Kinda shocked how hard it is to find a decent pepper mill without plastic components. Peugeot I thought you were supposed to be the good brand
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@christianselig There are a few pepper mills that are basically repurposed coffee hand grinders and they work amazingly well.
@christianselig using the Vipp set. It has ceramic grinders with metal parts.
@christianselig pepper cannon by Mann kitchen
@cBonadonna plastic on the inside near the grinder :(
@christianselig The most annoying thing is that metal burrs are not a whole lot better as you slowly grind metals with the pepper,.. we did some research a while back and our conclusion was that the "old fashioned" way with a mortar was the healthiest option.
@christianselig Certainly pricey, but I can personally attest to its crazy high build quality: https://crustmill.com
@chrismasterson oof beautiful but a bit rich for my blood
@christianselig Haha yes very fair!
@ents one day I’d maybe be able to rationally afford this lol
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It is not cheap but we have been using this on for 25 years. Perfex from France.
https://www.francecorner.com/2625-perfex-pepper-mill-2-sizes.html#/608-dimension-large_model
@christianselig Check these out - I have a model from 20 years ago when they were owned by Vic Firth (the drum stick company). They're still made in Maine. It's basically a perfect mill.
All wood and metal from what I can tell (for pepper - the salt one is nylon inside) https://fletchersmill.com/collections/federal-mills.
@stoneacheck Listed as having plastic inner fittings unfortunately 😞 https://www.bostongeneralstore.com/products/federal-pepper-mill
@christianselig I found the patent. There is one plastic part: a 3-spoke polypropylene/polyethylene support ring that centers and retains the metal shaft. Peppercorns pass through its large openings, but it doesn’t grind them, and the design specifically prevents the metal retaining tabs from rubbing against it during use. Not technically plastic-free, but there should be basically no plastic contact beyond peppercorns passing by it. I can take a pic of mine later?
@stoneacheck That’s reassuring but you never know when the plastic weakens and could crack over time. Someone posted their Peugeot did that and ground the plastic into their dinner, so I’d ideally like to just avoid plastic parts period if that makes sense :/
@christianselig Sorry, missed the last reply. Like I said, mine's been going strong for 20 years (not exaggerating, I got it in 2006) and you can see it has basically no wear and tear. There's always a mortar and pestle if you wanna go old school and have full control.
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@stoneacheck that wood is beautiful. I ended up picking up a Piper since apparently no plastic whatsoever, I’ll try to do a review on it!
@christianselig Me trying to find an induction-compatible kettle. Everywhere I look there’s plastic in everything. At this point I must plan on visiting local thrift/antique stores since they used to make them nice.
