"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> On Thu 10 Jan 2008 02:36:35p, James Silverton told us...
>
>> Tracy wrote on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:28:02 -0500:
>>
>> T> My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I
>> T> love.
>>
>> T> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one
>> T> I really really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a
>> T> pepper mill at first sounds a little ridiculous but it would
>> T> last forever. My grandchildren could potentially inherit it.
>>
>> Would it really last for ever? I know my Peugeot one has been
>> around a long time but my previous one wore out after 15 years
>> or so. Another problem is that the grinders may rust if you are
>> not careful to keep them dry.
>>
>> James Silverton
>> Potomac, Maryland
>>
>> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
>> not.jim.silverton.at.venison.not
>>
>>
>
> I've had both a Peugeot and a Perfex since the early 1970s and neither
> show
> signs of wear or deterioration. The large Peugeot is used primarily in
> the
> kitchen while cooking, the Perfex at the dining table, and both see daily
> use. A good mill should last a very long time as long as it isn't
> subjected to adverse conditions.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright


I bought in the last year or so the Perfex for myself -- I prefer the large,
large cracked pepper.
It sits to the side of my plate.

I've had the Marlux (made in France) for 30-35 years, no problems. It sits
to the side of DH's plate; the grind is finer.

I'm sorry I didn't know about the Perfex years ago. I think I've seen
Jacques Pepin crack pepper using a ss or copper bowl -- oh, the sin of it
all.

Dee Dee