Peugeot 33897 Classic Royan 5.5" Salt Mill, Gray

The mill arrived in perfect shape, which I’m attributing to its build-quality, and not Amazon’s packing job (it was in an open-ended plastic bag in the bottom of a padded envelope along with 2 boxed page-a-day calendars)! There is a little booklet attached, written in French and several other languages including English, with instructional drawings. But really, it operates like every other wooden peppermill I’ve ever owned, just better. Since I like my pepper fairly finely ground, I’m not having the wobbly top issue reported by those that prefer a ver coarse grind. The mill feels solid, delivers a consistently-sized grind, and doesn’t leave a dusting of extra pepper on the table underneath it. Also, I like that it doesn’t hold a ton of pepper—I think peppercorns stay fresher longer in a glass jar and I don’t mind refilling the grinder now and then, it’s easy.

Looked for a long time for a salt mill to match the Classic Royan pepper mill. This is the real deal. Has a white knurled knob on top to distinguish it from the pepper mill's black knob (cool). Looking for a lifetime of service from this little baby. As the listing says, this is best for grinding coarse *dry* salt, not the damp "sel de mer" or "fleur de sel"; there is a separate mill for damp salts. The item came from India to Florida in about 10 days, amazing.

Producto de gran calidad. Funciona perfectamente.

This is a nice solidly built pepper mill, but I think the design is a bit strange.You control the coarseness of the grind with the knob on top; loosen it to get a coarser grind. The problem is that this is the same knob that holds the top on. So, when you loosen it to get a really coarse grind the top is loose and wobbly. It's kind of weird and off-putting to me, but it does work fine.Grinding pepper is easy and you can get anything from very fine to very coarse, as you like. It's really a pretty good product. It fills from the top and the opening is nice and wide.

Pros: Stylish. Easy to use. Easy to fill. Consistent delivery.Cons: grind is pretty fine and not particularly adjustable.

This pepper mill can produce a nice dusting of pepper, but there is a strange design flaw. The knob for adjusting your grind is on the top, but it also holds the lid on. As I grind clockwise, the knob starts loosening. So I have to keep tightening the knob to keep the grind consistent, and to keep its lid on! For the price, I expected better quality.

Grinds very finely! Love that because my OXO grinder is too course for the kids. The salt grinder by this brand, however, does NOT grind finely. Would stick with OXO for salt and this one for pepper (which makes for an unsightly match).

Very well made with real wood and metal grinder. Grinds fine and produces a lot. Should last a long time. Looks great on the counter. Very satisfied.

Looks and feels quality. More than I would normally pay for a pepper mill, but well worth the money. Quick delivery, great service.

Super moulin pour le poivre, très élégant et de manufacture française.

This is a simple, beautiful pepper mill that works.At first I had trouble getting it working. I tried backing off the knob on the top to the point I thought was too loose and bingo, perfectly ground pepper.This peppermill feels solid, like it will work forever. Very happy with this purchase.

I love ground pepper. I will put that stuff on almost everything. I've had mixed experiences with cheaper grinders from Amazon, my local grocery store and other places where the grinding aspect just seems to blow out completely and renders the grinder useless.The Peugeot grinder's stainless steel cracking/grinding mechanism so far seems to have waaaay more punch to it instead of the plastic and ceramic pieces of the cheaper grinders. It came preloaded with some black peppercorns that don't taste anything special, but definitely taste like black pepper.You can turn the little ball at the top to adjust fineness of the grind, so looser means bigger pieces of pepper... But you're also loosening the entire structure of the top connecting to the base, so suddenly the whole grinder feels wobbly and cheap. The metal ring you see pictured isn't glued or secured to the wood, so you just have a random spinning silver ring on the product for some reason?While I'm willing to give Peugeot another shot since the grinding the cracking and then grinding method seems quite good and they seem to have a good warranty, I don't know if this is the style you want to go with.If this helped, please click the button below!

After only a month of use, this grinder no longer grinds to a fine enough consistency.