Village Decor Black stone Ammikal/Sil bhatta/Mortar & Pestle (Small)

This item was in my cart for over a year ! It was my dream to welcome a traditional stone sil batta to my home kitchen which is no less than a Maa Annapurna temple 🛕 I was not sure of buying online. I was worried if I get a compromised product. Finally my heart said go for it 💖For me, this is not just another kitchen accessory..it’s all about preserving our ancient rich heritage and culture, that I intend to pass on to my next generation. We worship almost all accessories in the kitchen like they are no lesser body parts of Maa Annapurna who is an endless provider. I am so happy to begin this coming Chaitra Navratri by worshipping this auspicious Ammikal which is made with love and unmatched skill, delivered with utmost care. Perfect pacakaging.Chaitra maas represents new bignnings and good health. Perfect time to hand grind neem leaves, rice and coconut. What better way to welcome the new season !My humble gratitude and Pranam 🙏to Village Decor as a company and specially to the artisan who has created the product. God bless and my best wishes ! This is my 1st product review in past 10 yrs of shopping from Amazon !! You can imagine my excitement and satisfaction here 😁

The spillage area and the spout is really a very good addition to this mortar and pestle set but the spillage area will be filled even on the first time of grinding which is not complete as only one time of grinding is not enough, taking the spill out for the next round is a little bit tough. Another thing is about the spout from which we can collect the liquid after washing the mortar. When the liquid flow is slow then the liquid is not falling in the plate below, it is taking the path on the lower side of the spout and then flowing to the ground. This problem will not be there if the liquid is thick or flowing faster. But I like this set because of the innovations it has and the dots are really too good. Only one to two rounds is enough to gring almost everything. Everyone is giving me compliments.

The silnoda/ammikal is a quality product. Its made of stone as claimed by the manufacturer. When the product is wet it is black colour or and when its dry the product turns to grey colour this is the quality of the grinding stone. The ammikal is sharp on grinds the wet/dry masala in almost one go.I am happy with the product.Make sure to grind waste masala 4-5 times before using it for actual cooking. As there will be some stone powder’s coming out of it. So my advice is to wash it 5-6 times thoroughly and grind waste masala to avoid stone powders.

Couldn’t imagine better product than this, very smooth and convenient to use, bought bigger size which is very very nice,

I can still feel stone essance in chatni even after 2 year of purchase

Good Product

The stone grinder was carefully packed. It shows the care taken about the overall experience. The tool is quite heavy but a bit small. But it could be just me since I am inexperienced in its use. Still learning to use it and I love it!

Good quality product excellent no damage