Cast aside all doubt. Buy this pepper mill.
Written: May 27 '03 (Updated Jun 02 '03)
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Pros: Fast, well built, and has an excellent rep among food professionals.
Cons: Not one.
The Bottom Line: If you've had it with wussy mills, step up to the Magnum Plus.
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| sbrooksb's Full Review: Cooking.com Unicorn Magnum Plus Pepper Mill |
If you've ever asked yourself why grinding a half teaspoon of pepper should require more energy than hand-churning ten pounds of butter, I feel for you. I asked myself the same question for thirty years.
The problem is this, and only this: You're using a crappy pepper mill.
Time to look up and live.
I'm a mewling slave to pepper. I've bought and junked a dozen pepper mills in my quest for a great one. My quest ended when a friend who is also a professional chef recommended the Magnum Plus. As far as I'm concerned, this pepper mill is without peer. No more cranking 'til your shoulder dislocates -- minimal effort yields maximum results. Since purchasing mine, I've given the Magnum Plus as a gift, and to universal huzzahs.
The mill is available in two sizes: the six-inch Magnum and the nine-inch Magnum Plus. The Magnum Plus holds at least two ounces of peppercorns and looks Darth Vader serious. I find this reassuring. If you want something less intimidating to park on the dining room table, consider the six-inch Magnum.
The plastic mill has a sleek, stark silhouette, and comes in a dazzling array of designer colors: black, black, and black. The company also makes a salt grinder in white.
The mill is unusually efficient, thanks to a larger-than-average grinding mechanism. The coarsest grind is almost Steak-Au-Poivre-coarse, and the finest grind should be fine enough for anyone who likes pepper enough to buy a superior mill.
The pepper chamber and the grinding mechanism do not share any screws. You'll never have to readjust the grinding mechanism after refilling the mill.
Loading peppercorns is the work of ten seconds. On the side of the barrel near the top of the mill is a one-inch, peekaboo hole which slides into view when your twist an overlaying section of the barrel.
If you're one of those people who holds a pepper mill in a near-horizontal position while grinding, BE WARNED: It's possible to twist open the peekaboo hole by inadvertently grabbing the wrong section of the barrel and just as quickly find yourself up to the thorax in peppercorns. Watch how you twist before twisting the night away.
Recommended:
Yes
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