Been looking at one for a while but didn't want to pay £10 for something I may only use once and a while. There are lots in the Romford store so I thought for £2.50 I'd get one! Made from granite and 15cm diameter. Instore offer!
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italiastar33
14 Jan 1716#13
Have you got a clue what you are talking about. Firstly have you ever been in a JO restaurant or even better worked in one. His chain cares more about their staff that probably most others. And why shouldn't Brexit affect his Italian restaurants - if you had been there you would see that a lot of the ingredients and products need tk be sourced from Italy, a country which has the Euro as its currency. Since Brex#*it the pound has lost 25% against all major currencies including the Euro. Simples!
italiastar33
14 Jan 179#16
Don't know where you get your Euros from - before the Brex#*it stuff took hold the pound was worth 1.42. It dropped to mid 1.20 in the days running up to the referendum and then jumped to mid 1.36 on the night of referendum when markets thoughts that remain had won. It just keeps dropping whenever Mrs may opens her mouth. This is only the start of the mess that this referendum has got us into - its not even started. You keep deluding yourself - I want to know where the £360 billion for the NHS is. At least the leave voters wil get their way with immigration - no one will bother wanting to come here
tinca to Gabi
14 Jan 178#11
Well he is shutting lots of his restaurants and blaming it on brexit.
Could it be that people have worked out that he's a complete sanctimonious ****?
luvsadealdealdeal to superpanda
14 Jan 174#10
yes you would :smiley:
Latest comments (57)
Manutd1976
16 Jan 17#57
Somebody's having a laugh about the Jamie Oliver pestle and mortar I when to my local wilco and they have 2 I. PRICED AT £9 what a joke
waterloo
16 Jan 17#56
I would say it averaged around 1.27 before and yearly was 1.22 for 2016
finsburyjames
16 Jan 17#55
The euro was never 1.20 before the referendum. the lowest it ever got was 1.235 and that was on fears of Brexit. It averaged about 1.35 before the referendum was called.
waterloo
15 Jan 17#54
Jamie oliver that plastic cockney no thanks but good price.
maltikism
15 Jan 17#53
this is better than other pestle and mortars, because it has a photo of Jamie Oliver on the box.
lxx
15 Jan 17#52
For anyone lives in East London who is looking for one, there were about 20 left in Ilford store around 2pm today, upstairs on the seasonal aisle.
fozed78
14 Jan 17#28
Blender/ food processor= way less hastle
winchman to fozed78
15 Jan 17#51
P&m is more aggressive, extracts more.
RoosterNo1
15 Jan 17#50
Anyone seen these around Derby or Nottingham please ?
dmax
15 Jan 172#40
The political conversations here are riveting, but one thing still confuses me:
I always called this a Mortar and Pestle??
Master G to dmax
15 Jan 17#49
Depends on whether you are left or right handed.
Proveright
14 Jan 171#26
The 360 billion is still being paid to the Evil EU , we cannot pay it to the NHS or anyone else for the next two years, we are still in this failing ideal of one big super state. How remoaners cannot grasp this simple fact is beyond me.
BTW granite is radio active, but it is still a good price , thanks OP
bringbring to Proveright
15 Jan 17#48
loooool thank you for helpful comments, particularly that granite is 'radio' (wait for it...) 'active'
Personally I'm happy to live in a brick house while eating bananas and brazil nuts, but then again I like to live life on the edge
back to the topic, I hope my local Wilko has these as I need one. The small ones aren't great for preparing full quantities of curry powder/paste, but are good for giving some spices a quick bash.
tinca
15 Jan 17#47
Actually its two words on beginning with t the other beginning with c !
Why don't you join italiastar and have Jamie's babies?
olivermills6
15 Jan 17#46
Annoying, I got one at Christmas for much more!
copystuff
14 Jan 17#5
Might get one for spices as i cant find an electric spice grinder
naureensaiqa to copystuff
15 Jan 17#45
Try John Lewis they have good ones
stubacca
15 Jan 172#41
it comes with a free bib, so you can emulate the dribbling moron
Halloway to stubacca
15 Jan 172#44
There speaks the voice of experience.
zwortexx
15 Jan 17#43
Non in bristol
tninety
15 Jan 17#42
none in coventry
Gabi
14 Jan 171#1
Poor Jamie this maybe his brexit price. Good deal seriously though.
tinca to Gabi
14 Jan 178#11
Well he is shutting lots of his restaurants and blaming it on brexit.
Could it be that people have worked out that he's a complete sanctimonious ****?
joehaynes841 to Gabi
15 Jan 171#39
Poor Jamie , he is hardly short of a few bob
All restaurant chains go through closures and ups and downs , that's part and parcel of business
Dan_999
15 Jan 17#38
I've got Jamie Oliver cutlery and it's great, decent quality stuff.
Evouk
15 Jan 171#37
Yep...if you life goes tits up blame it on Brexit!:stuck_out_tongue:. Personally never eaten at JO establishment but I know others who did and it was 60/40 in favour that it wasn't that great.
greencode
15 Jan 17#30
Is this store specific?
noshywoshy to greencode
15 Jan 17#36
No, I got mine from the Ilford store
MikeT
15 Jan 172#35
Please keep on deal topic, if you want to chat about other stuff then Misc is the place. Thanks.
Edward_Nigma
15 Jan 173#34
A 15cm solid granite pestle and mortar for £2.50? This is a total bargain. Don't care about brexit, euros or the Jamie Oliver brand, this is a HOT deal
tom_g
15 Jan 172#33
Sound like someone has learnt a new word....
tameautumn
15 Jan 17#32
Good deal - voted hot :smiley:
tameautumn
15 Jan 171#31
At least the debate here hasn't turned to blaming GPs for the collapse of the JO brand ... but just waiting for the Government to make that link - maybe GPs could work extra hours in JO restaurants to keep them going :sunglasses:
nuttyrockeress
15 Jan 17#29
I have one of these, around 6 years old and still brilliant. At this price I'm tempted!
sharonalleyne
14 Jan 17#27
I've got this and boy is it heavy!!!!
virgil47
14 Jan 17#25
Completely useless, too small ... A good Pestle & Mortar needs to be at least 8" across & 6" deep to avoid spilling everything you're trying to smash/grind/crush etc!
AlexBleubolt
14 Jan 17#24
this is rubbish. put grey dust from the bowl everywhere fake granite. rubbish. dint waste your money on this
italiastar33
14 Jan 17#23
My maths are wrong? Better than the brex#*itters lies
Anyway, the pestel and morter is a grate deal - shame the local wilco is still being built - thx to OP.
italiastar33
14 Jan 179#16
Don't know where you get your Euros from - before the Brex#*it stuff took hold the pound was worth 1.42. It dropped to mid 1.20 in the days running up to the referendum and then jumped to mid 1.36 on the night of referendum when markets thoughts that remain had won. It just keeps dropping whenever Mrs may opens her mouth. This is only the start of the mess that this referendum has got us into - its not even started. You keep deluding yourself - I want to know where the £360 billion for the NHS is. At least the leave voters wil get their way with immigration - no one will bother wanting to come here
Northerndave to italiastar33
14 Jan 174#21
Oh dear, you didn't take long in revealing your true colours there did you. Let me guess, you'll believe any Brexit excuse trotted out and probably will blame it all for years to come.
Anyway, this is a good deal, remember this is a deal site.
But hey, let me match your short term memory.....your maths are wrong! Even a year ago the exchange rate was .€1.30 to £1, you're going back to mid 2015 to get your rate of 1.42. The current rate is actually higher now than it was until mid-late 2014.
Facts eh, they kind of piddle over over your excitable rhetoric !
Master G to italiastar33
14 Jan 172#22
You can't just pick out the highest and lowest and claim the difference is all down to Brexit. (even then, your maths @ 25% is wrong). We will still be in the EU for more than two years! Currencies fluctuate all the time, it was at 1.14 in 2013 before the referendum was even on the radar. It was 350bn by the way and nobody claimed it would be spent on the NHS. What was said was that the funds we send to the EU 'could' be spent on the NHS if those in charge of the purse strings chose to. It's about time the Remoaners let it go now. The result is in, we will be leaving, get used to the idea and put your energies into making the best of it.
pickledtink
14 Jan 171#20
No. It plummeted swiftly pre referendum. It was performing as high as 1.40+ then holding around 1.30+ before the referendum outcome gathered force as being a serious possibility for an exit vote. All of which was to be expected. Lidl and other european supermarkets here are sustaining low prices so all he had to do was nip down to Aldi for the olive oil and pasta. This chain has failed for other reasons. Over expansion mainly. MPW chains are faring likewise.
Excellent deal op. A large granite Pestle and Mortar is a quality bit of kitchen kit whoever's name is on it. The JO brand is just imploding. Voted hot.
buffierae26
14 Jan 17#18
I was gonna go to Romford today but didn't but I'm definitely going tomorrow as i need a Pestle and Mortar but they can be really expensive so this price is Total heat :smiley:
noshywoshy to buffierae26
14 Jan 171#19
Just to let you know I called at around 4pm and they had 30 or so left in Stock. I suggest getting there first thing tomorrow morning if you want to ensure you get your hands on one. Good luck!
red23
14 Jan 171#17
must be selling these off cheap now he has no restaurants left
Valiantcat
14 Jan 171#8
Smashing price, I'm not a Jamie fan, but I doubt you can get a better pestle and mortar set for less.
crisp81 to Valiantcat
14 Jan 17#15
It doesn't have Jamie Oliver written on the pestle or mortar. I'm not a fan either. Just thought it was a really good price!
Master G
14 Jan 173#14
Absolute balderdash. Pre the referendum, £1 = 1.20 euros. It's now at 1.14 by my maths, that's 5%.
italiastar33
14 Jan 1716#13
Have you got a clue what you are talking about. Firstly have you ever been in a JO restaurant or even better worked in one. His chain cares more about their staff that probably most others. And why shouldn't Brexit affect his Italian restaurants - if you had been there you would see that a lot of the ingredients and products need tk be sourced from Italy, a country which has the Euro as its currency. Since Brex#*it the pound has lost 25% against all major currencies including the Euro. Simples!
Northerndave
14 Jan 17#12
More importantly, how did people not know that for years ?
superpanda
14 Jan 173#7
Jamie Oliver, no thanks. Would not have it if it was free.
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Could it be that people have worked out that he's a complete sanctimonious ****?
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I always called this a Mortar and Pestle??
BTW granite is radio active, but it is still a good price , thanks OP
Personally I'm happy to live in a brick house while eating bananas and brazil nuts, but then again I like to live life on the edge
back to the topic, I hope my local Wilko has these as I need one. The small ones aren't great for preparing full quantities of curry powder/paste, but are good for giving some spices a quick bash.
Why don't you join italiastar and have Jamie's babies?
Could it be that people have worked out that he's a complete sanctimonious ****?
All restaurant chains go through closures and ups and downs , that's part and parcel of business
Anyway, the pestel and morter is a grate deal - shame the local wilco is still being built - thx to OP.
Anyway, this is a good deal, remember this is a deal site.
But hey, let me match your short term memory.....your maths are wrong! Even a year ago the exchange rate was .€1.30 to £1, you're going back to mid 2015 to get your rate of 1.42. The current rate is actually higher now than it was until mid-late 2014.
http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=GBP&to=EUR&view=5Y
Facts eh, they kind of piddle over over your excitable rhetoric !
Excellent deal op. A large granite Pestle and Mortar is a quality bit of kitchen kit whoever's name is on it. The JO brand is just imploding. Voted hot.