To clean, wipe with a wet cloth. The Marble Mortar and Pestle (a Williams Sonoma exclusive) is about as quintessential old-world Italy as you can get. The Carrara marble makes a solid surface ...

The mortar is a small cup with thick walls, while the pestle is shaped like a small, heavy club, with the end used for either crushing or grinding. Mortars and pestles are constructed using hard ...