EMBRACE THE GRIND

Crush up muscle-building home-made pesto and guacamole with the best pestle-and-mortar sets

Crush ingredients like you crush your workouts with pestle-and-mortar sets

Urbanara Vence

£ 25.75 amazon.co.uk Made from 250-year-old olive wood, this pestleand-mortar set is hard-wearing, with natural antibacterial qualities that make it easy to clean.

£ 149 occa-home.co.uk This pairs an ultra-stylish brass pestle with a marble mortar that has a curved lip for a firm grip.

Worldmade Molcajete

£30 johnlewis.com The traditional Mexican roughlycut stone provides an abrasive, durable surface for easy grinding.

Nuance

£59 occa-home.co.uk The mortar stands on surfacefriendly rubber feet while you crush with the ergonomic pestle.

Joseph Joseph Ceramic

£34 johnlewis.com A neat lid keeps the inside of the mortar dust-free so you don’t have to clean it before use.