On Sat, 21 May 2005 16:40:44 -0400, M. FERRANTE wrote:

> Anytime I have a disagreement re cooking, it is with my priest friend.
> He says he cannot tell the difference between canned and fresh ground
> pepper. I say there is nothing like fresh peppercorns ground and I do
> it on everything that requires pepper. And to me there is a BIG
> difference.
>
> You?

If the grind is any coarser than that god-awful powder grind (which is
only available preground), I can't tell the difference either.
However I like the "look" of 4 colors of peppercorn in a clear
grinder, so that's what I keep on the table. In fact, I keep one
beside the stove too... but I don't use it when I need to measure
pepper.