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OT: Pepper Grinder Advice :OT

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    tarheelmatt said:
    My Unicorn Magnum broke.  Probably had it 4 yrs now.  I'm following this closely.  
    Sounds like the name of a giant dildo.  I looked them up and they're the bomb.
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,199
    nolaegghead said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    My Unicorn Magnum broke.  Probably had it 4 yrs now.  I'm following this closely.  
    Sounds like the name of a giant dildo. 
    Business Idea #34 just copyrighted, and purple die ordered.  :triumph:
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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
    stlcharcoal said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    My Unicorn Magnum broke.  Probably had it 4 yrs now.  I'm following this closely.  
    For some reason I'm remembering a lifetime warranty.....might want to check with them.
    Just 3 yrs and then they'll extend to 4 yrs.  I looked after my post and had mine 5yrs. 
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    edited January 2019
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    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • larryd
    larryd Posts: 121
    I’ve got a copper Atlas that has been great so far.
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    Love my Peugeot except when I'm elbow deep in raw meat and need to season.  

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
    Interesting thread.  Never really thought about buying refillable salt and pepper grinders.  I always just buy the ones in the grocery stores and throw them away when they are done.  Where are you guys buying your refill peppercorns or salts?
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Botch said:
    nolaegghead said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    My Unicorn Magnum broke.  Probably had it 4 yrs now.  I'm following this closely.  
    Sounds like the name of a giant dildo. 
    Business Idea #34 just copyrighted, and purple die ordered.  :triumph:
    Make sure you file as "Magnum Unicorn Grindr"
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,389
    saluki2007 said:
    Interesting thread.  Never really thought about buying refillable salt and pepper grinders.  I always just buy the ones in the grocery stores and throw them away when they are done.  Where are you guys buying your refill peppercorns or salts?
    tellicherry peppercorns from penzey, hard to beat if you really like pepper
    fukahwee maine

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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    saluki2007 said:
    Interesting thread.  Never really thought about buying refillable salt and pepper grinders.  I always just buy the ones in the grocery stores and throw them away when they are done.  Where are you guys buying your refill peppercorns or salts?
    Spice isle at grocery store.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    I have several pepper mills (6-8?) and one of them looks similar to that Atlas except nickel plated, not brass. Seems to be a quality piece, but I can't stand it! I almost never use the thing. A pain to refill and the crank makes it wobble all over the place. Plus, I can't get to grind coarsely enough to suit. To refill, you have to remove two nuts, the crank arm and the top cap. And reassemble to the same position to get the grind you had before. No thankee! 

    My favorite mill is a piece of junk. Found it in the markdown section at TJ Maxx (before there was a Home Goods). Made of bamboo with a plastic grinding mechanism. Cost a buck I think, maybe two! I just thought it looked cool. Probably had it 20 years now. Always the one I reach for first.

    saluki2007 said:
    Interesting thread.  Never really thought about buying refillable salt and pepper grinders.  I always just buy the ones in the grocery stores and throw them away when they are done.  Where are you guys buying your refill peppercorns or salts?
    Try an Indian market if you have one nearby. Assorted sized bags of peppercorns, dirt cheap. Not tellicherry though (but I can't tell the difference anyway). Lots of other spices too. I don't have a salt mill.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • ColtsFan
    ColtsFan Posts: 6,539
    saluki2007 said:
    Interesting thread.  Never really thought about buying refillable salt and pepper grinders.  I always just buy the ones in the grocery stores and throw them away when they are done.  Where are you guys buying your refill peppercorns or salts?
    https://www.amazon.com/Spicy-World-Peppercorn-Black-Tellicherry/dp/B0001M0Z6Q
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  • Acn
    Acn Posts: 4,448
    saluki2007 said:
    Interesting thread.  Never really thought about buying refillable salt and pepper grinders.  I always just buy the ones in the grocery stores and throw them away when they are done.  Where are you guys buying your refill peppercorns or salts?
    Costco has tellicherry peppercorns in their spice aisle, plus a few others, and a few types of salt.

    LBGE

    Pikesville, MD

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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
    Great info as usual guys.  Thanks.
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • MNEggerandStuff
    MNEggerandStuff Posts: 239
    nolaegghead said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    My Unicorn Magnum broke.  Probably had it 4 yrs now.  I'm following this closely.  
    Sounds like the name of a giant dildo.  I looked them up and they're the bomb.
    The giant dildo or the peppermil?
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  • Smoke Em If U Got Em
    Smoke Em If U Got Em Posts: 31
    Had this battery powered Trudeau Graviti from Williams Sonoma for about 9 years. Still going strong and we like that it can be used with one hand (unlike magnum unicorn which sounds like it requires 2 handed operation)


    Richard
    large BGE, Birmingham, AL
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    MNEggerandStuff said:
    nolaegghead said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    My Unicorn Magnum broke.  Probably had it 4 yrs now.  I'm following this closely.  
    Sounds like the name of a giant dildo.  I looked them up and they're the bomb.
    The giant dildo or the peppermil?
    yes
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Smoke Em If U Got Em said:
    Had this battery powered Trudeau Graviti from Williams Sonoma for about 9 years. Still going strong and we like that it can be used with one hand (unlike magnum unicorn which sounds like it requires 2 handed operation)


    Unless you get the suction cup attachment for the magnum unicorn in which case it can be used "hands free" (free to do other stuff, if ya know what I mean).
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  • njl
    njl Posts: 1,123
    I'm kind of in the market...using one of the manual grinders from Costco sucks when you're grinding 1/4 cup of pepper for dalmatian rub.  I'm hesitant to go battery powered though, because it seems like something like this, used infrequently, is destined to have the batteries leak in it.
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    njl said:
    I'm kind of in the market...using one of the manual grinders from Costco sucks when you're grinding 1/4 cup of pepper for dalmatian rub.  I'm hesitant to go battery powered though, because it seems like something like this, used infrequently, is destined to have the batteries leak in it.
    congrats on 1000 posts....

    Use a spice mill for bulk grinding.
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  • HogFather
    HogFather Posts: 260
    nolaegghead said:
    Smoke Em If U Got Em said:
    Had this battery powered Trudeau Graviti from Williams Sonoma for about 9 years. Still going strong and we like that it can be used with one hand (unlike magnum unicorn which sounds like it requires 2 handed operation)


    Unless you get the suction cup attachment for the magnum unicorn in which case it can be used "hands free" (free to do other stuff, if ya know what I mean).
    I think the electric models even spin!
    Fighting off the trolls 1 by 1
    Large Egg

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,199
    njl said:
    ...using one of the manual grinders from Costco sucks when you're grinding 1/4 cup of pepper for dalmatian rub.  
    ????
     

     
     =) 
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