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Perfex 4-in. Cast Aluminum Mill, Pepper. Review by Oregonian (Beaverton, OR USA)

I've used a French made Perfex pepper mill for over thirty years. It still works magnificently now just as it did new. It's always been rather high priced (although mine was bought at much lower numerical dollar amount) but in the long run it's the cheapest option. It'll work beautifully for a very very long time. It's hard to imagine how much pepper has gone through mine over the years (I like pepper) and even use it for recipes that call for a few tablespoons of ground pepper (grind...grind...grind). Mine doesn't have the "P" on the flap door though.

Perfex 4-in. Cast Aluminum Mill, Pepper. Review by pm444 "pm444" (Okemos, MI USA)

I've used this at a friend's house and it always worked fine, so I decided to get one for myself. I must have gotten a defective one, because it is very difficult to grind. It works OK for a turn or two, then it locks up and requires a ridiculous amount of force to get it to move at all. I tried adjusting the nut at the bottom to see if that helped, and it didn't make much difference. It's true that it's very easy to fill, it has a good feel (though it's sort of small for a guy's hands, I think), it looks good, and the ground pepper (when you can get it to work) is aromatic and tastes great. If it cranked more easily, I'd be a happy customer, but as it is, I'm returning it.

Perfex 4-in. Cast Aluminum Mill, Pepper. Review by M. Magner

I have a larger, 6", mill but in every other respect mine is identical to the 4" one on this page. It has been great to use. Especially, filling it without dismantling or changing the grind adjustment, and getting a good volume of pepper out of it for the effort in grinding it, have been nice features.

It has been the cooking grinder (at the stove, not the table) in our home for about six years. However the grinder has been increasingly ineffective for about the past year, and lately has been putting out roughly a third of the pepper it used to do and feeling oddly free-wheeling while grinding.

Upon dismantling it, as you might have guessed, I've found the burrs to be SHOCKINGLY worn. The coarse burring at the top of the conical burrs is nearly completely gone, and the finer burring is very well-worn. We are NOT exceptionally-heavy users of pepper - the grinder has been used to season dishes an average of maybe 6-8 times per week. My first thought on seeing the wear was, "are the burrs made of aluminum too?!!" They are not only worn, but scarred, showing some gouging in the burr surfaces. The grinder has never been used to grind anything but high-quality Telicherry pepper. The wear is all the more surprising because I've always used a quite-coarse grind... the burrs have never been tightly-adjusted together.

So, on searching the internet to see if burrs can be replaced, I'm not finding any joy, and I'm finding this 4" model for sale at similarly-high prices (I paid almost CDN$200 for mine!) so I thought I'd write this review and warn people about this expensive purchase. It's great while it lasts, BUT...

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Perfex 4-in. Cast Aluminum Mill, Pepper.:: Features

Size/Capacity: 4-in.
Origin: France
Warranty: Lifetime
Material: Nickel-plated aluminum
Cleaning & Care: Wipe clean with soft cloth
Item Dimensions: 0 x 0 x 0 inches; 1 pounds
Brand: Perfex
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