On 2018-10-30 11:08 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Tue 30 Oct 2018 06:10:44a, jay told us...
>
>> On 10/30/18 6:48 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...p/B003L0OOQM/r
>>> ef=sr_1_18?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1540229811&sr=1-18&keywords=peppe
>>> r+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.
>>>
>>
>>
>> The OXO products that I've tried all were very good. So good to
>> know. I have an old William Bounds grinder that also has salt at
>> top with life time guarantee as well. They have replaced it 3
>> times and each replacement is a cheaper version of the original.
>>
>> jay
>>
>
> I have a Perfex (made of cast aluminum), a Peugeot (olive wood with a
> metal griding mechanism). Both of those I've had for more than 3
> decades. I don't think theyl'll ever die. I recently replace my
> electric peppermill with one made by Epare. My original one died
> after 20 years. The new one is stainless steel, but has a nylon
> grinder. It has a lifetime guarantee and is highly adjustable.
>
Peugeot mechanisms are well made and used properly (always clockwise)
will last a lifetime. I once had to restore the wooden part of an Alessi
mill that had become damaged and I managed to get it back to new,
sellable condition. I had to take it apart first and the mechanism was
of superb quality. I wish I could get some of these "innards" as the
ones I have for turning pepper mills are of nowhere near the same quality.
Graham