KitchenAid Stainless Steel Filled Salt Grinder, 8 Inch

Kitchen Aid salt and pepper shaker/millsI had the Olde Thompson Salt Shaker/Pepper Mill set since 2002. Recently the pepper mill completely died. Although its performance had been sub-par for a while, it still would grind pepper for a coarse texture. I searched Amazon and found this Kitchen Aid set and read all the reviews, as my mind was set to get another Olde Thompson mill. The Kitchen Aid reviews compared to any of the Olde Thompson reviews were glowing. The few percent negatives didn't seem to relate to me. The caps pop off and on with ease, and I have carpal tunnel in my dominant hand. I liked it that very few people complained that the units broke, where breakage was an issue with most other brands. Actually, the Kitchen Aid set that I received is metal and plastic. No glass is used anywhere. You do have to get the hang of the grinding; it is based on an atypical design. I already had peppercorns, but I bought Himalayan Pink salt rated #1 on Amazon, so after using up the salt included things should go better, as that #1 salt is rated perfect for milling. However, the included salt seems very good to me. Both the salt and pepper have expiration dates of October 2027. Wow, that's great.This Kitchen Aid set is superior to my Olde Thompson set in so many ways for both the salt and pepper units.1. Grinding is done from the top to avoid mess on the tabletop.2. There is a real choice in fine/coarse texture that you can both see and taste.3. The units are ergonomic and easy to clean.4. Build quality is good and they look elegantNow, they just have to stand the test of time.

Nice pepper grinder. Good wheels and highly adjustable. Has a cover cover the dispenser end so keeps corns fresher. Looks nice too.

Great product! Easy to use, good quality.

The design of these salt and pepper grinders is not as attractive as the Peugeot I had previously but they work better. They are also neater and do not leave bits of salt or pepper underneath them so I do not have to clean the counter as much.

Easy to use and can adjust grind size.

Works great easy to adjust for texture of pepper.

It’s a very nice looking salt grinder BUT for me, I cannot use it. I have arthritis and I cannot grind with it. Neither can my husband whose hands are not like mine. It seems sturdy and price wasn’t bad if you have strong turning ability in your hands.

When it works it's great. However, peppercorns are CONSTANTLY getting stuck in the little openings before they hit the grinding mechanism. Then those peppercorns block more peppercorns from getting to the grinder and nothing ends up coming out of it. This happens every 5-10 seconds. Sometimes you can smack it to knock the peppercorns back down, but at the end of the day they're just going to get stuck again once they get back to the openings. It's very frustrating and ends up being slower then a cheap grinder.