"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> On Thu 10 Jan 2008 05:00:19p, Dee.Dee told us...
>
>>
>> "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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> I'm unfamiliar with the Marlux, so will have to look that one up. I love
> my Perfex. Besides that and the Peugeot, I also have an electric mill
> made
> in Switzerland (can't find a brand on it) that is equally old, and has
> been
> completely reliable.
>
> With so many appliances and such, I think the lifetime is directly related
> to how people use and take care of them. I have seldom had anything I own
> actually wear out. Toaster ovens excepted. :-)
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
>

This is exactly (looks wise) - the wooden one - to what I have.
http://www.creativecookware.com/salt_&_pepper_mills.htm

I bought the salt grinder, too -- but don't use it anymore. Just in case I
get some I want to grind, I'll keep it though.
It's been a good grinder.

Dee Dee