Although you might love your mortar and pestle, have you even just wanted a simpler version that wasn't quite so messy, noisy or heavy, that still did the job of a good mortar and pestle? Taste Mate™ is a kind of portable mortar and pestle you can hold in your hand

It's light, efficient and easy to use. Inside an egg shaped hand held shaker is a stainless steel ball. When shaken, it bashes, bruises and mixes all the ingredients inside, and its transparent so you can keep an eye on what's happening.

The Taste Mate™ is designed to release flavour from whole spices, fresh and dried herbs, garlic, ginger, chillies, nuts, seeds, citrus peel and leaves. In just a few seconds you can create and add flavour to all kinds of dishes.