"Becca" > wrote in message
> Using plastic, is a cheap way to make a pepper mill. I just checked their
> website, and it looks like everything underneath the pepper mill, is now
> plastic, there is no metal. I wonder why Penzey's still offers them for
> sale.
>
> Becca

Plastic can have advantages over metal, such as no corrosion. I have a
plastic mill that has lasted as long and held up as well as my metal one.
I've never seen the Penzey's model though.