A few years ago I got a Gorilla brand granite mortar and pestle. I seasoned it as directed and got quite a bit of use out of it, then I stopped cooking for a while and it got kind of…well, gross. It’s possible that I spilled something on it, but portions of the bowl and exterior are a darker color now. I guess I’m afraid with the relatively porous granite that it’s full of rancid garlic effluvium. Does anyone know how to clean this thing? Should I just pitch it?

Before: https://imgur.com/a/lWyQNGH

After: See Google album link (I tried again to use imgur and my phone crashed 😆)

Alt share because imgur is being a pain: https://photos.app.goo.gl/LzXZoxnhdEvmQHug7

Edit: Edited to include links to “before” images. Edit #2: Added a backup Google album Edit #3: Added after images to Google album

  • knightly the Sneptaur
    7·
    8 months ago

    If your problem is specifically a rancid garlic smell you want to neutralize, then try the following:

    Use 1/4 cup of baking soda and 5 drops of dish soap, then add just enough water to make a paste. Grind with the pestle and be sure to coat the sides completely. Then add 1/2 cup of vinegar and stir until the sides are coated in foam. Let sit about 5 minutes, then rinse with hot water and dry thoroughly.

    • sgibson5150@slrpnk.netOP
      2·
      8 months ago

      *takes notes* ty ty

      Edit: I learned how to escape in markdown or whatever this system is. 👍🏼

        • sgibson5150@slrpnk.netOP
          2·
          8 months ago

          Not yet. What a lazy butt I am. I’ll probably try it tomorrow. I will add some before & after pictures.

        • sgibson5150@slrpnk.netOP
          2·
          8 months ago

          Added links to “before” images. Will update after it dries to include “after”.

          I’m a day late. Sorry about that.

            • sgibson5150@slrpnk.netOP
              2·
              8 months ago

              Yes, it was pretty gross. It all started when we went through a phase where all the fresh garlic we were buying had mold in it. After a few weeks we gave up and went back to powdered garlic, so our m&p sat around and occasionally got various soups slopped on it. That last part miiight be my fault.

            • sgibson5150@slrpnk.netOP
              2·
              8 months ago

              The m&p was totally dry this morning so I took “after” photos and added them to the Google album. Still some darker spots but better than it was before.