Pepper Mill Imports Atlas Pepper Mill, Brass, 9"

Caveat: I love it, but have only just received it and ground a few turns. I think it will be what I wanted when I chose it over an electric.

I see that others have experienced broken handles and cracked grinding burrs. Although it has a lifetime limited warranty, I don't know where to go for repair, parts, or replacement.

There are two screws on opposite sides towards the bottom. What are they for?

A label on the box says that there are chemical dangers that apply to California (Cancer, birth defects, reproductive harm). Does that mean I should wash it before using? Does California know something that we don't know (it says they do)?

An online manual showing parts diagrams, part numbers, and what dangers are known by California to exist would surely be welcome. The user is referred to [...], but they don't have contact information or a product guide.

For years I have been searching for an electric grinder that would not break down. I have owned dozens of different hand and electric grinders that cost quite a bit. I have looked at these in the past and thought that it was too expensive or extravagant and I wanted electric and not hand operated. I finally decided that I would buy it and try it since the electric ones haven't held up and they are now in the same price range. I wish that I had done it years ago. This grinds with such ease and precision. It puts out more pepper with a better quality grind than anything else I have ever touched. Other hand operated ones can be difficult to use and not put out very much pepper with a lot of effort needed to do it with. Not so with this grinder. Very smooth and easy to use with minimal effort. I would be willing to bet that even with arthritis, there would be little to no pain to use it. With such heavy duty construction I have a feeling that this is the last grinder I will ever have to...Read more

Ok, you fooled me. The base of this mill you pull off to crack the pepper. So what your seeing is actually half the size. The whole bottom piece pulls off in order to crack the pepper. And it's a steel thats exposed, which doesnt look elegant.
I thought the mill was this size you see here and pepper is dispensed out the bottom.