I don't want to buy yet another one!

beemuzed

I'm sure somone here can help me! We always use black pepper, but have had a succession of pepper mills. In the end, they all seem incapable of grinding properly. What can I do to put them right? I don't keep them where they can get particularly damp, so what's the answer??

karren

I buy the cheap disposable ones now, can be found in pundstrecher etc, about a pound or something full of corns

Living_proof

I have been through a few in my life and my main complaint is the mess that they leave as there is always some powdery stuff left in the bottom of the mill which falls all over when you next pick it up. A friend has some upside-down ones which seem more successful and I think the supermarket ones are just as good as the named varieties.

gillypkk

i use ones that are metal. they normally have a metal grinder for the salt ones and a plastic grinder for the pepper so i buy them individually and buy 2 salt ones. first set got broken when they were dropped the 2nd lost in a move and this set have lasted well over 2 years and still going strong!

Mrs_Chip

The best make are supposed to be Peugeot:

http://www.salt-and-pepper-mills-plus.co.uk/

I have used one at someone else's house and promised myself I would replace mine with one when it wears out. They are a lilltle bit more expensive, but come with a lifetime guarantee.

Ben84

Aldi sell inexpensive glass and plastic mills filled with peppercorns that seem to last well, I've been using one in the kitchen and refilling it for some time now. If/when it does eventually wear out it won't be terribly costly to throw it out and replace with another one.

I use a nicer one in the dining room which is made of teak and at least 30 years old. No idea of brand, but it's still working well, so if you can find an old one that has made it this far chances are it's a good one.

ixia

I just use the disposable ones think I paid 89p in Home Bargains

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

I use the disposable ones too in the kitchen.
We do have some metal ones for the dining table but have no idea who made them since they're over 30 yeras old and they still work like new.

freakyogre

I'm not sure how to make them work again, some just don't seem to last!

I bought these last year after getting fed up of rubbish mills. I got them in a local shop and they were a bit cheaper than Amazon (just over £40 in total) but I am so glad I bought them, they're fab!

midnightraven3

another frustrated pepper mill owner
i have used from the cheap to the ridiculously expensive
nothing works long term

pestle & mortar for me now
easy and no mess

quintwins

i use disposable ones aswell mines about 2 years old and was 89p from poundstretcher and still has loads left, i've seen them in poundland aswell