Molcajete
First I would like to thank everyone for the help for my last post.
Now I have a culinary question. My boyfriend went to visit his family in Monterrey, Mexico. He brought me back a pumice molcajete. Mine looks very similar to this one:
I've been trying to season it, and it seems to be going well. I've been following directions from these two forums : www.cheftalk.com/forum/thread/3747/mortar-and-pestle & chowhound.chow.com/topics/283847
They say to grind a handful of rice with water in it everyday for a week or two. I've done that twice today. The problem I'm having is that since I haven't ground it down to smoothness, the rice paste gets caught in the small pits. I don't know how to clean it though. I figure it's a lot like a cast iron skillet, and it's probably best not to use soap on it. But I've also been told that pumice molds easily, and I live in a very humid climate. So the small rice paste collecting in the holes has me worried. If anyone has an idea or tips on how to either season or clean one it would be very appreciated.
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Now I have a culinary question. My boyfriend went to visit his family in Monterrey, Mexico. He brought me back a pumice molcajete. Mine looks very similar to this one:
I've been trying to season it, and it seems to be going well. I've been following directions from these two forums : www.cheftalk.com/forum/thread/3747/mortar-and-pestle & chowhound.chow.com/topics/283847
They say to grind a handful of rice with water in it everyday for a week or two. I've done that twice today. The problem I'm having is that since I haven't ground it down to smoothness, the rice paste gets caught in the small pits. I don't know how to clean it though. I figure it's a lot like a cast iron skillet, and it's probably best not to use soap on it. But I've also been told that pumice molds easily, and I live in a very humid climate. So the small rice paste collecting in the holes has me worried. If anyone has an idea or tips on how to either season or clean one it would be very appreciated.
This post will be x-posted to aprende_espanol