Does the ground pepper come out of the bottom or the top of the grinder?
1991063
When the grinder sits on the counter the pepper comes out the top and the piece you turn is on the bottom. You turn it upside down to dispense the pepper.
1991064
The black section at the bottom of the picture is turned and the pepper comes out of the silver section at the top of the picture. The grinder is very good.
1991065
Pete's right....adjust the grind from fine to course on the silver part on top, then turn that sucker upside-down an grind away!!!
1864607
No mess. Usually cover the top with my hand while grinding. It is hard to adjust the grind setting as ther is not a good gauge. However it will grind any level from expresso to drip etc. hope this helps. It is a great little grinder.
1480838
the black cap on the bottom (recessed into the body of the grinder) twists and pulls out. Make sure that each battery is in the position indicated. New batteries last us at least a year with frequent use.
1744093
It is loose when the chamber is empty. As soon as you fill it with peppercorns you will feel the resistance when you turn the handle. The adjustment for the grind is on the bottom of the pepper mill.
549768
In the top. The grinder comes apart in the middle. Lift the top and put spices in.
2255571
No. One of the two in our set works itself loose occasionally. Now that we know it can happen (the first time, we spilled pepper EVERYWHERE), we just check it occasionally and tighten it up. The other shaker doesn't have the issue, so I guess it's a quality control problem at Oxo. We still love these grinders, but it is an annoyance.
1912525
IF you are referring to the top top part, unless it is stuck or jammed, you should be able to just turn it clockwise and pull up. For the bottom part, well I haven't had it long enough to need to remove it. And yes you are right, two cups is the minimum to grind. Good luck
794800
There is not a grind adjustment. The pepper is fairly coarse, but I like it that way. The salt is an average grind. There is no cap on the bottom, so they do "leak" a bit.
1928728
No, but parts of the spices that are ground more to a fine powder get blown out of the bowl and in between the bowl and the cover, even when using the separate spice grinding cover. Honestly this grinder makes a mess with spices and I wouldn't recommend it at all.
353625
I agree with the response from Sunny G. That these grinders have locking caps on the bottom.
2214979
In the center of bottom there is a screw that you can turn clockwise to make the grind more fine. Or counterclockwise to make it more corse.
2041136
Grab the top of the grinder with your thumb on one side and your index finger and middle finger on the other, touching only the metal top. Hold the body with your other hand. Pull straight up and it will slide off easily. Fill from the top.
1080488
Yes, and we had the same problem with our other grinder. There is a plastic top that you cannot see in the picture that covers the top. You remove the top and turn it over to dispense.
2062085
Just regular black peppercorns is what I use. Try loosing the brass nut at the top. If it feels tight, then it won't grind. It should be a little loose.
585283
Very easily.....it opens at the top of the plastic area. Another nice feature is the plastic cap on the bottom. It collects any loose pepper grounds. Hope this was helpful.
257105
I can't remember if I ever took mine all the way out. But as I think/remember it, I thought it simply screws in. You need to turn it like a screw about 10 turns or so to get to the point that is clicks for the grind select. At least I think that is how I remember it...I unscrewed it to clean and then just screwed it back in. But it has been ages so I could be wrong. Sorry if that wasn't too helpful.
1465179
I think this is pretty coarse and it keeps doing it by itself. There is a screw in the top that you adjust the size of the grind and it likes to back itself out to large pepper. Not near the size of a whole peppercorn but large to me. Can do fairly fine but again, it won't stay on that setting.