A pestle & mortar can be one of the more frustrating tools in the kitchen. If you have a large mortar you can feel like you are chasing the spices around in circles, but buy one too small and you can struggle to fit your fresh herbs in the pot. Typhoon have come up with an amazingly simple solution in their Pestle & Mortar Duo. The Typhoon set includes two matching stoneware mortars so you'll always have the right size. It's also ideal for complex meals where you need to prepare a few separate flavours. The smooth stoneware pestle & mortar feature hand-painted stripes and large sweeping numbers. Both the 12cm & the 8.5cm mortars have a textured interior to make grinding easier. A great gift for cooks that love to create their own flavours, the Typhoon Pestle and Mortar Duo is £14.99 from Lakeland.
