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Coors Porcelain was renamed Coors Ceramics Company in 1986, shortly after Joseph Coors Jr. (1942–2016), [38], [39] succeeded R. Derald Whiting (1923–1995) as president. [40] At the time, porcelain was a small part of the 12-plant, 2200-employee company's output. High-alumina ceramics were and remain the company's primary products.
A mortar and pestle is a set of two simple tools used to prepare ingredients or substances by crushing and grinding them into a fine paste or powder in the kitchen, laboratory, and pharmacy. The mortar ( / ˈ m ɔːr t ər / ) is characteristically a bowl, typically made of hardwood, metal, ceramic , or hard stone such as granite .
Jeolgu (Korean: 절구) and gongi (공이) are a type of traditional Korean mortar and pestle set, used for pounding grains or tteok (rice cake). [1] [2] [3] They can be made with timber, stone, or iron. [2] Jeolgu is a bowl-shaped vessel in which grains or tteok can be pounded, and gongi refers to either a pestle for a mortar or a stamper for ...
Molcajete used to grind spices Molcajete as a food container. Molcajetes are used to crush and grind spices, and to prepare salsas and guacamole.The rough surface of the basalt stone creates a superb grinding surface that maintains itself over time as tiny bubbles in the basalt are ground down, replenishing the textured surface.
In ancient China, the trip hammer evolved out of the use of the mortar and pestle, which in turn gave rise to the treadle-operated tilt-hammer (Chinese: 碓 Pinyin: dui; Wade-Giles: tui). [1] The latter was a simple device employing a lever and fulcrum (operated by pressure applied by the weight of one's foot to one end), which featured a ...
Mortar (weapon), an indirect-fire infantry weapon; Mortar (masonry), a material used to fill the gaps between blocks and bind them together; Mortar and pestle, a tool pair used to crush or grind; Mortar, Bihar, a village in India; Mortar (organization), a nonprofit in Cincinnati, Ohio; The Manby mortar, an invention for rescuing shipwreck survivors
Stone Age Stone Mortar & Pestle, Kebaran culture, 22000-18000 BP Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com. Date
A stone and muller differs from a mortar and pestle in that the former consists of two flat stone surfaces which are rubbed together to create a paste, [2] whereas the latter consists of a bowl and stick.