Nancy Young wrote:
> I don't know what the problem is, I've been having pepper mill
> problems. I broke my pepper mill and the couple I've bought
> since then should be called pepper crackers.
>
> I don't want or need a super fine grind, but I do expect the
> thing to do more than crack the pepper corns in half.
>


I've been pretty happy with Penzey's Zassen-whatsis except that I have
the bigger one and it still needs to be filled quite often. I guess
that means we use more pepper than average.

>
> So, today I bought one of those McCormack pepper grinders.
> Makes me laugh, it works just fine. Friggin disposable grinder
> does the job better than the other, supposedly adjustbable, ones
> I paid good money for. $1.59, peppercorns included.
>


I have one of those, too, and it works great. I haven't figured out how
to removed the cover to refill it. (No screw threads on it.)

gloria p