About: Rice pounder

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A rice pounder is an agricultural tool, a simple machine that is commonly used in Southeast Asia to dehull rice or to turn rice into rice flour. The device has similar functionality to a mortar and pestle, but with more mechanical advantage to conserve labor. Rice is dehulled by continually raising and then dropping the heavy head or pestle of the pounder into a block or mortar. Recently, complex mechanical dehuskers or rice hullers powered by gas engines or electricity have replaced many rice pounders.

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  • A rice pounder is an agricultural tool, a simple machine that is commonly used in Southeast Asia to dehull rice or to turn rice into rice flour. The device has similar functionality to a mortar and pestle, but with more mechanical advantage to conserve labor. Rice is dehulled by continually raising and then dropping the heavy head or pestle of the pounder into a block or mortar. Some rice pounders are foot-operated; the head is raised by standing on the handle of the device past its fulcrum (similar to a see-saw). Once raised, the user quickly steps off of the handle, allowing the heavy head to fall into the mortar and pulverize its contents. In Bengal (West Bengal, India and Bangladesh), this is called Dhenki, and is still used traditionally in the villages for personal use. This is because it preserves the brown rice coating that is perceived as a healthy part. However, because it is so labor-intensive, its use is gradually decreasing. Recently, complex mechanical dehuskers or rice hullers powered by gas engines or electricity have replaced many rice pounders. (en)
  • ( 이 문서는 곡식을 빻는 도구에 관한 것입니다. 다른 뜻에 대해서는 방아 (동음이의) 문서를 참고하십시오.) 방아는 곡식을 빻는 기구이다. 디딜방아, 물레방아, 연자방아, 등이 있다. 요즘은 대부분 도정공장에서 곡식을 찧거나 빻는다. (ko)
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  • ( 이 문서는 곡식을 빻는 도구에 관한 것입니다. 다른 뜻에 대해서는 방아 (동음이의) 문서를 참고하십시오.) 방아는 곡식을 빻는 기구이다. 디딜방아, 물레방아, 연자방아, 등이 있다. 요즘은 대부분 도정공장에서 곡식을 찧거나 빻는다. (ko)
  • A rice pounder is an agricultural tool, a simple machine that is commonly used in Southeast Asia to dehull rice or to turn rice into rice flour. The device has similar functionality to a mortar and pestle, but with more mechanical advantage to conserve labor. Rice is dehulled by continually raising and then dropping the heavy head or pestle of the pounder into a block or mortar. Recently, complex mechanical dehuskers or rice hullers powered by gas engines or electricity have replaced many rice pounders. (en)
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  • 방아 (ko)
  • Rice pounder (en)
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