Is there a significant difference between the salt mill and pepper mill mechanisms?
1260329
Yes. The salt is made from non-corrosive materials and pepper is made from metal.
1260330
You know, Michael, I don't really know. I use mine for Himalayan pink salt and it's worked perfectly now for a couple of years. I think the mechanism is a kind of plastic rather than metal so it won't corrode. If you're using it for pepper you might want to be sure of a metal grinder for the harder pepper corns. (By the way, I really do like mine a lot!)
1260331
I think they are just alike. I have both. Can't say I ever tried to see if the pepper mill would grind salt. They work the same. Honestly I hardly ever use the salt mill. It looks nice sitting with the pepper mill. They hold a lot so I do not have to refill that often.
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There isn't a fixed number of settings; there's a little knob on the bottom of the grinder that you turn to adjust how fine or coarse you want your salt/pepper. So yes, you have a full range of options. (By the way, we've had ours for six months or so and *love* it.)
1646777
Well, I haven't tried anything else but spices with properties similar to that of pepper could be ground, I would imagine.Since I use pepper quite often and anyways, emptying and refilling the mill every now and then with a different spice would end up being more time consuming than using a mortar & pestle.
2075774
The salt and pepper mills both refill the same way. The silver top just slips off. I actually store my mills upside down to keep extra salt and pepper from dusting my counter top. Hope this helped.
900933
Hi Dee, Sorry it took so long to respond to your inquiry. To be very honest, there is not a whole lot of difference between the two. I only bought the Softworks Grinder because I already had the Good Grips Pepper Grinder! They both work very well and the only thing that I can tell you is the name of each describes the design of the bottle. The Good Grips has a harder bottom part which is what you twist to get the pepper. The Soft Works is a smaller bottom and not as hard of a material. I'm not sure if this helps but, in truth, they are both good, cost about the same so it is kind of a personal choice on which style you like better. Happy Seasoning!!
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It works differently than a food mill because it pushes the food out in small strings rather than merely grinding it. I got it strictly for making gnocchi and it works great for the potatoes. It also seems to take a lot less "elbow grease" than a food mill. In fact I got rid of my food mill because it seemed to take a lot of effort for not good results and it was a pretty expensive machine from a local cooking store. I like the ricer a lot better.
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This is by far the BEST pepper mill on the market. The top can spin and jiggle straight up and down a bit, but this top is only used to keep the peppercorns inside and there is no need for it to have a snug fit. You'll be sorry if you return it.
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No, there is not a salt version of the 9-inch Magnum Plus pepper mill. There is a salt version of the 6-inch Magnum. It is available in white and grinds coarse sea salt. We do not recommend customers use Celtic, Grey, Himalayan or Pink salt in our mills as those salts are not fully dried and can gum up or clog the teeth of the ceramic grinding mechanism. Salt and Pepper grinders are designed to crush/grind dry, brittle material. "Moist" or not "damp" peppercorns or salt crystals are never recommended. Coarse sea salt is our recommendation - with the crystals about the size of a peppercorn. Hope this helps.
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They are great salt and pepper mills in large part because the grain size is adjustable but your question addresses a point to consider. I have seen some residue on the countertop occassionaly but only from the salt grinder. It is not a problem for us and does not detract from these fine grinders.
45187
They are different. Pepper Mill has steel blades, Salt mill has ceramic blades. You can't use salt in the pepper mill because of corrosion, using the salt mill to grind pepper may be hazardous in time.
2222659
As you can see by the other responses it does adjust. As someone else pointed out it does not always hold the setting, this may be the way one holds the mill when grinding. The size of the flakes may also depend on the type of pepper used or what one is used to. For me it gets the larger flakes just the way I like them.
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With mine, there's a lot of spillage from the salt, compared to the pepper. On the other hand, a few days ago the grinder ring popped off and dumped a bunch of pepper "dust" everywhere. Fortunately, it popped right back on and doesn't seem to be any worse for it. Honestly though, if I knew back then what I know today about this item, I'd have probably passed by it in favor of a better model. This is a case of "you get what you pay for." I think I'm going back to having separate - wooden - mills.
1670581
Just that it has more storage of Peppercorns,I believe the grinder mechanism is the same
2095427
Hello MAW, I am sorry I am just now seeing your inquiry. The beauty of the line of Original Pump & Grind sets is that it comes with our exclusive stand. We designed our mills to include a mess free stand, no one likes a trail of salt and pepper left behind by most salt and pepper grinder sets. I hope this helps! Please know our mills come in a variety of colors, sizes and styles, look up Grind Gourmet and our mills will pop up.
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Your friend is correct. I recently purchased this pepper mill and I am very disappointed with the performance and quality. I have several Rosle items and they are a much better quality (made in Germany). I would not buy this pepper mill.
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these are manual operating mills, they grind with a thumb press. they're roughly 6" tall. the same mill is used for both salt and pepper
1948336
As far as I know the BODUM salt/pepper grinder does not have batteries... The one I had was manual - refilling could be a bit messy as you basically just pop off the bottom of the mill - sometimes the peppercorns flew all over the place so it was best to hold a towel over it while opening to refill.