We have a brass pepper mill by The Frugal Gourmet. We have had it for a long time. Its easy to use and still looks great. For salt we use a salt cellar for kosher salt.

I love the William Bounds brand of mills. They are American made and truly excellent.

Localeater: If price didn't matter, would you choose the Oxo over the Atlas? Just curious, as I've been thinking of replacing my Olde Thompson's with the Atlas.

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Thank you, everyone, for your suggestions. I had looked into the Atlas as I love the way they look. I'll look into the other suggestions as well.

We have a Peugeot pepper grinder and a Peugeot (sea) salt grinder and are happy with both.

Peugeot is the gold standard.

I have 3 for sentimental reasons. The vintage pewter perfex one is my favorite, it was my mother in law’s and her mother’s before that. When it is in my hand that’s three generations. Of course, they were both terrible cooks- lol.

My brother gave me the Atlas and it is great. I think it does fine the best.

The Oxo has a lot of plastic pieces, not the grind mechanism. It is less aesthetically pleasing, but to grind a lot without any hand issues it is the most ergonomic.

I have 4 OXOs for 3 peppers and a fennel. Use the daily and have grip or wrist problems anymore. I've been using them daily for years. Work great, easy to adjust grind.

i have a trudeau pepper mill, its been great, have about 10 years.

I have a salt cellar for pinching kosher salt and a brass turkish pepper grinder.

I use a 30 year old Peugeot and a salt cellar for kosher salt.

Does any one know if the wood can be refinished on my Peppermill?

To be honest, I've switched to Trader Joe's rainbow blend of whole pepper, and grind with the grinder that comes with that. It isn't aesthetic, but it tastes great, and that's my priority.

I got an old wooden pepper grinder from my parents, but now I use that to grind odd things like cubeb berries.

My choice is Peugeot for pepper......I use a salt pig/cellar for salt not keen on ground salt

Mine is an Olde Thompson, stainless steel salt shaker and pepper mill set. I got them for less than $40 for the pair at the local Marshall's and have had them for several years, the grinder still works well and I'm happy with them.

I have a separate "salt pig" by the stove for cooking, it holds kosher salt. It's actually one of those vintage jelly jar/bowls with a metal lid that doesn't screw on, I just like the way it looks.

Annie

I have two pepper mills. One is this one from Williams Bounds that I got at Williams-Sonoma

My other one is from Le Creuset. I don’t like it as much because the grind is very fine.

Penzey's sell nice ones ... for a price. I like to give quality items for wedding presents. I remember getting an electric knife our wedding 35+ years ago... and it's still kicking, along with the cuisinart FP ...

find a 2018 review here

Many previous discussion if you use the search line above. Here is one, LINK

We rarely use a pepper grinder though I have a few. Mentioned in the link. Perfex I've had for 30 years.

Many peppercorn recalls over the years so I heat treat mine. Many spices arrive in ports of call contaminated but most are treated. Mccormick uses steam and some use irradiation. Many do nothing. Most spices and mixes are used in cooking so the heat kills bacteria. Pepper is used at the table without heat. Salt is used for curing so no issues there.

10-15 minutes low oven on a cookie sheet. Or just toss in a saute pan.

FDA heat chart for killing pathogens. Salmonella, etc.

I bought an Atlas in 2015 but the handle broke after a couple of years. The grind was fine, no matter what setting. Then, I used whatever came with store-bought pepper for a while.

I bought a Kuhn Rikon set at the end of 2017. I didn't adjust the grind so can't speak to that. I really liked how it worked but the mechanism was attached with plastic spokes and it broke off a week ago. I gave the other in the set to my mom, who lives 10 hrs away, a week before that! Her grinder took forever to produce.

Now, I have the Unicorn Magnum. It arrived a few days ago and I love the adjustment even though I tend to use one grind most of the time. You get a LOT of pepper very easily so it's my favorite mechanism, so far. It's just not pretty like the Atlas or cute like the KR.

I use Kosher Salt or Maldon flakes, so no grinder.

I seem to recall this question being asked here before...maybe a year or more back?

Anyway, I love, LOVE this one I got from Macy's. Large capacity, & grinder is on top w/ a cover to keep it clean. Adjustable grind too.

Bavaria Pepper Mill

I have been using a pepper mill for easily 50 years....maybe longer. I have worn out several Old Thompsons, another that was supposed to be "forever" several china one that matched something or other at the time....but for the last about 27 years I have used one of those brass Greek mills....think it may be an Atlas....bought it on big time sale for about $25....and 2 years ago bought my son one just like it for about $60....also on big time sale. I like that it holds a lot of peppercorns, and is adjustable from powder to chunks....and seems to last forever.
https://food52.com/shop/products/206-copper-and-brass-pepper-mill?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrM2Ssd7W3AIVzrbACh2lVwwQEAQYASABEgIZrvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Also this link:

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/2510902/pepper-mill-q

I have the "Turkish" (actually chef Jeff Smith's ) one that I posted. Adjustable grind.

dcarch

I have a similar Turkish coffee grinder, like the kind Jeff Smith used for pepper, and mine does not have a screw or nut at the bottom for adjustment. If you want it to be adjustable, you should check to see whether the adjustment is there or not.