Peugeot Paris u'Select Chocolate Salt Mill, 7 inch

There are many benefits to freshly grinding pepper, salt, herbs, and spices for cooking and seasoning. A quality mill with a specifically designed grinding mechanism will release the aromas and essential oils of that spice. Freshly ground pepper and spices have more aroma and better flavor than pre-ground. Another advantage of using freshly ground spices or minerals (salts) is the control a mill provides for determining the coarseness (size) of a grind.

When looking for a pepper, salt, or spice grinder, consider the following: Grinding mechanism, Design and appearance, and Ease of Use. Peugeot's story starts in the 19th century when the Peugeot brothers converted the family's gristmill into a steel foundry. They began producing award-winning hand tools immediately after opening and went on to produce a diverse range of exceptional quality products including small appliances, bicycles, and most notably, automobiles.

In 1840, Peugeot created their burr-style coffee grinder and adopted that design to accommodate peppercorns in 1874. Peugeot's iconic pepper grinding mechanism design is often copied, but never equaled. Today, Peugeot offers six unique spice-specific mechanisms plus the original burr-style coffee grinder. The primary difference between Peugeot and all other brands are the spice-specific mechanisms.

Peugeot's Pepper Grinding Mechanism is a two-stage burr-style system, and the Salt Crushing Mechanism features two ribbed plates which work to fracture and crush coarse, dry sea salt to a consistent size. Peugeot's u'Select is a patented grind control system for electric and manual grinders, offering 6 pre-defined levels of grind for both pepper and salt, or any point in between.

To get the best results, we recommend using only dry, hard, whole peppercorns that are 5 mm (1/4") or less in diameter, and dry salt with a diameter of 4 mm (0.16") such as coarse sea salt or rock salt. Peugeot mills are made in France, PEFC certified, and feature a lifetime warranty on the mechanism and 5 years on the body of the mill.

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