Zassenhaus Pepper Mill: Did the rest of you get yours that way?
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I got mine the same exact way -- bubble wrapped, no box, few peppercorns inside. Trying to refill with peppercorns is impossible -- I can't get the center spindle out, so have to put just a few peppercorns at a time into the chamber to refill. Really ridiculous contraption. If the center spindle is meant to come out, they need to provide directions on how to do that, mine would require a hammer and pliers, and that would probably break the unit. Plus the chamber is really little, so it only holds about two tablespoons of peppercorns. I like to add freshly ground pepper to recipes, so each refill doesn't go very far.
63100
We bought it to try to grind flax seeds, but it took so much work, my wife converted it to a pepper mill. It has worked very nicely as a pepper mill for the past 10 years of daily use, but may be having some mechanical difficulties at this point. For the flax seed, we gave up on grinding our own and started buying Bob's Red Mill ground flax seed.
365713
I did for about a year. I couldn't locate the source (I think it was the tube going from the bottom of the reservoir to the basket0, but it was 4 years old and not worth fixing anyway. I replaced it with the same model, however, because I found it the best value of all grind and brew machines.
1421040
I have and use about a half dozen of the grinders, but have never had a problem. Are you grinding something very tough? It might have worn down the ceramic mill. Metal grinders are best with the tough items like peppercorns. I use mine to grind coarser herbs or dried peppers.
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Linda, I really don't know what to tell you but why not try a little olive oil and twist and turn and pull. I know that sounds stupid. I can tell you that I always leave the top off a little to make it easier for when I do need the pepper!! Hope you get the base off so you can enjoy it. I really love mine and it makes a great conversation piece in my kitchen!! Lori
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Julie: Just pull the top silver piece straight off and fill. Be careful as today I filled my pepper grinder and I pulled the top rather firmly and some peppercorns flew when the top came off. My fault as I was in a bit of a hurry. Hope you enjoy the grinder. Do you have both the salt and pepper ones? I have both. Had to order from two different vendors, but love them both. They are well worth the money spent. Enjoy!
467413
That is not the one I own, but you probably just have to unscrew the top for the salt and the bottom for the pepper.
94406
I didn't purchase mine through Amazon so I can't respond to that part. But I do have one and love mine. It's true it's a tad small and difficult to fill, but otherwise I do love everything about it!As for filling, I do use a small funnel and it helps a lot for getting the peppercorns in there with minimal mess.
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Sorry, Jessica, Amazon referred your question to me and I bought the pepper mill. That was my confusion about why you were asking about salt. Great grinder though even without the cap.
2222657
To a certain extent yes, by adjusting the knob on the top, and it is a very good pepper grinder. I put a mixture of all colors of pepper (green, red, black, yellow) and it makes for a very aromatic blend.
375667
Unless there was a crack in the handle originally or was not cast correctly in the manufacture process, this reviewer must have it confused with a different pepper mill. The one shown is solidly built, and I don't see how it could break under normal use.Carol Travis: What can I say except I guess you got a defective unit.
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Hello Maria, this is Maria :-) from Grind Gourmet, these mills hold quite a bit, unless you have a salt or pepper addiction :-) it takes a while before you need to refill them, besides if you had to refill the beauty of these mills is how easy they are to fill.... you do not need to be an engineer to figure out how to put it back together simply remove the bottom piece fill and put back together. We hope this helps! Have a wonderful day.
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Just pull the top piece, then unscrew the remaining piece w/the grinder and put in your peppercorns then reassemble. To use invert it then twist the section w/the peppercorns. No messy crumbs on the table from grinding as when you set it upright the grinding piece becomes the top. You should love it! I've given 7 of them for Christmas presents! Enjoy!
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With my pepper mill, the pepper is moderately coarse when I turn the top clockwise... When I turn the top counterclockwise, it seems a bit finer. Don't know if this is the way it's supposed to work but mine does.
528802
I did the same thing. Then I read the Amazon reviews and realized I should have just taken off the top. So I did that, emptied all the peppercorns out, and then it was a lot easier to push the grinder bur in far enough to get the Phillips head screw to connect to the center shaft. I'm not really the "handy" type but this seems to have worked.
786180
I don't see any plastic parts on the pepper mill. It's hard to see if there are any plastic parts. I kind of doubt it.
1788671
Yes it does, though it is not very, very bright. However, it is another great feature of this pepper mill. My daughter and I love ours. Hope this helps.