On Thu 10 Jan 2008 07:10:49p, Dee.Dee told us...

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>> 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...
>>>>
>>>>> 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
>
>
>

Nice!

I have a salt grinder that matches my Perfex peppermill.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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