Arta Dolce Pepper Grinder

Comment: Like another reviewer I had a problem with the first pepper shaker arriving broken. The bottom was off & I could not get it back together. Of course Amazon promptly replaced it. I have the salt and pepper shaker. These do not come with instructions. They came in a plastic zip bag. Each is filled with salt and pepper. Like another reviewer, I could not figure out how to refill it. I removed the bottom - wrong thing to do! Apparently I will never get it back together. In the meantime, I took the other shaker and twisted the top counter-clockwise for what seemed like forever and it finally came off. This is how you do it - twist off the top. Unforturnately the other shaker is ruined. It's too bad, these are really cute, but I guess I will have to pay quite a bit more to get something better quality & less aggravating. Maybe they would have worked for me if I had gotten instructions.

Comment: When I removed the pepper grinder from its plastic wrapping, the bottom of the grinder promptly fell out and peppercorns shot to every corner of my house. There was either something missing or broken because it was impossible to get the unit to stay together. Although totally secondary to the design quality problem, I also must note that the item is made of fairly cheap, light plastic and is a good inch shorter than I was expecting. I do not recommend this product.

Comment: I like the looks of the grinder and it works well. My only problem is that I cannot figure out how to refill it and instructions did come with it. The grinds that we use are mostly fine and the grinder is easy to use and distributes the pepper evenly.

Comment: I ordered this pepper grinder because I liked the looks of it, I liked that you can vary the grind, and the price was reasonable. We own two other pepper grinders, but neither one works very well, especially for cooking. The kind that have the little bead that screws on the top I find only work for a few grinds before the bead loosens and needs to be tightened. With this type of grinder, you can just keep turning the top and it will keep releasing pepper. It is easy to refill, which is a good thing, because since we bought this one - I have had to refill it twice. My partner thought the last thing we needed was another pepper grinder, but I noticed that neither one of us is using the others at this point. The price is very reasonable for such a lovely and functional piece of kitchen or dining room equipment. Very highly recommended.

Comment: This isn't the best pepper grinder on the market, but it's not the worst. The grind is fine no matter how you try to change the setting and I had to go on the manufacturer's website to figure out how to refill it. I would recommend it only because it grinds pepper. If you are looking for more grinding precision I would recommend looking at more "high end" models.