Mortar and Pestle

Group name:

• Yunita L
• Putri Wijayanti
• Anisa Rizky Y

Source:
https://www.antslab.in/best-mortar-and-pestle/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_and_pestle
 Definition

• Mortar is a bowl, typically made of hard wood,

metal, ceramic, or hard stone, such as granite.

• Pestle is a heavy and blunt club-shaped object.

 Function
• Mortar and pestle are implements used since
ancient times to prepare ingredients or substances by
crushing and grinding them into a fine paste or
powder in the kitchen, laboratory, and pharmacy.
Type of Mortar and Pestle
• Glass mortar and pestle

• Ceramic mortar and pestle

• Wood mortar and pestle

• Stone mortar and pestle

 History of the Mortar and Pestle

Scientists have found ancient mortars and pestles in Southwest Asia that date back to approximately 35000
BC. 

The English word mortar derives from classical latin mortarium , meaning, among several other usages,
"receptacle for pounding" and "product of grinding or pounding". 
The classical Latin pistillum , meaning "pounder", led to English pestle.

The Roman poet Juvenal applied both mortarium and pistillum to articles used in the preparation of drugs,

reflecting the early use of the mortar and pestle as a symbol of a pharmacist or apothecary. The antiquity of
these tools is well documented in early writing, such as the Egyptian Ebers Papyrus of 1550 BC and the 
Old Testament.
 Maintenance

1. Rinse with warm water. 

2. Scrub the mortar and pestle. 

Keep this scrub brush separate from the scrub
brushes you use to clean dishes. Only use it to clean
your mortar and pestle.

3. Rinse again.