Granite Pill Crusher Set - Easy Grip Non-Slip Stone Muddler & Deep Bowl with Silicone Lid - Mortar and Pestle Grinder for Pills, Tablets, Vitamins and More

For context: my dog gets two medications, both of which she hates the taste of. They both come in tablets, one of which is chewable, so I crush that one and put them both into a gel cap so she can have one pill instead of two, and doesn't have to taste either of them.To crush the tablet, I had been using the pill crusher that was available at my local chain drugstore. It requires unscrewing the cap of the device, putting the pill in, then screwing it down to crush the pill. (At this point I would screw and unscrew it several times while trying to shift the pill around inside the device to get it to crush better, but it always came out in grains of various sizes.) Then I would unscrew it again to pour the powder/grains out. I have been able to get the medicine into the gel cap and get it to stay closed, but it has never quite closed down all the way with both pills in there.Today I prepared the next week's worth of pills, using this mortar and pestle crusher for the first time. I love that I don't have to screw and unscrew anything repeatedly; just drop the pill in and crush it, then pour it out. It crushes easily and completely, and much more quickly than the other one. You can see in the photos how much more finely the powder is ground in the gel cap on the right than in the one on the left, which I had prepared with the old crusher.Some other reviewers have complained that the crushed medication sticks to the inside of the mortar, and that you don't get all of the powder out when you pour. This is true, I guess, but not more true of this device than of my old crusher. It may be that since this one is more effective at crushing the pills, more of the medication can stick (since it's actually powder, not big grains) but it's also a lot easier to reach in with my finger and brush the powder off of this smooth surface than it would have been with the jagged, toothy surfaces of the old crusher. I might pick up some kind of brush, like a paintbrush or makeup brush, to help me with brushing the powder out of the mortar. But even without a brush to use, I'm much more pleased with this crusher than the old one. In the photos you can see for yourself that I was able to brush it pretty clean with just my finger.You can also see in the photos that with the medication ground so finely, I can get the gel cap to close farther, which will make these easier for my tiny 7.5 lbs dog to swallow. That's a benefit I hadn't even considered before, but it will make both of our lives just that much easier, even if she doesn't appreciate it as I'm poking my finger down her throat!

On my second one which had the base break off after 3 years (my fault, I dropped it). Excellent product. Works better than the granite ones, which tend to be harder to clean. I use it to crush a pill for a cat, and then mix it with her food.I recommend using a cosmetic brush (see my photo) to brush the crushed pill powder off the surface of the bowl, since the powder (depending on the pill) will tend to stick.Also, a bit of advice if you use this to crush pills: wear a mask. You do not want to inhale the fine particles of whatever pill you're crushing.

Very sturdy, sleek and easy to clean. Crushes pills into powder very satisfied with purchase.

This is a fantastic tool for pill crushing-and I've tried everything from the "silent knight" to handheld rotary crushers. I admit to being surprised at the utility of the mortar & pestle as I'd recently started using a ceramic unit we had around the house prior to buying this stainless one. The ceramic one was fine (better than the rotary crushers & silent knight) but being a bit doplik, I dropped the mortar one time too many and it broke. Also, the pill residue tended to collect to the bottom and it was difficult to dislodge (was largely not visible being white on white). This stainless mortar and pestle solves my problem of dropping and breaking the pestle but also, the pill residue is minimal and can be knocked out with delicate but targeted whacks to its side. It is easy to see whether there is pill residue (as compared to a ceramic unit) because of the contrast of steel to pill (white or light colored). I just wish I'd bought this first but discounted it thinking that modern technological solutions would be better than [a centuries old] manual solution. Silly me.There is a reviewer who goes willy-nilly reviewing stainless steel food grade products and debunks whether the items really are stainless, and as she can't get a razor blade to stick to them, gives the item low ratings as the products can't be stainless. To this reviewer and everybody else not knowing, there are several kinds of stainless. 304 Food Grade stainless steel -as this item is described right out of the chute- is NOT magnetic. There are several types of stainless and again, not all are magnetic. Imagine the havoc if all of your stainless products were magnetic -you'd ruin your knives and scissors, and could never get the simplest of household repairs done with all the other metal pieces in your environment sticking to the tools you're using. It is ridiculous that someone can write reviews with erroneous suppositions and their reviews be allowed to stand.

This thing is very nice. We needed a way to grind pills to syringe feed a dog with end stage kidney failure. The stainless steel is smooth and doesn’t hold any of the powder from grinding pills, which ensures accurate dosing. The mortar is substantial. No worry of it breaking or tipping over. The pestle is very ergonomic. It’s a good length and has a slightly larger grinding head. We’ve already ordered another to use for spices and general cooking needs. Absolutely would recommend.