On Thu 10 Jan 2008 05:00:19p, Dee.Dee told us...

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 3.184...
>> On Thu 10 Jan 2008 02:36:35p, James Silverton told us...
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>>> 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
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>
> 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
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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

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