how do you refill the mastrad pepper grinder
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All the answers below are appropriate. Follow the arrows, pay attention to how it came apart, so you can easily reassemble. Having a strong person around will help too! These are great salt and pepper grinders!
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You simply twist it holding the top and bottom and it will separate in the middle. Sometimes it's a little tricky but there should be an arrow indicating which way to twist it.
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I didn't because it broke after the first use. Very disappointed with this product.
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Twist it to the right holding it above the open sign with one hand and below with the other
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hold one hand on plastic/clear part and below - hold another hand on top metal part. Twist. It will unlock and come apart. You will have room to fill plastic area. Then place the pieces back together and twist to lock it back into place.
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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.
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Just make sure to twist clockwise to remove for filling. It's bass ackwards from what you think.
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You twist the upper part of it and the lower clear plastic part and metal part will be exposed. The batteries are in the upper metal chamber and there is an opening in the clear plastic bottom chamber that will now be exposed for you to pour the pepper kernels into.
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Turn the top part from one marking on the bottom to the other marking. This will loosen the entire top of unit. Make a funnel from a piece of paper and pour the salt into the funneland into the base unit. When it is full place the entire top part with the center piece aligned on the center projecting rod and align the hash marks on the top unit and the bottom unit. I use sea salt. J Wynn
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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!
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There should be a small screw cap that would be inside the pepper mill to keep the handle in place. In fact, the tighter the cap, the finer the grind of pepper, and the looser the cap, the coarser the grind. So, after fitting the handle on the top of the mill, screw on the cap. I've had mine since 2004, and I've never had a jingle or other sound other than the grinding of the pepper.
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Take the bottom off, like you were going to add salt/pepper. Turn it over. It should show open with an arrow and closed with an arrow. Turn it to open and turn it right side up. You might have to shake it a little to get the battery compartment to fall out. You can purchase AA NIMH rechargeable batteries just about anywhere. If you type in Cruisant Rechargeable Salt & Pepper Mill Manual into your computer search engine, and pick the Cruisant site, it will bring up a user manual. Hope this helps.
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Pull up on the top lid. Then lift off the little clear plastic piece (don't throw it away). Then pull off the bottom black piece and set it on top with the open part over the side you want to fill. After filling, replace all of the pieces to where they came from. When using the grinder, you need to have the bottom piece off but leaving it on for storage prevents spillage.
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Either a small funnel or dispense from a pepper container that has a spout. Can also roll up paper into a funnel.
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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.
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As far as I know the BODUM salt/pepper grinder does not have batteries... The one I had was manual - refilling could be a bit messy as you basically just pop off the bottom of the mill - sometimes the peppercorns flew all over the place so it was best to hold a towel over it while opening to refill.
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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.
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Either a small funnel or dispense from a pepper container that has a spout.Can also roll up paper into a funnel.
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These grinders are refillable. You grasp them on the silver band near the glass and twist. I really like this set
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Greetings. Separate the body from the bottom and add peppercorns. Works great. You also can adjust the grind.
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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.
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Sandy, I haven't used the grinder for anything but pepper...but I will tell you I have not yet figured out the "trick" to fill this thing!....I am used to my old grinder which you just unscrewed and the top came off givving a wide fill opening. This grinder does not come apart and requires you to fill through the very small opening around the top...literally takes an hour to fill completely!....why do I stay with it?....it is a favorite on the table in its ease to use...the crank is great compared to the "normal" wrist turning required. Just wish I could figure out how to fill it easier!!! Sur wouln't be good for changing contents out very often.....
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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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The more you turn screw on the bottom of the grinder out (counter clockwise) the coarser the grind should be. To make the grind finer, turn the peppermill upside down and turn the mill slightly back and forth like you are grinding. This will allow the pepper seeds to fall out of the grinding burr and make turning the adjusting screw easy to screw in.
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Right below the the silver line that goes around the pen is the rubber grip. That is where the pen separates, just unscrew the rubber grip from the top part of the pen and you will see the the empty refill, just pull it out and put the new one in and screw the pen back together.