Peugeot BALI FONTE Cast Iron Pepper Mill, 8cm/3 In Orange

I had a beloved pepper grinder that broke down over time due to plastic parts inside slowly degrading, so I wanted to avoid that. This one is rock-solid, with perfectly tooled internal metal parts and a heavy cast-iron body. The top opens easily for refills. All its parts can be viewed and cleaned with a brush or whatever. Its short squat stature prevents tipping. The texture is really nice to hold and the color looks/feels baked-in, not something that will chip away over time. Just don't drop it on your foot! It occurs to me that this would make a good gift for a home cook or for a housewarming, because even if the recipient already had a pepper grinder, this can be used for other spices and is so pretty and useful. It came in a beautifully designed box as well, which would help it feel like a special present. I'm kind of amazed this grinder is so affordable given its quality and presentation.

Lovely and sturdy- works great and looks beautiful.

This is an excellent fine grind pepper mill. If you’re looking for a larger cracked pepper size to your pepper this isn’t for you. Some small aesthetic paint chips on the outside prevent a five star review for such an expensive pepper mill. That paint is not on the inside of the mill so I am not worried about contamination. What you’re paying for here is the grind mechanism which is quality build. The size is perfect for a table setting and fits nicely in your hands.

Love the design and the heft - feels like you mean business when you pepper your steak.

This is an awesome little pepper mill. I have a cast iron salt cellar so this pepper mill is a nice match. It's really well made and looks good. Very easy to use and maintain. I know some reviews complained about the area where you put the pepper not having much capacity but I think it's plenty. I've had this pepper mill for well over a month, and use it every time I cook, and just had to refill it for the first time a couple of days ago. It grinds really well and I like that it's on the smaller size, just feels easier to handle in my opinion. All in all I really like it. I would definitely recommend.

Love the weight and the small size. Nothing better than precision grinding . So happy with it.

This peppermill is small but mighty, it allows you to adjust the grind and is very sturdy. It is the most consistent fine grind I've ever had from a peppermill. The well to hold peppercorns is small, depending on your use this may require refilling more frequently than other mills, but this is an easy sacrifice to make for the quality of the product. I believe there may be other peppermills in this product line with a larger filling capacity.

I really wanted this to work. I ordered the orange and the first one came in a box with the pepper mill just placed in it with a wrapping air pillow on top so the pepper mill was rolling around in the oversized box, which had a unsealed hole between the box flaps. Not surprisingly the paint was chipped in several places. I understand that this is supposed to have a distressed look to it but those were really chips on the paint. They also don't show in the pictures that it's much more black than orange where the seams are. This one also had no tag nor product info attached.I returned that one and ordered a second, hoping that it would be better. It was slightly better. It came inside a plastic bag and had a tag plus some mini brochure. This one also had a chip on the top and a sharp bur near the base so I ended up returning it too. Not worth it. I'm pretty disappointed since I have several baking pans and a large ceramic cocotte from Peugeot and love them.