblonde

It just couldn't take the pressure any more.

RIP Pestle.

sammyjo90

The daily grind was just too much!

Zaph

I think there's mortar this story than you're telling us OP...

tropics001

Lochaber no more, Sutherland no more
Lewis no more, Cooking Pestle no more

Comerman

tropics001 wrote: »

Lochaber no more, Sutherland no more
Lewis no more, Cooking Pestle no more

I was singing pestle no mowar all day yesterday in my best Scottish accent

Planet X

Thanks for all the kind condolences and bursts of song :pac::pac::pac:

I have to replace it though as my electric spice grinder does not cut the mustard :eek: when grinding poppy seeds to a paste for my Butter Chicken Curry.


On the hunt........

(Hit me......must be granite)

Zaph

Well if you'll settle for marble rather than granite, and you're in Dublin, IKEA have one for only €11. We've had one for a few years and it does the job nicely.

the beer revolu

Planet X wrote: »

Thanks for all the kind condolences and bursts of song :pac::pac::pac:

I have to replace it though as my electric spice grinder does not cut the mustard :eek: when grinding poppy seeds to a paste for my Butter Chicken Curry.


On the hunt........

(Hit me......must be granite)

TKMax and Homesense often have stone P&Ms

Planet X

Zaph wrote: »

Well if you'll settle for marble rather than granite, and you're in Dublin, IKEA have one for only €11. We've had one for a few years and it does the job nicely.

Thanks.
Think granite has more of a "Rub"...for those stubborn seeds.

con747

Planet X wrote: »

Thanks for all the kind condolences and bursts of song :pac::pac::pac:

I have to replace it though as my electric spice grinder does not cut the mustard :eek: when grinding poppy seeds to a paste for my Butter Chicken Curry.


On the hunt........

(Hit me......must be granite)

One here https://www.homestoreandmore.ie/gadgets-utensils/mortar-and-pestle-granite-14cm/042135.html

Hodors Appletart

the beer revolu wrote: »

TKMax and Homesense often have stone P&Ms

Good option here

apologies I have no pun to contribute

StupidLikeAFox

Hodors Appletart wrote: »

Good option here

apologies I have no pun to contribute

Ah go on, give it a bash

Toulouse

Hodors Appletart wrote: »

Good option here

apologies I have no pun to contribute

I’m sure you could muddle through

Planet X

Superglued it for the time being.....see what happens.

rubadub

Planet X wrote: »

Superglued it for the time being.....see what happens.

Superglue is a brittle sort of glue. If you are pressing directly down it should hold up well, but if you are doing a lot of rocking motion under force it will give way.

It has a nasty rough looking break, which is a good thing for glue!

It still has some length on the bottom bit. Another option would be to get some wood as a handle, of a thicker diameter, and drill into it and then glue the end bit into the wooden handle. If you can drill precisely it could be a friction fit.

Alun

A proper, slow drying epoxy resin would have been a much better solution.

Planet X

Just an update....for anyone that has had the same accident.........and to get you singing and walking for the weekend 😀😀.....She's still holding ...

"I'm givin' her all she's got Captain" 😉