Chef'n Pepper Ball, Clear
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Chef'n Pepper Ball, Clear
Customer Review: Don't underestimate the one-handed convenience!
Summary: 4 Stars
How many times are you holding your plate of food in one hand but still need two hands to grind pepper? Ok I guess, if I wasn't so hungry, I could take a second to put my plate down and grind with two hands, but really - which method are you going to appreciate when you are starving?I first bought a Pepper Ball for myself to check the quality (good) and then one for my mom and sister as gifts. The Pepper Ball makes a great gift to which most people will figure out just how convenient it is after just a few uses.
I am not worrying about the Pepper Ball only lasting a few years. I've seen some pretty expensive grinders stop working after a few years and feel that because of the the low price of a Pepper Ball, lasting more than five years is a moot point.
Customer Review: Not for lasting quality
Summary: 2 Stars
I've had my Chef 'N pepper ball for about 5 years now. I use it many times every day, and it has been the sole pepper grinder that I have used during this time. For the last 3 years, it has not performed well. I paid about $20.00 for it when I bought it. I'd say that it performed adequately for the first couple of years (not great, but OK). However, the grinding mechanism, which looks kind of like a plastic washboard, has worn smooth over the years. Now, it seems to take forever to grind a half-teaspoon of pepper (5 minutes, last time I counted). It only grinds when set at the coarsest setting (fine setting never worked well, even when new).On the plus side - it was less expensive than other pepper grinders and was easy to use one-handedly.
Customer Review: A unecessary gimmick
Summary: 2 Stars
For some reason when I saw this, I thought I needed it. I thought I'd actually need to grind pepper with one hand while stirring with the other. Turns out, I didn't.
The levers have kind of a mushy feel to them and don't take any less hand strength to squeeze than twisty a well-made traditional pepper mill. For people who have serious hand strength issues, a top quality battery operated mill is the way to go. The grind is too coarse and comes out in a wide swath. The overall piece in thin plastic that seems destined to melt if placed too close to the stove.
After about a year I donated it to charity and purchased a traditional style William Bounds stainless steel mill. It's much better.
Customer Review: Effective, but almost impossible to clean
Summary: 3 Stars
While convenient, effective, and easy to use, this pepper ball is a serious pain to keep clean. The interior quickly gets coated with pepper dust, ruining an otherwise-stylish appearance (but I can't blame the mill for generating pepper dust). There are parts of the interior which cannot easily be accessed at all. Still, pepper dust and crumbs seem to accumulate there. To really give it a satisfactory cleaning, one needs to remove the cover completely - and when you do so it becomes clear that such an action was never intended by the manufacturer.
This is a handy item for use in the kitchen while cooking, but I wouldn't put mine out before guests.
Customer Review: perfect for us
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband and I bought this because a friend of ours had it. The ergo design makes it very easy to pick up the dispenser and grind pepper -- all with one hand. It is entirely made of plastic and so it is light-weight. Our friends have had theirs for at least 2 years, so we know that it will last that long. There has been an improvement in the design: the side panel for refilling the dispenser is more obvious and now has a black button you push while sliding the whole panel down. That part is a little tricky because the sliding action isn't the smoothest.
Overall the best one-handed light-weight non-battery-operated pepper grinder we've used.