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Peugeot Daman u'Select Shaftless Salt Mill
Mill is 6-1/2-inches tall, clear acrylic with stainless steel accents
Salt crushing mechanism is made of high quality specially treated stainless steel
Mechanism materials and design resists corrosion from dry salts and minimizes wear
Patented u'Select grind adjustment: found at the base of the mill; 6 pre-defined grind settings, or any point in between; powdery-fine to very coarse
Made in France
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Product Description
PEUGEOT: France, since 1810. Peugeot mills are renowned by chefs and gourmet cooks the word over for the consistent grind results they produce, their incredible resilience and proven reliability. Compromise is not a word that fits into the Peugeot vocabulary. For each spice, there is one – and only one – Peugeot grinding mechanism: peppercorns; coarse dry salt; chilies; herbs and spices; wet salts; and nutmeg. Add the coffee mechanism, which started it all, and there are seven unique Peugeot mechanisms. Each is designed to derive the most flavor and greatest aroma from its complementary spice. Aesthetically pleasing, Peugeot mills deliver the height of quality, durability, reliability and innovation; making these mills the ones to which all others are compared. Daman: a classic pairing of crystal clear acrylic and stainless steel combine to reveal Peugeot’s latest innovation: its shaftless design takes grinding excellence to a new level of convenience! With the removal of the center shaft, the top knob has now been replaced with a magnetized stopper. This provides the double benefit of greater spice capacity and easier refilling. Daman features Peugeot's exclusive u'Select grind adjustment system, which allows the grind to be adjusted with a simple turn of your wrist! Turn the ring at the bottom of the mill in one direction to make the grind finer; turn in the other direction to make it coarser. Once the grind size is set, it will stay in place until the user changes it. This mill is equipped with Peugeot’s exceptional salt grinding mechanism: it is unlike anything else on the market. Its two ribbed plates are made from a stainless steel blend that offers resiliency, rigidity and resistance to corrosion from dry salts. When the mechanism is activated, the ribs work to twist and fracture each salt crystal to the desired size. Mill is 6-1/2-inches tall.
The grind adjustment mechanism on mine started binding within the first few uses, eventually becoming nearly impossible to adjust - even when turned upside down. Salt also spilled out from the mill after use, regardless of trying to shake out excess over food etc.
I returned the unit to their customer service in Niagra NY; while it was promptly returned and hasn't bound as badly as it did originally, it spills salt any time it's moved,creating a mess. These are exactly the types of problems I was trying to avoid by purchasing an expensive mill. Very disappointing.
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I bought the salt mill in Oct. 09. It has worked well and did what it said it would do. I liked it enough to buy the pepper mill to match. (I didn't originally, because I have a pepper mill collection.) I recently discovered that the salt mill has developed a crack from the magnetic top to about 2" down the side. The crack goes all the way through the plastic, but doesn't seem to effect the integrity of the mill. The mill has never been dropped or set close to a heat source. I like the mill and now, I also like that it matches the pepper mill. I'm obsessing a bit, but I will probably buy another salt mill. I have a custom kitchen and I don't want a broken (looking) mill. I've not seen any signs of poor quality in Peugeot mills before this, but if it happens again, that'll be it. There are other really good mills out there.
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A wonderful product that looks and works well. I set the grind on 2 because 1 was too hard to grind. Just love the matching pepper mill. Amazon is very efficient and a pleasure to deal with.
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