Peugeot Made in France- Paris u'Select Manual Pepper Mill - Adjustable Grinder - PEFC Certified Beechwood, 22 cm - 9 in. Chocolate

Total quality. Luxury feel and weight. Black looks rich - goes with any decor. Adjustment from coarse to... much finer than I would ever use. When you twist the bottom-most section of the mill to adjust the grind, you can easily feel where the mechanism noticeably starts to tighten. Stop tightening at this initial resistance, (3rd finest setting, with 2 more finer than that) and this classic-looking Peugeot mill produces a shower of cracked black that's perfect... not too heavy per twist. I don't cook anything that needs a crazy amount of black pepper so I don't want to be super careful about accidentally adding too much. I have a spice rack where I kept my last, cheap all-in-1 peppercorn "plastic grinder/container". The space in my rack is a little tight, and I was happy to see this 'real' mill fits neatly in the space where the plastic one was. Filling it is a breeze. It takes somewhat less than a full spice bottle of whole peppercorns. I am far more partial to lemon pepper than straight cracked black, and so my next mission is to find the correct mix of orange peel and peppercorns, so I can use this mill daily to grind lemon pepper in my salads, vegetables, etc. I actually don't use black pepper all that much. Eggs is one of the only dishes where I DON'T use lemon pepper. The directions are printed on a small, micro-mini booklet insert that you might need some serious magnification to actually read. One notable instruction is not to use it to grind anything but pepper. Peugeot offers a lifetime warranty on the actual mechanism. The only con (not really) for me is, I had to get used to the fact that you cannot grab the very bottom of the mill when you twist to grind. The bottom ring is how you adjust your grind, so you need to hold the mill anywhere above the lowest 'ring'. Otherwise when you twist to grind, it changes the adjustment. But unless you have sirius memory issues, you learn that after the 1st or 2nd time you use it.

Peugeot is quality at its highest. I rebought this Pepper Mill because the one I have had for decades was knocked off the counter and broke a piece of the wood off. It still worked, but I candidly missed the beauty that was marred. After all these decades the quality of the new one still holds. It grinds with ease at the level you choose, and its adjustment is easy. I highly recommend it to you. It is a purchase of quality functionality and beauty.

I've been limping along with two pepper grinders gifted to us many years ago. The tall dark one we've used for black pepper and the shorter "beigier" colored one for white pepper. The grind of the tall one can only be adjusted by tightening or loosening the nut on top which also secures the grinder's top. The more you grind, the tighter the nut gets and the finer the grind. The shorter grinder has a chrome collar just below the top with F, M and C settings which work okay, but I end up inadvertently turning the collar as I grind, thus changing the fineness of the grind. And the varnish on the outside of the shorter grinder has aged so that it is now sticky to the touch. Hmph. So, I decided to splurge and get one each of the chocolate brown and natural wood colored Peugeot grinders for black and white pepper respectively. Good choice. Love them. They grind both types of pepper very easily, thank you, the mechanism works flawlessly and they look very handsome on the counter by the stove top. Adjusting grind fineness or coarseness is accomplished by turning a wooden collar at the base of each grinder to the desired setting designated by tiny vertical markings from I to IIII. You have to experiment to figure out if I is coarse or fine, but it's figure-out-able and I won't spoil if for you. I suspect too that the markings will wear away over time thus only increasing the Gallic fun. I had a friend who owned a Peugeot 304 back in the 1970s and the car had similar little idiosyncrasies. Like the ashtray with 14 moving parts. Anyhow, I love the grinders, I use them daily, they feel good to the touch AND the vendor that sells the chocolate colored one, the actual subject of this review, provides a WARRANTY for American buyers that does not require you to try to communicate with les braves gens de Peugeot. Bravo!

Love this pepper grinder. We have only had it a week and are so glad we splurged on this quality grinder. This looks like it may last a lifetime. Our grinder that came with pepper had worn out and we were getting whole and half chunks so we decided to get a new grinder. This one has multiple options so you can pick how fine you need and it is easy to change the setting for each use if needed. Read the care instructions that come with it as it says no liquid or water, just a dry cloth and brush for the mechanism needed. We love it!

It does not grind well at all. It's inconsistent, requires tinkering with the tension knob at the top, and then will still randomly stop grinding. It just doesn't grab the peppercorns at all. Shaking it helps some when it stops grinding but it performs horribly compared to any other cheap grinder I've used. The grinder that came with peppercorns I picked up at a wholesale store performs far far better for much cheaper. I've read so many positive reviews about this online but it very much misses the mark. It was a complete disappointment.

I’d known about Peugeot mills for a while, but finally decided to buy one after using a friend’s (getting it on sale was a nice bonus). The difference between this and any disposable grinder I’ve used is night and day. This just feels like a quality, well-built product. It works flawlessly, assuming you use decent peppercorns. Adjustable grind settings are consistent. Very happy with it.

It's a nice peppermill, and I think it's a nice size. It also grinds well. Definitely can be given as a modest gift, probably with high-quality peppercorns. It actually had a few peppercorns in it when it arrived (I assume to test it). The only downside is I wish it would use words instead of "I II III IIII IIIII IIIIII" around the barrel -- is I coarse? Fine? Anyway, I still like it.

MY wife and I, over the years, have tried many different pepper grinders and they all had one thing in common. They were all Chinese made crap with plastic grinder mechanism. Every one was junk. We finally decided to bite the bullet and spend the money on a Peugeot. OMG. Should have done this years ago. The fine setting is like dust and the course setting just that, course. The grinder is all steel and works like a dream. I highly recommend this item. We’re buying the salt grinder next.