# Pepper Grinders......help!! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 8, 2005, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-grinders-help/283730 "2005-01-08T08:23:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-grinders-help/283730/21 "2005-01-09T22:54:41Z")
Alton Brown, in his _Gear_ book, tells of his high-speed pepper gun. When he has to grind a whole lot of pepper, he takes the top off a cheapo mill, and he chucks the shaft into an electric drill. Pull the trigger, and you can pepper several huge pots of stew in seconds. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2005, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-grinders-help/283730/22 "2005-01-10T21:15:03Z")
Another fan of the MagnumPlus. One quibble is with the rotating sleeve that covers the fill hole - it’s not hard to spin it open while grinding, and if the grinder’s chock-full of peppercorns, some might fall out. Beyond that, it delivers a nice grind and a sizeable amount of pepper with each twist. And chucking a cheap mill on an electric drill? That’s \*so \* Alton. ---
**Author:** ![sciguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sciguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciguy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-grinders-help/283730/23 "2005-01-11T19:04:54Z")
I’ve been browsing around for a grinder myself. I caught an episode of “America’s Test Kitchen” a little bit ago, and they also gave a big thumbs up to the Magnum plus. High peppercorn capacity, a good grind, and faster output production than every other one tested (including the electric grinders). They’re only complaint was that it was ugly, but I kind of like the “2001 Monolith” look of it. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-grinders-help/283730/24 "2005-01-11T22:49:59Z")
[QUOTE=AskNott] We have a Chef’n pepper mill. It’s a one-handed mill, which can be very useful when one hand is gooey or holding something. It adjusts from coarse to fine. It looks like a clear plastic sphere with a pair of plier handles sticking out the top. You squeeze the handles together to make it work. [QUOTE] I have something like this — I got it for the same reason you mention, the one-handed operation, plus the fact that it has a magnet on it so you can stick it to the fridge — and it turns out not to work very well. Maybe it’s a cheap version of the one you’re talking about, but after a few minutes of frustration I gave up on it. I’d go get my money back except it was like three bucks and not worth the trouble. Instead: > [@TheInterruptingCow](#): > > Mortar and pestle for really coarse/crushed pepper, though… Ditto here. I enjoy the occasional big spicy bit, which the fine grind doesn’t provide. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-grinders-help/283730/25 "2005-01-11T22:51:01Z")
Wow, that really, really sucked. ---
**Author:** ![booka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@booka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booka)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-grinders-help/283730/26 "2005-01-14T03:53:00Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > Actually, it holds just fine. It’s ME who changes it back to a coarser grind, silly. DAMN YOU, you DAMN DIRTY APE! No, really honey, I’m just trying to be funny and all - just joking. Put the rolling pin down and relax. You’re really not a damn dirty ape. You’re a clean ape - a VERY clean ape - and you’re a cute one at that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-grinders-help/283730.md?page=1)