Peugeot - Paris u'Select Manual Pepper Mill - Adjustable Grinder - Beechwood, Chocolate

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!

The quality of this pepper mill is outstanding. After a year’s usage, pepper is still ground well. There are settings for different coarseness, to suit your preferences. The wood finish is still holding up after daily usage.

Quality built and operates flawlessly. Definitely recommend.

Have been using this thing like crazy and does appear to be very well made with a very nicely adjustable grind adjustment. Very well engineered.I have always been a purist, using grinders allowing fine adjustment via the nut on top of the grinder. But the easy adjustment at the bottom of this unit still provides an infinite range for you to set anywhere along (and in between) its 6 marked settings - and grind stays consistent over time.Finish is a high quality wood stain (rather than paint) that looks like it will wear nicely and hold up over time.Only minor criticism is the quality of the peppercorns included - small, dried out and kind of bland. No worries, just plan on replacing them right away.This thing is pretty great and should last a very long time!

I purchased this pepper mill on the basis of Peugeot's reputation as a top-quality manufacturer of pepper mills. After only a few years of light, occasional use, it has become non-functional and does not grind at all. It seems the cheap, thin plastic collar at the bottom of the mill broke from very little use. It was great for the first two years I used it, and I'm sure it would have given a lifetime of use if it weren't for Peugeot cheaping-out on one of the most important parts, making it an expensive paperweight. There does not seem to be a repair service or upgraded part for replacement. Buyer beware!

First of all, isn't this a car brand? I don't know why but all the pepper mills that my wife has ever gotten broke over time. She has only bought those clear acrylic ones from places like Target or Home Goods, never has she ever seeked out a pepper mill. So now I'm just browsing The New York Times and I get to the Wirecutter section, which for some reason now requires its own subscription plan now? I mean is it not enough that I already pay for The New York Times?, and I see that this has been their recommended mill for the past several years. Why is this such a difficult task? Why would one company make a crummier pepper mill than another one? How old is this technology? How is it possible that all these acrylic ones that my wife bought over the years, which she still has sitting in her cabinet, keep breaking? You turn the part you're supposed to turn on these things and nothing comes out. It's crazy! So I finally put my foot down and got this one, which I'm glad to have gotten.I have never spent this much on a pepper mill and I have never really cared for fresh pepper. However, I do remember one time we went to a fancy steak house either Peter Luger or Keens in the city and they had this mill on the table. I remember feeling very impressed that there were these luxury pepper mills that existed. It's a very nice mill. It feels like a luxury mill. It's solid wood, it has got that nice paint finish and there's a fancy logo on it. I just Googled Peugeot and either cars or pepper grinders show up. It turns out, according to Wikipedia, it's a the same company. Anyway, so I order this thing and we finally get it in the mail and we mill some fresh pepper. My wife is mad that I spent so much on it. It does come loaded with peppercorns already by the way. I can't tell the difference between fresh pepper from the tin of McCormick-brand pepper but this thing makes you feel fancy and The New York Times recommends it. I recommend that you get it. It's pretty nice. Friends will be impressed if they see it at your house. It'll say that you enjoy the finer things in life. If they ask about it, just pretend like its not big deal. Like, oh, this ole thing? But it is a big deal, because you've never spent this much on a pepper mill in your life, The New frickin' York Times recommends it and you saw it one time at a fancy steak house in the city.So I don't know, just get it. Why not?

provide great uniform grind size and flexible adjustment, but sometimes the peppercorn gets clogged inside and requires clearing. I would have to shake it to loosen it or dump them out and fill them back in to unclog, but it's not common

Perfect!