This may be heresy but I just buy pre-ground pepper from the store.
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Yep, cute video. But it also shows that one person's negative doesn't always carry over. He made several references early on to the similarity of pre-ground pepper resembling horse sweat chemically as if it were a very negative thing. Obviously he doesn't have anyone in his life like my bride. Little girls never outgrow their love of ponies.Comment
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Very cool! And if it is good for Kenji, it is good by me! Thanks for sharing!Comment
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Well, it's way expensive, but we are pepper fiends and I am particularly flush right at the moment, so I bit. By the time it comes in 6 months or longer, I'll conveniently misremember the price when Barbara asks. 😯Comment
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The grinder I bought at Ikea many years ago is still goin' strong. It was less than $10 and the shaft is not centered so it produces different sized flakes, but I like it...
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I know I posted about this in a different thread yesterday, but mine arrived (first run) last evening. It's pretty fricking awesome, just sayin'. At least now, when I need a tablespoon (or more!) of coarsely ground pepper I don't have to spend a half hour grinding and sifting, grinding and sifting, grinding and sifting in my bladed spice grinder to get it.Comment
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I got mine a couple days ago and it is awesome. Heavy duty and a huge range of settings. Well worth the cost in my opinion.Comment
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I’ve been preaching battery operated grinders since I’ve joined AR. I love them and will never go back to manual grinders. I got over 1/2 a teaspoon of pepper in about 20 seconds or so. The Pink Himalayan Salt grinds much faster. willxfmr and Mr. Bones Y’all had asked a while back which set I had, this is it. It is the Hafster brand and is available on Amazon for $38.00. My other set, the salt grinder gave out a few weeks ago, after about 5 years of daily use. This is what I bought as a replacement and I really like them.Last edited by Panhead John; May 14, 2021, 01:21 PM.Comment
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My 20v Dewalt cordless drill and an old Cole & Mason pepper mill puts out quite a bit more than 1/2 tsp. in 20 sec and has 2 variable speeds. Even has reverse but that isn't how I fill it back up. I am looking for an electric one with a fast and consistent sized grind.Comment
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Panhead John I hear ya. I have to keep it in my office. Yellow doesn't go with our red/black/stainless steel kitchen vibe. -
Drill works well but if it jams, the power can wreck the grinder.
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Polarbear777 Yes, the power and speed can burn up the grinder. This one is my old Cole & Mason which had a part holding the grinder together at the bottom crack and break off. So it is already toast but still works somewhat. Don't have to grind a lot at one time so it isn't used much. Only do 2-3 briskets a year.
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I got mine in last week, and it is excellent. I love how even the grind is! It really does pump out pepper.Originally posted by Max Good View PostComment
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Question to all who have received, an are usin this here grinder...
Is it adjustable, as to grind size?Comment
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Pretty awesome! I’m sure it’s probably the fastest one out there. I just like the convenience of one thumb operation. Since I’m usually cooking for one, the battery operated grinder works fine for me. Plus I’m a lazy bastard. 🥸 -
Panhead John - I get it. I just wanted to show a comparison. I wasn't saying yours doesn't work fine. -
Oh I knew that.. That’s actually a really good comparison for people to see!
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I got my third run pepper cannon about a month ago, and decided to drop a full review here.
1- it grinds a high volume of pepper with very few turns. A quarter turn produces more than my OXO table grinder does with a full turn or so.
2- it has a WIDE variety of grinds… from atomic dust at the very tightest recommended to cracked corns at the fullest. The downside there is that it’s a lot of clicks on the wheel to get a significant shift in the grind. It is remarkably easy to turn the dial though. My OXO has a switch that gets tight sometimes but my previous grinder had a screw that was more difficult.
3- refills are ridiculously easy. The push button release for the top is simply brilliant. No screwing, no secret latch, just push the button and the top comes off. Also, fairly easy to see when it’s getting full, despite it being opaque.
4- the cup that seals on the bottom. Not a game changer, but pretty cool.
I have not gotten rid of the oxo grinder for the table, but the Cannon is getting the bulk of the use. And the wife thinks it’s table worthy in appearance, even if she finds it a bit ridiculous because of the Kickstarter video.
might be my favorite thing i kickstarted. It is really great.
if I had some input for version 2, I’d make the bottom cup transparent if possible so you could measure with it closed. And I might widen the clicks on the grind adjustment crank, but maybe not.Comment
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After commenting above that I simply buy ground pepper at the store I got to thinking: the reason for that is pepper mills are inefficient and time consuming to use. A motorized blade grinder would require sifting if uniform size is wanted. I thought about buying a battery powered set but never did.
Sooo....after thinking about it and watching the vids on Kickstarter I went ahead and bought one. It arrived over a month ago.
I will echo everything that Potkettleblack said above. I really like this pepper mill. I use it in regular cooking but I've also used it to pepper a whole pork butt and some ribs, something I would never use one of my old pepper mills for.
My idea for version 2 - make it battery operated.Comment
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