IT'S PREATTY, BUT BECAUSE IS SO WIDE IT'S DIFFICULT TO CRUSH THE GARLICS, EVERYTIME I PRESS, THEY FLY ALL OVER. I'M ALSO AFRAID, BECAUSE ITS' MADE OF PORCELAINE, THAT THE MORTAR WILL BRAKE. OH WELL, I WILL TAKE MY CHANCES, THIS CUTE THING WILL STAY AT MY KITCHEN. PERFECT SIZE AND A LOT OF CHARM.