Can the Zassenhaus salt mil (with its CERAMIC grinding mechanism) be used as a Pepper mill?
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It's a pepper mill, so yes. Actually, it's a darn good pepper mill... You should fill it with pepper and enjoy.
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Absolutely!! As far as it goes that I can tell, This mechanical devise has been so nice for me that is, that you could use it for a number of different herbs or different salts, peppercorns, etc... I have a variety in mine presently. And on the opposite end have a Part Himalayan Salt Part Hawaiian Black Salt Combo!! It is Definitely your preference as long as you stick to the guidelines on not over tightening for the size of how fine you want it to grind. Which I have had no problem with mind the way it came...
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Sorry, Jessica, Amazon referred your question to me and I bought the pepper mill. That was my confusion about why you were asking about salt. Great grinder though even without the cap.
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I would think so, though I can't see a definte "YES!". But I have heard of all kinds of spices and herbs and things being grind with this mill...!
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Haven't tried it. One side is marked with a P and the other is marked with an S but if it will grind sea salt it should grind pepper
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No, salt and pepper grinders are not interchangeable, they have different grinding mechanisms. The mechanism in a pepper grinders are made of some kind of metal, but salt corrodes metal, so the mechanism in salt grinders are ceramic. However, this same company sells a pepper grinder in the exact same style that is also available on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Kamenstein-5-Inch-Glass-Grinder-Peppercorns/dp/B003XQG7FU/ref=pd_bxgy_k_img_y
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I bought a Japanese ceramic salt grinder here on Amazon and it works great even with the wetness of this salt. It is called a Kyocera Ceramic Fine Mill.
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They look the same. I will tell you that the pepper doesn't grind as well as the salt. I think if's a function of the difference between the salt crystal, very hard and dense and the peppercorn, which somewhat hollow. I don't know if the 2 mills are interchangeable but I think the odds are pretty good that they are. C
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I have owned one of these for many years. I didn't know about the salt mill so I would check and see if there really is a removable base on your mill. Also I would never use petrochemicals on anything that touches food. Use a food oil or wax for a lubricant. I am so glad that these mills are still for sale. I bought mine on a recommendation from the "Galloping Gourmet". He had a local TV show in San Francisco many years ago.
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I have only the pepper mill. And i love it. Use it daily and will have it for life. It's that well made. I will probably get the salt mill as I've been using celtic sea salt.
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Handle should be inside your peppermill. I would not think you could buy one.
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Hi Mary....In answer to your question, yes both the salt and pepper grinder have an adjustment on the bottom of each mill. Just turn the knob to the plus or minus clearly marked on the bottom to have a finer or coarser grind. You will love these but make sure you use new batteries. Each one takes four. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine. Sandy
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I guess you could, although the salt grinder is for grinding salt, so it might grind the pepper different. Actually, I would stick to having one pepper and one salt in the same container.
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The salt pours out from the top and the bottom is a medium grind pepper mill.
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I use it to make shakes with ice cubes. Crushes the ice very well. I have also made home made dressings, grinds spices that are in oil well. I have not tried to grind a chile pepper though. Not sure how fine ground you need it though. I don't think it would pulverize it. There are two blades in the small container and three in the larger. I am very happy with it for my needs.
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Yes, the salt and pepper mills look identical. The only difference is the composition of the grinding mechanism.
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I have only used it for salt and pepper, but can't see why you can't used other spices. The grinding heads are ceramic and adjustable to grind size. I don't know how much it holds, at a guess around 3 to 4 tablespoons.