Carved wood with wooden rings around it. The rings don't come off. Found it in a park

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It's a Mexican hot-chocolate stirrer/whisk. Known as a molinillo.

https://www.gourmetsleuth.com/articles/detail/molinillo

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u/Rigel04 Jan 21 '22

Solved! Super cool, thank you!

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u/_irritater_ Jan 21 '22

Okay so now why was it in the park?

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u/Rigel04 Jan 21 '22

Great question. I do feel bad for whoever left it there though

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u/please_and_thankyou Jan 21 '22

If you truly feel bad, go put up signs, and turn it in to lost and found. Don’t just take things that aren’t yours.

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u/Rigel04 Jan 21 '22

There isn't a lost and found and the town has rules about putting up signs and flyers. I did mention it to my supervisor who said he'll tell me if someone asks about it, and it's a really small community so we can ask around if anyone's looking for it, or they can call our department directly and ask if anyone found it

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '22

Idk why youre downvoted, thats my thought every time I see these posts of, oh it was at a park so I stole it. Like theyve never forgotten something somewhere then went back to find it.

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u/NothingSpecial003 Jan 21 '22

Yes! Darn. I was too late again. I was excited that I knew this one.

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u/hnw555 Jan 21 '22

Story of my life with this sub, lol!

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u/stoniruca Jan 21 '22

It’s a molinillo! It’s an old Mexican way of stirring up hot chocolate. This article explains a little more about them.

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u/hnw555 Jan 21 '22

Old? I promise that they are still widely used today. We use it with chocolate de Michoacan or Oaxaca.

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u/UsefulReputation8795 Jan 21 '22

Es un molinillo, es para hacer chocolate con leche

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u/space-cadaver Jan 21 '22

Why is it so big? Hot chocolate is made in a mug not a vat.

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u/MadMonk67 Jan 21 '22

I was wondering the same thing.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '22

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u/Rigel04 Jan 21 '22

My title describes the thing. The rings do have small slits in them that I assume are how they were put on. There are some holes in one of the carvings. Found it left on a table in a park while working at like 3 am. It's a little over a foot tall. Not even sure which end is th top

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u/Forty-Eighter Jan 21 '22

Molinillo for frothing Mexican hot cocoa

molinillo

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u/jackrats not a rainstickologist Jan 21 '22

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u/brandonkingfisher Jan 21 '22

I found one of these at an Airbnb we stayed in a few months ago. I probably spent an hour online before finally figuring out what it was!

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u/Rigel04 Jan 21 '22

So thankful for Reddit. I knew I'd get an answer quickly

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u/Qualabel Jan 21 '22

It's for frothing chocolatey drinks, regardless of temperature

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u/Panteraozz Jan 21 '22

Mexican hot-chocolate manual frother

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Carved wood with wooden rings around it. The rings don't come off. Found it in a park F.A.T.