I have a Perfex pepper mill which I love and it has a sentimental attachment so I don't want to just replace it. A friend of mine was visiting and was trying to be helpful...she didn't realize there was the side portal and she 'unscrewed' the bottom which appears to now have broken off--there is a 'half circle' on each side. Does anyone have any advice? Can it be glued? I don't see any mechanical fixes but I am not so mechanically inclined so it might be staring me in the face..
Help?
Holly




On Friday, November 18, 1994 4:49:24 PM UTC+1, Dan Masi wrote:
> In article , (Anne Bourget) writes:
> >Sorry, but I lost the thread on this one. [...] But these
> >are the kind of questions some of us like in rec.food.cooking. This is
> >certainly a Dan Masi question to be answered. (Dan...did you?)
>
> Hmmm.... I think so. But I'm no expert in the peppermill area!
> (Though I *do* love peppercorns, black tellicherry being my fave...)
>
> >Anyway my pepper grinder thoughts: get a couple of different ones so you
> >are able to grind different types of pepper. I have three favorites that
> >I use:
>
> Very nice idea, but I remember in my early years when I "splurged" and
> bought my first mill (got tired of slamming peppercorns with a cast iron
> skillet). I know at that time, I would've thought having more than
> one mill was ridiculously extravagant. I'd say if you're going to
> get a mill, get one that's high quality, not too large (in case you
> do decide to change peppercorns often; it's easier if the mill doesn't
> hold that much to begin with), and make your second mill a nutmeg
> grinder instead!
>
> > Peugeot - straight forward, classic,
>
> Also a bit hard to adjust, I'm just not crazy about them.
>
> > Perfex - all metal French.
>
> Yes! I've been drooling over one of these. For those who are seduced
> by things well-engineered, check these out. Not at all cheap, but I
> suspect these are about as good as it gets. It'll be my next one.
> Question: do they come in any other capacity other than the small
> (4.5"?) size?
>
> > PepperMate - plastic but otherwise well designed.
>
> Haven't seen it.
>
> In my post, I think I recommended going to W-S and looking for the
> American-made drive that they sell there. I now remember the name;
> it's Banton, made in Maine. My large grinder is a natural maple
> Banton, classic mill design. The Banton drive seems more solidly
> built and smoother than the Peugeot, though they are pretty
> similar.
>
> I have a small grinder that is used at the table. It's an Olde
> Thompson; I wouldn't buy another, they're pretty cheaply built, and
> this one doesn't adjust for grind size.
>
>
> ---
> Dan Masi
> Mentor Graphics Corp.
>