Wet grinder
Wet grinders are very popular tools in the South Indian kitchen used to make paste out of soaked grains and lentils. At one time, a wet grinder consisted of a large rock with a hole in it, where a cylindrical rock with a wooden handle fit in. The grain and lentil mixture was poured in with water and the cylinder rotated by the handle on the top to grind the food together. The ground paste is used for various food items like idli, dosa, and vada. The evolution of grinders have a dramatic change in the working. The earlier form of wet grinder called "Attan Kallu" used mechanical energy in which the user has to rotate the top stone called "Kullavi" to grind the medium. The invention of electricity has led to the development of electric-powered wet grinders. By this invention, the powered wet grinders have both the top and the base stone rotating. These electric models were first introduced in restaurants and later moved into the home. Popular brands include:
- Ultra Wet Grinder
- Sowbaghya Wet Grinder
- Santha Tilting Wet grinders
- Premier Grinder
- SPL wet grinders
The Most Popular Brand is *Mantra Tabletop Grinder - Coimbatore
They have enabled the big players in the market to offer the grinders at competitive prices.
Briefly, in the 1970s, there were wet grinding services offered as well.