Chris, though that sounds weird I would definitely try it, but anything I have to pound with a mortar and pestle is not stupid easy!

EDIT: Here is a recipe for some yummy cheese bread.

Take a 9-inch skillet or bigger and butter that dude up. Get you a baguette and slice it into 2x2 inch chunks, then spread evenly through the pan. Or bigger chunks if you use a bigger skillet. Get your favorite deli ham (or prosciutto if you fancy) sliced SUPER thin and kind of scatter it through the the bread.

Some people add an onion at this point, but those people are the devil. You could add garlic cloves if you like. I ain't gonna stop you. Scatter that business too.

Next, this is important, you need to get some white wine and soak the bread and stuff in it. Then grind some pepper in it and scatter Gruyère cheese across the top. Bake in a 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes and eat that smurfer up.