help me buy a pepper mill, please!

FanOfFanboys

I am ready to move on past the mccormick pepper grinder

I am thinking a peugeot but 1) is that the way to go? 2) what model to get?

I have heard the peugeot will last the rest of my natural life, which seems like a good deal. 

FanOfFanboys

I'll add I don't want electric and I don't want it in black or clear. I like the brown wood look

Eoin

I gave up on grinders, just throw peppercorns into a pestle and mortar and crush as desired, fine or coarse.  Easier to mix as well, as I sometimes use plain black corns and sometimes a Bristol 5 Pepper blend which mixes black, white, green and pink peppercorns with some allspice berries.

FanOfFanboys

https://us.peugeot-saveurs.com/en_us/edition-210-pepper-mill-in-wood-21-cm-8in-210th-birday-limited-edition.html

I like the look of this. 

smbishop

I have had this one for several years and like it very much:

https://smile.amazon.com/Unicorn-Magnum-Plus-Pepper-Black/dp/B0000CFB4N/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Unicorn+Magnum+Plus+Pepper+Mill+9%22+Black&qid=1593612014&s=home-garden&sr=1-2

GATraveller

I got Peugeot for a wedding gift 20yrs ago and still going strong. 

LetsEat

Peugeot, you won’t regret it. Pepper and salt grinders have been used daily for nearly 30yrs. 

1voyager

FanOfFanboys said:

I am ready to move on past the mccormick pepper grinder

I am thinking a peugeot but 1) is that the way to go? 2) what model to get?

I have heard the peugeot will last the rest of my natural life, which seems like a good deal. 

I have one for black pepper and one for white pepper. The quality of the build is exceptional. I highly recommend Peugeot manual pepper mills.

fishlessman

i have a salt and pepper set from perfex that i like and an old turkish cofee grinder that i use for pepper at the house

the camp ive been using the molcajete that sgh made me buy, that volanic rock works really well grinding up spices

fishlessman

oh, and the really big one.  its been quarter to two on my zolof clock going on maybe 18 years now

TEXASBGE2018

Go to amazon and type Peugeot peppermill

frazzdaddy

Peugeot stainless, can't miss. I have some in wood as well. Sometimes the base cracks on the wooden ones. Caught some great deals on Ebay.

marcdc

I've had issues with two Peugeot pepper mills, and find it a pain to clean the gears. 

Fletcher makes a great mill, is made in the USA, and ive had it for 10 years with no problems, and it's super easy to clean




https://fletchersmill.com/

RRP

I have had a smaller UNICORN grinder like @smbishop posted the link to. Mine is probably 18 years old and still does a great job. It will undoubtedly out last my need for ground pepper!

Carolina Q

RRP said:

I have had a smaller UNICORN grinder like @smbishop posted the link to. Mine is probably 18 years old and still does a great job. It will undoubtedly out last my need for ground pepper!

As I recall, that's the one the folks at Bon Appetit recommend. Always heard that Peugeot was overrated. Never owned either.

Acn

smbishop said:

I have had this one for several years and like it very much:

https://smile.amazon.com/Unicorn-Magnum-Plus-Pepper-Black/dp/B0000CFB4N/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Unicorn+Magnum+Plus+Pepper+Mill+9%22+Black&qid=1593612014&s=home-garden&sr=1-2

I have a similar one that Amazon says I got in February 2010 and I have had no issues or complaints.

RRP

fishlessman said:

oh, and the really big one.  its been quarter to two on my zolof clock going on maybe 18 years now

You make that? That's quite the BOOS table you got there as well!

fishlessman

RRP said:

fishlessman said:

oh, and the really big one.  its been quarter to two on my zolof clock going on maybe 18 years now

You make that? That's quite the BOOS table you got there as well!

the peppermill was a gift.mostly use it to put my hat on it.  hope the boos table lasts a liftime

SonVolt

I keep a Peugeot by the stove for when I'm cooking inside, but for grilling or BBQ it's way too slow. I grind enough peppercorns in a spice grinder to fill up a 1/2 pint mason jar and use it for a couple months until it needs to be refilled. Just reach in and grab a big pinch and apply like you would kosher salt. I don't notice a drop in quality or pungency in that short amount of time. 

paqman

I was going through a grinder every year until I got a set (pepper + salt) of Peugeot (wood) a couple of years ago. I barely use the salt one but pepper is getting used daily.  They have a dark finish and they are still looking like new. 

fishlessman

SonVolt said:

I keep a Peugeot by the stove for when I'm cooking inside, but for grilling or BBQ it's way too slow. I grind enough peppercorns in a spice grinder to fill up a 1/2 pint mason jar and use it for a couple months until it needs to be refilled. Just reach in and grab a big pinch and apply like you would kosher salt. I don't notice a drop in quality or pungency in that short amount of time. 

someone posted a south african braai rub a few yers ago that i use regularly now and this has been my storage method as well and grinding in that mexican mortar makes it easy to punch out a couple months worth. i store the rub in the jar in the fridge, the corriander stays up and doesnt fade like the store bought ground

HeavyG

I bought a Peugeot decades ago and it is fine but I have come to prefer this little thing:

Made by Oxo and a whopping $12. I keep it loaded with black pepper and it is easy to see when it's running out and easy to refill.

A few years ago I bought this cast iron piece:

I'll use it when I want a small amount of something other than the black pepper in the Oxo. It was $45 when I bought mine but I see the price on Amazon is at $65. It's made by Skeppshult, a Swedish cast iron manufacturer that makes some neat stuff.

alaskanassasin

Which one did u get @nolaegghead it was square with a crank on the side or something 

nolaegghead

alaskanassasin said:

Which one did u get @nolaegghead it was square with a crank on the side or something 

Peppermate.  I love it, really good for high volume.

Eoin

HeavyG said:

A few years ago I bought this cast iron piece:

I'll use it when I want a small amount of something other than the black pepper in the Oxo. It was $45 when I bought mine but I see the price on Amazon is at $65. It's made by Skeppshult, a Swedish cast iron manufacturer that makes some neat stuff.

That's nice. Not that I need a grinder, but it is nice.

RRP

fishlessman said:

RRP said:

fishlessman said:

oh, and the really big one.  its been quarter to two on my zolof clock going on maybe 18 years now

You make that? That's quite the BOOS table you got there as well!

the peppermill was a gift.mostly use it to put my hat on it.  hope the boos table lasts a liftime

"put my hat on it"!

It reminds me of an antique 4 poster bed frame we inherited from Pat's grandmother years ago! We still proudly use that bed frame in our guest bedroom as it was built when craftsmenship showed. I just imagine expressed in today's dollars that bed frame by itself cost more than our whole set of master bedroom furniture!

GlennM

I have a Peugeot and it doesn’t work well. Maybe I should try and clean the gears?  Bought this about a year ago and really like it. Lots of capacity, small footprint, removable base to capture pepper and easy grind adjustment. So far it’s been great!

Yno

A thousand years or so ago, the Frugal Gourmet recommended a Turkish coffee grinder for pepper (like this one: https://tinyurl.com/yb8dcrpx) and I have used a  similar one for years. I also have a wooden Silver Oak bottle pepper grinder. It doesn't work as well, but it looks good on the table.

smittydog27

I have/use the Fletcher's Mill grinders.  work great. 

bge_massachusetts

Funny this conversation came up... I just did my own research and bought a new one two weeks ago.  I ended up with this one.  So far I love it.  The ability to change the grind with a quick turn is awesome.  Highly recommend.

https://www.amazon.com/COLE-MASON-Ardingly-Pepper-Grinder/dp/B019Z2IJWY/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=COLE+%26+MASON+Ardingly+Wood+Pepper+Grinder&qid=1593702574&sr=8-2

Botch

bge_massachusetts said:

Funny this conversation came up... I just did my own research and bought a new one two weeks ago.  I ended up with this one.  So far I love it.  The ability to change the grind with a quick turn is awesome.  Highly recommend.

https://www.amazon.com/COLE-MASON-Ardingly-Pepper-Grinder/dp/B019Z2IJWY/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=COLE+%26+MASON+Ardingly+Wood+Pepper+Grinder&qid=1593702574&sr=8-2

Glad to see Cole & Mason also make a wooden model, which the OP wanted.  It won Cook's Illustrated shootout, and I love mine but it's clear plastic so I didn't mention it.