BLUF: the "Pepper Cannon" from MÄNNKITCHEN is a phenomenal performer, the best all-round mill, alone at the top, with NO close 'second place' grinders out there!
OK, why do I say this? I'm a 72-year old retired Naval Aviator who was privileged to fly fighter jets around aircraft carrier for just shy of 30 years. "Good enough" is not an acceptable concept, and discerning intrinsic elements of quality, durability, and capability in 'machinery' are necessary traits of even the fledgling aviator.
To this point, I am also an avid "kitchen rat" - I love to cook, have been drawn to it from first memory as a child, and have likewise sought out the best "kit" I could afford to pace my ever-increasing joy in food preparation... I've been waiting for years (21 as a matter of fact) for a pepper grinder that would out-perform my current WMF grinder, which I purchased from the factory while on a staff tour in Stuttgart. SO happy to report, the Pepper Cannon is IT!
You really needn't look further than the features and specifications on the website itself - there IS sometimes "truth in advertising" :-)
What I value most, beyond the capacity, weight, function and design are:
- Milled from a solid billet of aerospace grade aluminum. This is a big deal, an inherently expensive way to fabricate (because of production costs and material lost by milling), but the huge return is that it generally lends toward longevity, i.e., the barrel housing group of this grinder with last many,…