I'll never go back to pre-gound pepper in a pepper shaker. Literally, pepper is SO much better and makes foods SO much yummier when the pepper is freshly ground! I use this every day, many times a day. And my only regret is that it doesn't hold a months supply of peppercorns! :D Going to need to buy a second one to have in the kitchen, so I don't have to refill them every week or 2 :D I love the look of this size, and the color, and am quite pleased with it :) It feels like quality, is lovely to use (no ground pepper sticking to your hand when you're done), and works like a charm. Super easy to switch between sizes of ground pepper, too. This is a Wirecutter pick, great price, and I'm so happy I went with it!

After searching for "Best Pepper Mills" online, this came up as #1 on multiple sites and reviews.Reputation earned in my opinion.It is classy, easy to fill and easy to select the coarseness.There is also a discernable difference in the grinds, unlike some of the cheaper glass ones I had been using - that break due to the plastic in themIt is effortless to grind and consistently grinds easily and thouroughly.If you are a fresh cracked pepper fan, consider this - yes its more expensive than those $10 ones you see all over, but this one won't let you down - its a lifetime investment and worth more than they charge.

Oh. My. God. This thing is MAGNIFICENT.I pulled it from the box with great trepidation because I bought another brand, the Trudeau 071322 Excalibur, and it had big flaws and a rusty screw on the grinding mechanism with the chrome plating worn off of the mechanism, and the replacement was really rusted over. Go over there and see the photos, I'm not kidding. After two of those Trudeau demo units/factory rejects, I was over it and decided to spend twice the money and get this Peugeot, hoping they would do it right and give me a flawless product.They did. I liked the darker chocolate color, but reasoned that with this natural color Peugeot, they couldn't hide any flaws behind paint or stain. Wise move, if I don't say so myself. This thing looks better in your hand than in the photo. Beautiful. Where the Trudeau had rough turnings with more raspy cross-grain grooves turned on lathes with dull tools and were lacking enough sanding and stain, this Peugeot has totally smooth grooves and beads, and was sanded to a very fine and smooth finish. Just beautiful. Somebody there really takes great pride in his work.I looked underneath at the grinder mechanism and it was spotless and new, unlike the trash that was dumped on me twice by the people at Trudeau.It's hard not to just caress this thing in your hands like a beautiful woman. The curves...the smoothness...the attention to detail. Who would think that a pepper mill could be downright sexy? I'll have to see if this thing can be modified with a Fleshlight insert...but I digress.Since the teeth of the mill draw the peppercorns down into the mechanism as you turn the top clockwise, I figured it goes to reason that the reverse would be true. The first thing I wanted to do is see how finely it would grind. I thought that somebody might have ground some pepper in it before, and I wanted all of the large particles out of the grinding mechanism so it would be at minimum tolerances for the level 1 grinding. SO...I turned the pepper mill upside down, then turned the top counterclockwise, pulling any bits of pepper out of the mechanism to the inside of the storage compartment! This cleared the mechanism of all peppercorn pieces. Then I turned it right side up again. With it set on level 1, I commenced to grinding, and it made a really nice and fine powder. Not like flour or anything, but a very nice fine grind. What is that I smell wafting up to my nares? I then leaned close and gently sniffed the pepper aroma. Aaaaaaahhh...I'm in love.Then it was time to max out the size and see what that looked like. Nice, decent sized pieces, but not so big as to be obnoxious. I could see putting these on a steak and pounding them into the meat.I love the markings on the wood to select the grind size, and the Peugeot logo. They're tastefully applied and in a nicely contrasting brown color, not stark black.This natural wood is really beautiful and flawless, I could not be happier. I've never held a nicer pepper mill in my hands. These Peugeot boys have this s*** down. If you want a big wooden peppermill that looks great and puts out the perfect grind, look no further. I'm just giddy about it. People at work have been laughing at my excitement about a pepper mill. They don't understand. I'm not going to make them understand by transporting my treasured Peugeot to work, where some jackhole might drop it on a concrete floor or lose the nut off the top. They can keep their grubby mitts off of my U'Select. They can't believe I spent $90 on a pepper mill, but I'm the kind of guy who feels this way: if you're going to buy something you have to live with, make it quality. Spend the extra bucks to get great performance and value. It only hurts when you lay down the money. From then on, you're in paradise every time you use it.I also bought an OXO, which is a great little grinder, for guests, but they better keep their stinkin' hooks off of my Peugeot Paris U'Select, or they'll draw back nubs!I never thought I'd say something good about France, but Peugeot earned it! Five stars!!!UPDATE: I ate some fish, shrimp and basmati rice two nights ago, and it just didn't taste as good as the night before. Then it came to me at about 3:30 in the morning as I woke up from a dead sleep: somehow I forgot to use the Peugeot Paris U'Select to apply some pepper! I was pissed off the rest of the night and the next day!!! You know, when I'm about to die and somebody asks if I have any regrets, that will be the one.

I have wanted a Peugeot pepper mill for years. I found this one on sale and decided to buy it.It’s a rich chocolate brown that looks almost black. It comes with some peppercorns in the grinder so you can use it right away. It has six different grind settings to choose from. Turning the bottom of the mill to each setting produces consecutively larger pieces. I can’t get the grinder to move to the first setting very easily but I don’t mind because the second setting produces a grind that is finer than the pepper in a tin you buy at the grocery store. Never having had a pepper mill before I don’t know what size of grind the sixth mark is supposed to look like, but it’s not super coarse.It’s a little tiring to grind a large amount of pepper into a dish I’m cooking but it’s not a dealbreaker—after all it’s a manual grinder. I will develop some arm strength and whoever is eating what I’ve cooked can add more pepper if they need to.This isn’t the most expensive pepper mill out there but I love it. I hope to use it for many years.

I wrote the below review one years ago.I bought this one to grind Hymalaya salt that I bought from Costco years ago. The plastic salt bottle with a grinder didn't work at all, so I bought this one. It seems to make salt powder more easily than to grind pepper. A good grinder.Here is an update after using for more than one year.I bought 2 in Oct. 2022, one for Hymalaya salt and the other for black pepper. I didn't use them daily, max a few times in a week. Both grinders got problems. One with pepper has problems with loose bottom so it can't be adjusted for fine/coarse pepper, and the other with Hymalaya salt is even worse; it grind out little salt with loose adjustment. These are sold with Peugeot brand but they might not deserve the brand name. In a local kitchen store I see a grinder priced above $50. These are priced lower in comparison but quality sucks. I bought a set of Zwilling kitchen knives for 180 or so, and another Zwilling kitchen knife for 40. They are real with the brand name and I don't regret. Be cautious with discount.

It is made entirely in France, which drew me to it in the first place but I never knew that Peugeot invented the pepper mill.The surface is smooth to the touch and the natural color is nice, I'm sure it'll patina up after a few years of use. The mechanism is similarly smooth to use and grinds perfectly. Everything about this mill looks and feels high quality.As for whether it's a good pick over the cheapo mills you can buy at Dollarama, or the ones included on purchase of the peppercorns like at Costco...I think it is definitely worth it. This is something you'll be using all the time, for years on end, and you'll build an appreciation for it over a period of time.

Além de absurdamente lindo e bem acabado, mói a pimenta de uma forma maravilhosa. Sem resistência pra rodar, libera uma grande quantidade de pimenta moída a cada giro. Produto espetacular. Vale cada centavo!

Très belle qualité et très belle facture. Les différentes moutures sont parfaites.

Har en större variant sen tidigare som är köpt på Cervera, denna verkar fungera lika bra

Belle grandeur, pratique et beau