On 10/30/2018 2:33 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Tue 30 Oct 2018 11:22:00a, U.S. Janet B. told us...
>
>> On Tue, 30 Oct 2018 08:31:58 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 30 Oct 2018 08:48:31 -0400, 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.
>>>
>>> this is the absolute best
>>> https://www.amazon.com/Kuhn-Rikon-Va...dp/B005Y82MR2/
>>> ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1540909551&sr=8-4&keywords=pepper+grinder+ku
>>> hn+rikon
>>>
>>> You can get a better deal on price at QVC, 2/$24.30
>>> I've been using mine for 15? years.
>>> It has a wide adjustment range. Easy to fill, easy to hold, easy
>>> to grind, easy to clean.
>>> They are called 'spice grinders,' because they do more than
>>> peppercorns I've tried the ones Sheldon recommended and they just
>>> didn't adjust and I paid too much for the darn thing.
>>> Janet US
>>
>> The nice thing about this Kuhn Rikon is that you tip it upside
>> down to use it so you never have pepper trails all over your
>> counter and cupboards.
>> Janet US
>>
>
> That is definitely an advantage. Years ago when they still sold
> glass sponge cups (to wet stamps) I bought several to put my
> peppermills in. At least that solved my trailing problem.
>
Trapping trailing pepper grounds sounds like a tongue twister!

Jill