Some time ago I was having a tendonitis flare-up. At the time we had a little crystal-clear pepper mill that was fairly stiff when you used it to grind pepper. This was merely annoying when we wanted to grind lots of pepper for a...
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Some time ago I was having a tendonitis flare-up. At the time we had a little crystal-clear pepper mill that was fairly stiff when you used it to grind pepper. This was merely annoying when we wanted to grind lots of pepper for a recipe; it was sheer agony when my tendonitis started acting up. So, we decided to try the Oxo pepper mill. You pull open the little plastic "window" so that it becomes a spout-like opening, and you pour peppercorns inside. You set a wheel on the bottom in order to adjust the grind from coarse to fine. Then you grab the big black knob on the long lever arm and grind your pepper. Because you get plenty of leverage with that long grind arm, you can very quickly grind large amounts of pepper with little effort - perfect for the home cook! Best of all, it's very easy on the hands. Even at the worst of my tendonitis I've been able to use it. The clear window makes it very easy to see when you're running out of pepper. Wonderful for people like us, who cook a lot - we go through a lot of pepper! The white color unfortunately does mean that it gets dirty quickly and obviously. You'll need to clean it quite often if you plan to use it at the table. It's extremely easy to load - nothing to unscrew or pry apart. You just open the window like a drawer and pour stuff in! That's a lot easier to load than our salt shaker, let me tell you. Like so many things Oxo, unfortunately, we find that this mill doesn't entirely stand up to frequent usage. The grind wheel developed problems pretty quickly. Now, if you want finely-ground pepper, you have to keep dialing the wheel back to the fine side after every few grinds. It seems to work its way back to coarse without help from anyone else. Luckily for us, we don't mind coarsely-ground pepper, so this doesn't bother us too much. If you like your pepper fine, however, you might find this annoying. Comment | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)
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