Bought it in mexico city from a street vendor
Things that say it's real:
It holds water, after seasoning i was getting fairly white rice powder, I feel like the pores look varied and natural, did a hot vinegar test and saw almost no bubbling (nothing like when I tried it on concrete)
Things that say it's not real:
Odd metallic smell when ground, turns a lighter color when ground, could be cut a little by serrated knife (photos shown), with hot vinegar test if I looked at the right angle I could see some slight effervescence on the surface
Im at a loss it feels like it's 50/50, but maybe that's because I want it to be real
by TheUnFuckerUpper
8 Comments
Looks real to me.
There’s a lot of unevenness with it, definitely feels real
I’m pretty sure you didn’t imagine it
How many times did you grind rice in it? It took me at least three or four before the powder was white and the rinse water was not gray.
Edit:
By real I mean made out of basalt or concrete
It looks awesome, but I’m not an expert. If you don’t like it, try a granite molcajete. It’s not cool Mexican lava stone, but you can tell it is granite 🙂 I have a granite one I’ve had for over 5 years, no issues. Not sure where I got it though
This most totally unnecessary item for making salsa.
>2 of the things you put in the “not in favour” column support it being real.
Scoria are very soft rocks. With the highest value on the Mohs Scale (rock hardness) bring ~5. Your usual steel falls at 5.5, ergo it should scratch. (Further, I’ve been able to break some scoria just by mildly rough handling.)
When you grind (anything) together, it abrades away the top surfaces, and it’s usually lighter in colour because of either a lack of finish, or a bunch of tiny scratches.