Chef'n Pepper Ball, Clear
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Chef'n Pepper Ball, Clear
Customer Review: Don't waste your money
Summary: 1 Stars
Don't buy this - terrible, recent new ergo design that's made in China (like that's a big shocker).
I got one of these as a gift back in 1999 and with regular use it lasted almost 10 years. I liked the design because you can dispense pepper with one hand. I bought 2 more this past November (2009) and noticed the designed changed. Both of these lasted just around 6-8 weeks before one of the lever handles broke off rendering each of the pepper mills useless.
As is always the case with most products, these pepper mills were made in China. American businesses continue to pad their bottom line while continually sticking Americans with inferior junk from China. This product is no different. In fact, the new design contains less plastic in the arms which is why they break so easily. You know this design change was a deliberate attempt to save money.
Don't waste your money on this; spend the extra money on a Peugeot (ex. Peugeot Paris u'Select-chocolate Pepper mill). You won't be disappointed.
Peugeot Paris u'Select-chocolate Pepper mill, 9 inches
Customer Review: Not a grind to use
Summary: 3 Stars
I've got both the salt and pepper balls and find them very convenient to use when cooking but I don't care for them at the table.
things I like about them:
1) easy to see when it's almost empty
2) easy to grab and use when stirring with other hand
3) Easy for a lefty to use-no fumbling or anything "backwards"
4) easy to refill. The base piece fits over/into the refill hole and works as a funnel-no mess, no fuss!
5) small enough to leave next to stove-no giant peppermill to accidentally knock over.
things I don't like about them:
1) generally it grinds a little unevenly and leaves some large chunks-either that or I don't have it adjusted quite right. It's a little hard for me to tell which direction to adjust it.
2) relatively small holding capacity. (but the pepper is fresher, I suppose....)
3) the number of squeezes needed to dispense the desired amount of pepper.
Will I keep it and continue using it? Absolutely. They're just too convenient and useful even with the drawbacks-and I love fresh-ground pepper!
Customer Review: Buy the disposable mill & pepper in condiment section
Summary: 2 Stars
It may be good for people with weak hands...as long as they don't really want a lot of pepper. I found the amount of pepper ground per squeeze minimal. My hand gets tired before I get an amount ground equivalent to two twists on a $2.59 self-contained pepper with disposable mill from the condiments section of any grocery store. Half of the pepper stays in the ball to fill the grinder teeth and further reduce the output.
Although advertised as a one hand pepper mill, it is best used as a two handed device. The squeezing action tends to broadcast the ground pepper over a wide area. If you wish to concentrate in a bowl or on a food item, one hand has to steady it over your target.
Refill is a challenge and equivalent time is spent picking up pepper corns that bounce off the small, almost perfectly hidden fill slot.
Again style overrides functionality.
Customer Review: Might be fun but not that functional
Summary: 1 Stars
This is another dust collector. I thought it was awesome when I first got it and even recommended it to my parents. After about 6 months of use, I began to realize how stupid and useless it really was. My problem was I had replaced my traditional peppermill with this pepperball, so I forgot that peppermills aren't that bad. The amount of effeort it takes to get a minimal amount of pepper out of one of these is amazing. It might not be effort but time. I personally believe that a good pepper mill works better, especially the courseness adjustment. It's a novelty item that doesn't have staying power. If you hate the traditional peppermill, then this might be for you. Otherwise, you might just want to stick with the traditional pepper mills since they do work fairly well.Customer Review: Not what I hoped for.
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought one of these pepper mills at Cost Plus with the intent of replacing our current pepper mill which ground the pepper very finely and wasn't adjustable. I am sorry to say it didn't live up to my expectations. The courseness of the pepper was too my liking but the handles lacked the ridgidness I expected and always felt like they would break instead of just flex.
Another problem was the inconsistency with the amount of pepper that would come out with each squeeze. Sometimes you would get an adequate amount and other times hardly any pepper at all. This was the biggest drawback for me since I love pepper in my cooking and at the table. My wife was even more unhappy with it and recently it disappearred so I am looking to buy another one.