Peugeot Paris u'Select Salt Mill, 11.82in, Chocolate

Freshly grinding pepper, salt, herbs, and spices for cooking and seasoning offers numerous benefits. A quality mill with a specifically designed grinding mechanism can release the aromas and essential oils of the spice, resulting in more aroma and better flavor than pre-ground. Additionally, a mill provides the ability to control the coarseness of the grind, allowing you to choose the desired texture according to taste or necessity.

When selecting a pepper, salt, or spice grinder, consider the following factors: the grinding mechanism, design and appearance, and ease of use. The grinding mechanism should be well-made and capable of producing a consistent grind, ideally designed to handle the specific spice. The design should be both functional and aesthetically pleasing, whether traditional or modern, manual or electric. A quality mill should be easy to adjust, fill, and feel comfortable in the hand.

Peugeot, a company with a rich history dating back to the 19th century, has established itself as a benchmark in the industry. Their iconic pepper grinding mechanism, designed in 1874, is still used in every Peugeot pepper mill today and is often copied but never equaled. Peugeot offers six unique, spice-specific mechanisms, each designed to extract the most out of the intended spices.

The primary difference between Peugeot and other brands is the spice-specific mechanisms. Peugeot's mechanisms are made in France and carry a lifetime limited warranty. The Pepper Grinding Mechanism is a two-stage burr-style system that cracks and grinds peppercorns to release their essential oils, resulting in enhanced flavor and aroma. The Salt Crushing Mechanism features corrosion-resistant stainless steel plates that fracture and crush coarse, dry sea salt to a consistent size.

Peugeot's patented u'Select grind control system allows for quick, easy, and accurate adjustment of the grind settings, offering six pre-defined levels for both pepper and salt, or any point in between. This ensures the right grind for the dish being prepared, as different stages of the cooking process and different dishes often call for varying seasoning sizes.

To get the best results from Peugeot's mills, it is recommended to use dry, hard, whole peppercorns and coarse sea salt or rock salt with a maximum diameter of 4 mm (0.16"). Damp salt should be avoided, as it can corrode the mill. Peugeot also offers a specific Wet Salt mill designed to resist salt corrosion.

Peugeot's Paris pepper and salt mills are exceptionally well-crafted, featuring turned beechwood and the u'Select grind control system. The difference between the salt and pepper mills lies in their respective grinding mechanisms, with the pepper mill using case-hardened steel and the salt mill featuring a stainless-steel mechanism.

Peugeot mills are Made in France, with the beechwood and steel components all produced at the Peugeot manufacture. They are covered by a two-year replacement policy, and the grinding mechanism is backed by a lifetime warranty. Peugeot has been a leading manufacturer of pepper mills since the 1840s and is a brand preferred by many fine restaurants and chefs.

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