Good pepper mill?

theTastyCat · Mar 22, 2015

Hey all! I recently broke my salt mill (crappy plastic internals) and the pepper mill is nothing to write home about; it takes a really long time to grind pepper onto both sides of four steaks. And my wrists are worn out by the end! Have you all got good pepper mills? I think perhaps something with a crank rather than a spin-top would be so much better. There is a thread from seven years ago about pepper mills, but I can't help but think that there may have been some innovations since then.

Would be most grateful for your wisdom, dear Brethren!

Pocchampion · Mar 22, 2015

I use a Turkish coffee mill to grind pepper and love it. My mill is 25 years old and never any issues. Brass internals push the price to $100 but I consider it cheap since I do not think I will ever break it.

Vision · Mar 22, 2015

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/prod...EARCH||Category-_-Cooks' Tools-_-NoMerchRules

Hoosier1960 · Mar 22, 2015

I got this one on a recommendation. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001CDP6EE/ezpeppermills-20"]Amazon.com: OXO Good Grips Pepper Grinder: Pepper Mills: Kitchen & Dining@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31euuV4CZ6L.@@AMEPARAM@@31euuV4CZ6L[/ame]
I actually bought mine at Jungle Jim's in Cincinnati.

Ribeye Republic · Mar 22, 2015

I use battery powered salt and pepper grinders. Found them on Amazon.

Beerbecue · Mar 22, 2015

My personal favorite-

Ol'Joe · Mar 22, 2015

I got a good grinder several years back from Penzey Spices, well made and reasonably priced.

BruceB · Mar 22, 2015

I've had this one for about 5 years and no problems.

http://www.unicornmills.com/Magnum-Plus-0/

Smoking Bruin · Mar 22, 2015

Beerbecue said:
My personal favorite-

That what I use too!

Smoke Dawg · Mar 22, 2015

I use the turkish coffee grinder as well. Have a few for differrent spices.

You can get good deals on Ebay or other sites

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/turkish-coffee-grinder

Jason TQ · Mar 22, 2015

BruceB said:
I've had this one for about 5 years and no problems.

http://www.unicornmills.com/Magnum-Plus-0/

Unicorn rock. Easy to adjust grind size and each twist grinds a lot. Better than any other expensive fancy grinders I've tried from high end stores.

http://www.unicornmills.com/Keytop-0/
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TonyT · Mar 22, 2015

I have bad wrists, so moved away from the traditional style grinders to the one with an arm. This is a cheap one that I've really liked. You can grind a lot of pepper fairly quick and it can go from fairly fine to pretty coarse.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Pepper-Mill/dp/B003L0OOQM/ref=pd_sim_k_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1YNHRAWZ7VKPAA2YDBS8"]Amazon.com: OXO Good Grips Pepper Mill: Pepper Grinder: Kitchen & Dining@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31%2B7RmAgcbL.@@AMEPARAM@@31%2B7RmAgcbL[/ame]

Whippingwater · Mar 22, 2015

I've made a lot of peppermills and use the Crush Grind mechanisms. Ceramic, ratcheting and adjustment is on the bottom. Make a nice clean mill. Crush Grind mills come with a 20 year warranty.

BevoBurn96 · Mar 22, 2015

I recommend Perfex salt and pepper mills. Can be used for other spices too. You can find them on Amazon among other retailers.

alecksjaycubs · Mar 22, 2015

These are Cooks Illustrated winners.
http://www.coleandmason.com/en-us/index.php

And this my fav :wink:
[ame]http://youtu.be/kqadY4DUZVQ[/ame]

Win nut · Mar 22, 2015

I use a Hario ceramic coffee mill skerton. Amazon has them for $30-35, it works very well easy to adjust the grind size.

food4thot · Mar 23, 2015

Have been through a bunch of pepper mills because I was looking for a good salt grinder. Kuhn Rikon is the best I've found for salt, pepper, and spices. The ones I have are maybe 8 years old and they have since changed the design. Mine are loaded through a small plug in the bottom. New ones load from the top but have the same quality adjustable ceramic grinding innards.

http://us.kuhnrikon.com/us/en/products/cooks-tools/grinders.html#5a43c349-2c7e-40ff-b85f-cf94f72a2973

If the KR mills ever break for some reason I will not hesitate to order new ones. They will do any grind you want.

AussieMatt · Mar 23, 2015

I have Peugeot salt and peppers mills, both more than 15 years old and they works as well now as they did when I bought them.

LYU370 · Mar 23, 2015

From the last testing by America's Test Kitchen in 2013. Their 1996 & 2007 champ was the Unicorn Magnum Plus Pepper Mill.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - WINNER
Cole & Mason Derwent Gourmet Precision Pepper Mill
EASE OF USE
★★★
GRIND QUALITY
★★★
FINE-GRIND SPEED
★★

RECOMMENDED
Peugeot Daman u’Select Shaftless Pepper Mill
EASE OF USE
★★
GRIND QUALITY
★★½
FINE-GRIND SPEED
★★★

RECOMMENDED
Trudeau Easy Grind 6½-Inch Pepper Mill (Crank Style)
EASE OF USE
★★
GRIND QUALITY
★★½
FINE-GRIND SPEED
★★★

RECOMMENDED
Unicorn Magnum Plus Pepper Mill
EASE OF USE
★★
GRIND QUALITY
★★
FINE-GRIND SPEED
★★★

RECOMMENDED WITH RESERVATIONS
Vic Firth 8-Inch Federal Pepper Mill
EASE OF USE
★★
GRIND QUALITY
★★★
FINE-GRIND SPEED
★½

RECOMMENDED WITH RESERVATIONS
Unicorn KeyTop Professional Pepper Mill
EASE OF USE
★★
GRIND QUALITY
★★½
FINE-GRIND SPEED
★★

NOT RECOMMENDED
William Bounds Robo Steel Pepper Mill (Battery Powered)
EASE OF USE
★★
GRIND QUALITY
★★★
FINE-GRIND SPEED
★

NOT RECOMMENDED
Peugeot Saint Malo 5.7 Inch Pepper Mill (Crank Style)
EASE OF USE
★★
GRIND QUALITY
★
FINE-GRIND SPEED
★★

NOT RECOMMENDED
Peugeot Elis Sense u’Select Stainless Pepper Mill (Battery Powered)
EASE OF USE
★★
GRIND QUALITY
★
FINE-GRIND SPEED
★★

NOT RECOMMENDED
William Bounds HM 11-Inch Proview Pepper Mill
EASE OF USE
★½
GRIND QUALITY
★½
FINE-GRIND SPEED
★

CraigC · Mar 23, 2015

I gave up trying to find a good pepper mill. Now I just grind what I need in the spice grinder.

Good pepper mill?

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