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- pestle 1 (with mortar)
1
: a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
2
: any of various devices for pounding, stamping, or pressing
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Freeman and Maher had recently hosted Miles Odell of Odell’s Bagel as a guest chef at Somebody People and were impressed by his technique of toasting sesame seeds and grinding them with a Japanese mortar and pestle, unleashing their fragrance.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
Each was then ground with a mortar and pestle with some human saliva added to simulate the chewed end product.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
Place remaining 1 tablespoon coriander seeds in a mortar and pound or grind using pestle until coarsely ground (this can also be accomplished by putting seeds in a zipper-style plastic bag and pounding with a skillet).
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
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The automobile, mortar-and-pestle sign and other artifacts and specimens are considered collection items, which the museum will continue to care for.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Freeman and Maher had recently hosted Miles Odell of Odell’s Bagel as a guest chef at Somebody People and were impressed by his technique of toasting sesame seeds and grinding them with a Japanese mortar and pestle, unleashing their fragrance.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
Each was then ground with a mortar and pestle with some human saliva added to simulate the chewed end product.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
Place remaining 1 tablespoon coriander seeds in a mortar and pound or grind using pestle until coarsely ground (this can also be accomplished by putting seeds in a zipper-style plastic bag and pounding with a skillet).
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Pestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pestle. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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