On 10/30/2018 8:48 AM, wrote:
> My old Penseys pepper mill died so I phoned and they said it was
> gauranteed for life and they would replace it with their new model
> with metal parts instead of the old style with plastic parts. It
> arrived within a week and looks gorgeous, very attractive wood. But
> alas, the mechanism is awful, difficult to turn and at its finast
> setting spits out chunks of pepper... there is no fine grind, the old
> plastic one was much better before it died (plastic rotted away).
>
> So I decided to look for something else and checked Amazon... they
> carry too many pepper mills, was difficult to choose but finally I
> decided on this $12 OXO:
> https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grip...ds=pepper+mill
> It arrived in two days, I filled it with peppercorns and gave it a
> test drive... PERFECTO! Grinding is silky smooth and will easily
> adjust from coarse to super fine. It's all plastic but the grinding
> burrs are ceramic so should last forever. It's very easy to fill,
> holds a substantial quantity of peppercorns, and allows you to see
> when it needs refilling. I was very pleasantly suprised at such a
> fine product at such a low price.
>
I'm glad you found one at such a good price that works well for you.

I hope you let Penzey's know their newest model is not an improvement
over the old one.

Jill