Are these mills not made of a solid stainless steel tube, from the picture it looks like there's plastic or acrylic or something?
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Hello Simon,The mills consist of a high grade acrylic tube that is covered with a stainless steel casing. In our opinion there are two benefits of this:* Stainless steel is more susceptible to rust and is harder to clean, so it is better to have the internal tube to be made of acrylic for hygienic purposes. * Stainless steel is much heavier than acrylic, so having the top portion me made of all stainless steel would make these grinders more top heavy and therefore less stable.We hope this fully answers your question.Best Regards,Eparé
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the section where you can see the pepper/salt is made of some kind of plastic or acrylic. The stainess steel you see above that is just a sleeve as the pastic goes all the way up to contain the salt/pepper. I've found the sleeve to be poorly glued. This is fine a salt mill... but the output w pepper is so low that you can't use it in the kitchen, only on the table for a light dusting of pepper
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Yes, there's a band of clear acrylic so you can see the level of the contents, so they aren't solid steel.
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You're correct. The bottom seems to be solid stainless steel, but the middle piece is plastic/acrylic and then the top is like a sheet of stainless steel layered on top of the plastic. That's the part that comes loose and causes a malfunction. I had my first pair replaced by the manufacturer, but it has happened again with my second pair. I ended up buying another pepper grinder to use instead.
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some metalalic brass looking mesh.....does not look plastic.....seams where it joins to plastic are fragile....mine came apart at seams with careful handling and washing.....had to go back to paper
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The entire machine is solid stainless steel, including the solid SS Auger which is held in place by a very tough Nylon bushing. Ooops, aside for one bolt (not part of the grinder itself) which goes through the wood handle holding it to the SS Arm is basic cadmium plated steel.
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The only plastic I see on the whole machine is the base, the water reservoir, and the drip catcher under cup which is covered in stainless steel. The boiler has to be made of stainless steel.
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The screws are not stainless steel however they are treated with a zinc dichromate plating. Lakeland Mills, Inc provides a 1 year warrenty.
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Hmmm...sadly I think they might be aluminum. I've never seen a stainless basket, and I've been using this kind of pot for two decades.
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Yes tubing, cats and flanges are stainless. I had to dremel out the holes in the flanges to the manifolds as the flanges were to tight to fit on the three studs.
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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.
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I think they are stainless steel. They are not bad though. I made a top for my boat and the kit seemed to do the job for that. Just depends on what you plan on using it for I guess
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yes, been using this mill for over a year and works perfectly. The rollers are stainless steel.
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The blades (both of them) are stainless steel as is the shaft connecting the blades to the underside rotor. All I can see, other than what I described above is plastic.
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The rollers are a hardened steel, this is an incredible Mill and well worth every dime spent on it. I'm doing 50 lb plus runs in minimal time and all grains are milled to my desired settings
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I think that the burrs are steel. We really like the function of our mill... and especially the end result!
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They are coated so hard to tell what they are made of. The weight suggest that it is aluminum. If it was made of stainless, I think that it would not be coated
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Yes they are, but the mill never worked properly, I had to remove the third roller..
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No plastic or nylon parts or fittings. Here is a link that will give you more information:http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/wonder_junior_grain_mill_hand_grinder_wondermill_wheat_flour.aspx
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Tia, this one is for the Original which is made of a solid high-quality stainless steel tubing, with only a small acrylic viewing window the others seen on Amazon are copies of our mills, they are made with plastic tubing and a metal sleeve to cover the inner cylinder, there is a big difference in quality, that is why the price for our Originals is more. By investing in Grind Gourmet Originals you are getting a high quality mill while supporting a US based business, most of the seller of the copy are direct from China. Knowing what you are investing in help, thanks for your question Tia!