Netherlands
A wooden handle where it counts
A mortar and a chimney starter.
Ø 16 × 27 cm (6.3 × 10.6 in), metal, with a heat-resistant wooden handle stated for safety when tipping. That is the moment a chimney starter is dangerous: lifting a cylinder of lit charcoal and pouring it into a barbecue. A bare metal handle that has been sitting over a fire is the wrong thing to be holding then.
An 8 × 5 cm (3.1 × 2 in) bowl with a 9 cm (3.5 in) pestle, in white, for herbs, spices, peppercorns, salt and garlic. Small — it is a spice mortar rather than a pesto mortar.
Sixteen centimeters of chimney starter is a medium load. A full 57 cm (22.4 in) kettle wants more, and the 6.5 liter starter in that hub is the answer.
The chimney starter, for the handle.
Ø 8 × 5 cm (3.1 × 2 in) bowl · 9 cm (3.5 in) pestle · white · for herbs, spices, peppercorns, salt and garlic
A small white mortar, 8 cm (3.1 in) across, for spices and garlic rather than for pastes — the size that suits a peppercorn and not a curry paste.
Best for: Cracking peppercorns and crushing a clove of garlic.
≈ $18
