I just came back from Mexico (specifically Puebla) and when I was there I knew that I wanted to buy a molcajete. I found mine in a big building in puebla which had a lot of different hand crafts. There was only this one on the size I wanted which I did acknowledge being a different shape to average molcajete.
Since I've been back from holiday I've been questionning myself if I bought a real molcajete. What do you guys think?
by Cl0udyDays
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the air bubbles are a good sign. Although it’s technically possible to make air entrained concrete, people making fake molcajetes don’t put that much effort into it.
It is cake
When you first season it, you’ll see a bunch of black flakes in the rice powder. That’s the basalt, hopefully. After a few rounds, it should be pure white. If you’re still getting dark flakes after several rounds of grinding your rice and salt mixture, then that’s a sign it’s concrete.
That’s a really interesting design though, I dig it. I would love to shop for volcanic stoneware in Puebla. Although I would probably end up driving home with a giant metate if I ever visited.
Looks like concrete to me
Similar post just yesterday: [https://www.reddit.com/r/SalsaSnobs/comments/1ew7uw0/is_my_molcajete_real/](https://www.reddit.com/r/SalsaSnobs/comments/1ew7uw0/is_my_molcajete_real/)
I recommend reading the feedback there, including recommendations on how to tell.
P.S. At a glance, yours does look like actual volcanic rock, not concrete.
Is the molcajete in the room with us right now?
Take a screwdriver and scrape it. If it is fake (concrete), it will scratch/gouge. If it is real (basalt/volcanic rock), the screwdriver will not damage it.