Cole & Mason H306941 Penrose Salt and Pepper Mill | Electronic | Stainless Steel/Acrylic | 210mm | Single | Includes 1 x Electric Salt or Pepper Grinder | Lifetime Mechanism Guarantee

Tired of your black pepper being ground too fine or course? Fear not, this battery gravity grinder will give you the freedom to perfect your grind and do so work grace. The grinder to rule all grinders :D

I previously reviewed my previous salt and pepper mills with the complaint that with the batteries mounted in the top they were unstable.These grind the salt and pepper just as well as my previous mills and with the batteries in the base are more stable.

This was bought to replace an earlier version of the same peppermill which I unfortunately sent crashing to the floor breaking it. I really like this peppermill as it can be used with one hand when cooking and does not leave a residue of pepper on the work surface. It is good to be able to select different levels of coarseness and is easy to refill. It also looks very stylish.

Takes about a million batteries, I'm dreading the first change I'll have to make, which I'm assuming will not be long at all. The salt reservoir itself isn't large, meaning you'll have to refill fairly often. The salt also clogs around the bottom aperture very thickly. Not worth the money for sure, a bit silly to be honest.

Very easy to use, just wish the peppercorn chamber was bigger it soon empties.

Cole & Mason are a respected brand in delivering stylish and effective cruet so you know the brand will mean high quality, and believe me, you get top notch quality and engineering here. This multitasker can deal with both pepper and salt, the former of which is delivered more flavoursome peeled so I presume that the salt here will end up shaved rather than cracked or pulverised? However this also means you can create your own seasonings with flavoured salt with spices, chillis or herbs too as the grinder will deal with anything and the degree of fine- coarse can be adjusted.Anyway whatever you fill this with it has the same user instructions, simply tip and hold over your food and the tipping action activates the electronic grinder to dispense your seasoning.We as a family don't do added salt at the table, we tend to season to our palate/needs in the cooking process but our tastebuds as a family have certainly changed since we cut back on the salt when weaning my first daughter, whilst we still use salt it's just a lot less than before and we don't tend to place cruet on the table to promote good health habits to our children but I'm acutely aware that can be considered weird when guests are visiting! I can also understand that people who salt their cooking AND again at the table out of habit might find our seasoning lacking that salinity they are used to, this is a much nicer piece to offer than a pinch pot of flaked salt that some find off putting and this can deliver a texture more akin to table salt if that's what people prefer.This offers a solution that's the best of both worlds, the tidy upright design means the salt stays away from dribbling all over the counter after each grind and I have something stylish to offer guests who want a hit of salt to their food.It's also great for people with arthritis, motor issues or disabilities as its one handed tip operation, not requiring two hands or a twisting motion which is great to know.

It is easy to assemble , one can regulate size of brains and looks good

This is an excellent gadget except for one thing,you have a job getting the head off to add salt/pepper and within 2 weeks a sliver of the black plastic had broken off. Now when I try to undo it the silver part at the top starts rotating round the black plastic at the top. It's just too hard to remove the top unless it is this particular unit. Ultimately disappointed.