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    help me buy a pepper mill, please!

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    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. 
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      I'll add I don't want electric and I don't want it in black or clear. I like the brown wood look
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      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.
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      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. 
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      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
      Southlake, TX and Cowhouse Creek - King, TX.  2 Large, 1 Small and a lot of Eggcessories.
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      I got Peugeot for a wedding gift 20yrs ago and still going strong. 

      "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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      Peugeot, you won’t regret it. Pepper and salt grinders have been used daily for nearly 30yrs. 
      IL 
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      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.
      Large Egg, PGS A40 gasser.
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      edited July 2020
      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

      Perfex Peppermill 45 in


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

      you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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      edited July 2020
      oh, and the really big one.  its been quarter to two on my zolof clock going on maybe 18 years now =)

      Pepper Mills or Grinder Big Green Egg - EGGhead Forum - The

      fukahwee maine

      you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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      Go to amazon and type Peugeot peppermill


      Rockwall, Tx    LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.

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      edited July 2020
      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.
      Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
      Two rusty Weber kettles. 

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      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/
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      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! =)
      Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time!
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      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.

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

      Michael 
      Central Connecticut 

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      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.

      LBGE

      Pikesville, MD

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

      Pepper Mills or Grinder Big Green Egg - EGGhead Forum - The

      You make that? That's quite the BOOS table you got there as well!
      Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time!
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      RRP said:
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      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
      fukahwee maine

      you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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      edited July 2020
      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. 
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      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. 

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      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
      fukahwee maine

      you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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      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.

      “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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      Which one did u get @nolaegghead it was square with a crank on the side or something 
      South of Columbus, Ohio.


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      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.
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      edited July 2020
      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.
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      fishlessman said:
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      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!
      Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time!
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      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!

      In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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      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.
      XL BGE in San Jose, CA. Also a Pit Barrel Cooker, a Cal Flame P4 gasser, and lots of toys including the first ever Flame Boss 300 in the wild. And a new Flame Boss 500.
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      I have/use the Fletcher's Mill grinders.  work great. 
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      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



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      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.  
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