A bit rambly but super helpful. I bought my first Molcajete on a trip to Nayarit and had some concerns that it was not real. I’m fairly confident now that it’s real but is just a more pumice like stone. I was in the southern part of Nayarit bordering Jalisco so checks out with what he is saying about the stone from that region
I recently bought 2 molcajetes with black/blue rock (they are rustic looking just like the one on the right in the above video). I immediately recognized the sound of the tejolote against the molcajete, exactly as heard in this video. Although I'm very proud about my purchases, it's taking me forever to cure these molcajetes. Even after giving them curing sessions with dry rice for a week with over 10 tries, small little black specs of rock particles still get released into the rice. It seems to be a never ending story, so I was a little surprised to learn that the molcajete on the right side in this video was actually the one that was cured first and with less effort than the one on the left, which still is releasing specs of rock. What am I doing wrong?? Btw, each curing session consists of grinding the dry rice covering every single piece of the bowl and tejolote, followed by adding water to the pulverized rice and further spreading the newly created rice paste to the whole bowl plus top edges, followed by rinsing with high water pressure plus rubbing away with escobetilla, and letting the molcajete dry under the sun, and then repeat.
I also collect molcajetes. Curing process always is a lot of work. You shouldn't expect it to be finished curing after a few times of grinding rice. I remember the last large size molcajete I cured spent about an hour each day for a week grinding rice and salt. And........ I don't care what anyone else says but I scrub them out with soap and water using Escobeta after each use.
I went to fort Collins yesturday, and I got a molcajete , the thing is that it looks like it was work with electrical tools. How can I tell if it's a real stone?
MariaLuisa Ponce it’s difficult to explain in words how to tell the difference. Don’t be alarmed by tool marks. Even the best makers use power tools for some aspects in shaping the stone. What you don’t want to see is a grinding surface with deep holes in it. Food particles get stuck in it and makes it hard to clean. I guess a good rule of thumb is “you get what you pay for “ really good Molcajete are not cheap.
@@bretwiley6675 thank you for your reply. I grind the dry rice in to power, the wet rice and garlic, I forgot to add salt. Than wash it, after all that put vinegar and boil for 4 hours, after all that it looks pretty cool is my 3th molcajete , this is my smallest one. It says it was made in Mexico. I will use it for my habanero sauce 🙂 I think is a pig with big ears . My kids said it look like a dog . I don't know do you know about a molcajete dog?
I wash my molcajete the same way , I think is better, looking out for bacteria , my molcajete is painted , after 4 hours boiling the paint didn't come off , I was thinking of painting it with oil paint .
A bit rambly but super helpful. I bought my first Molcajete on a trip to Nayarit and had some concerns that it was not real. I’m fairly confident now that it’s real but is just a more pumice like stone. I was in the southern part of Nayarit bordering Jalisco so checks out with what he is saying about the stone from that region
I recently bought 2 molcajetes with black/blue rock (they are rustic looking just like the one on the right in the above video). I immediately recognized the sound of the tejolote against the molcajete, exactly as heard in this video. Although I'm very proud about my purchases, it's taking me forever to cure these molcajetes. Even after giving them curing sessions with dry rice for a week with over 10 tries, small little black specs of rock particles still get released into the rice. It seems to be a never ending story, so I was a little surprised to learn that the molcajete on the right side in this video was actually the one that was cured first and with less effort than the one on the left, which still is releasing specs of rock. What am I doing wrong?? Btw, each curing session consists of grinding the dry rice covering every single piece of the bowl and tejolote, followed by adding water to the pulverized rice and further spreading the newly created rice paste to the whole bowl plus top edges, followed by rinsing with high water pressure plus rubbing away with escobetilla, and letting the molcajete dry under the sun, and then repeat.
I also collect molcajetes. Curing process always is a lot of work. You shouldn't expect it to be finished curing after a few times of grinding rice. I remember the last large size molcajete I cured spent about an hour each day for a week grinding rice and salt. And........ I don't care what anyone else says but I scrub them out with soap and water using Escobeta after each use.
I went to fort Collins yesturday, and I got a molcajete , the thing is that it looks like it was work with electrical tools. How can I tell if it's a real stone?
MariaLuisa Ponce it’s difficult to explain in words how to tell the difference. Don’t be alarmed by tool marks. Even the best makers use power tools for some aspects in shaping the stone. What you don’t want to see is a grinding surface with deep holes in it. Food particles get stuck in it and makes it hard to clean. I guess a good rule of thumb is “you get what you pay for “ really good Molcajete are not cheap.
@@bretwiley6675 thank you for your reply. I grind the dry rice in to power, the wet rice and garlic, I forgot to add salt. Than wash it, after all that put vinegar and boil for 4 hours, after all that it looks pretty cool is my 3th molcajete , this is my smallest one. It says it was made in Mexico. I will use it for my habanero sauce 🙂 I think is a pig with big ears . My kids said it look like a dog . I don't know do you know about a molcajete dog?
I wash my molcajete the same way , I think is better, looking out for bacteria , my molcajete is painted , after 4 hours boiling the paint didn't come off , I was thinking of painting it with oil paint .
I like the sound of the older one!!!❤️
I heard some people are selling mocajete made from cement ....which is not good so watch out
I bought a small molcajete and now I’m concerned if it’s concrete. I bought it at a Supermarket 😢
I just received one like that one you say may be black stone, made in Mexico, it looks like it may be part concrete how can I tell the difference
You must be from South Texas
I recognize the accent too !
The heavier molcajete looks like basalt stone 🤔
Isn't basalt a type of volcanic or metamorphic rock?
I just know basalt makes a better molcajete than the black lava stone.
Bunch of haters. Leave constructive criticism, not hate.
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I thought I was going to hear about molcajetes. Didn;t expect a weatherman.You can delete the weather news please.
Maybe you don't have to watch his video? Revolutionary idea I know.
Lol
Camera angle is terrible. Rambling talk. Cured vs uncured
Entirely too much rambling. I couldn't even watch it. Just read the info underneath.
Move along people. You aren't forced to watch his content
we don"t care about your private life .concentrate in the molcajete information .
Calm down old timer. You don't have to watch you know. Move along