The bottom cap is great. You can grind larger amounts of pepper needed for cooking in pots etc. You can then tip the pepper in directly from cap rather than exposing the pepper mill grinding mechanism to steam and oil from your cooking pots and pans. In fact some pepper mill instructions warn against grinding for too long a period directly over hot steaming pots etc.
I got mine in UK....£200. You soon forget what you paid....and it's a great mill...the very best I've ever come across. I don't use the cap. but my wife insists on using it else the pepper goes where she doesn't want it. She is tidier than I. I use it on coarsest grind: I like the texture. I feel a bit bad about this last comment as it is beautifully made...but imagining it was built in an American high tech workshop...I was a bit disappointed to read Made in China, lol.
You can remove the O-Ring from the base cup with a toothpick. This way the cup comes off without any resistance and functions more or less like a stand, so that you dont have pepper flying around your table.
Hi, yes, MannKitchen suggested that to me after I made the film and that's exactly what I've done. Was too late to add to the film, but I mentioned it in the description.
We too have experimented with just about every type of pepper mill over the years. I’m not sure we’re in the market for a £150 one that you have to mill yourself, though. I would be wanting battery operated, automatic, blue tooth and a Tesla rated motor with 9 speed gearbox for that money. We have progressed to battery operated mills. They’re very good (we think). You should do a review of them too. You might even be able to explain to me why they come with a light which comes on when they grind. To date, we’ve not had a reason to grind in the dark…
Laughed out loud ... Yes, but sometimes the best gadgets are the simplest ones. I can't for the life of me think why anyone bothers to power a pepper mill, or a corkscrew for that matter, although perhaps for people with arthritis. Without wanting to sound too much like an extremist tree hugger, it does feel like a slightly unnecessary use of resources. Sure, this is an expensive pepper mill, but if I'd bought one of these instead of all the rubbish ones I've had over the years, I would have saved myself way more than £150!
I came here from the Indegogo page, (b/c I still haven't gotten mine, read comments and saw your review link) Anyways, well done review! Humorous, & to the point. Good editing, audio & camera work.
Well they say it's so you can pre-grind pepper to use on a steak, so you don't get blood on it after the handling the steak. But I've not ever had a problem with blood on my grinder, or steam getting in a pepper grinder, so after discussing with MannKitchen, I found their other suggestion much more useful, which is to use to take out the rubber sealing ring in the cap and use it as a stand (which stops grindings going everywhere).
I got a pepper cannon about a year ago. I used this video to show a coworker what I was talking about, I was telling him about how much pepper I was going through, I love it and highly recommend it to anyone.
You need to change you name to Gadget Man or if that is taken use a name that had Gadget Man in it. I'm sure you will get more subs if you do this as your videos are good quality.
What, you mean like this?! (Have changed my displayed name). It's an interesting point you make. Someone I respect in advertising said I should just go with Arlo Guthrie, as that is my 'brand'. But now you mention it, who wants to subscribe to just 'Arlo Guthrie', particularly the non-singing version. Whereas adding the Gadget Man bit perhaps does give more of a reason to sub. Anyway, I've given it a go. Will be interesting to see if it makes any difference. Thanks for the kind comment about the quality!
ROFL! Or did I read too much into the meat and grinding? Anyway-up, I wonder how many pepper corms one would have to buy for the value of the grinder and said pepper to be equal?
I can honestly say this is the best supreme pepper grinder I have ever had over half a century and I've had all of them from the cheapest model to the most expensive like Peugeot and Le Cruset from France! There is nothing and I mean absolutely nothing like this particular pepper grinder this peppergrinder is like owning a Tesla it's that advanced! This is something when you pass away a family member is definitely going want because it's for lifetime! I have other pepper grinders and I save those for when guests come for the picnics or at the dining room table but this particular pepper grinder is for me and me only and it stays in the kitchen next to the Himalaya salt shaker! I'm actually that jealous and don't want no one else touching this particular pepper grinder! This is for my personal use only! That's what it makes you feel like!👏🤷♂️
Hello there, Incase you''ve tested it, does this grinder handle mixed peppercorns well? I know the oily nature of a mixed peppercorns can wreck havoc on some pepper mills. Love the video, and keep up the great work. Happy holidays/new years!
Good review. The Pepper Cannon is 5 times more expensive than the Le Creuset so I’d expect it to be 5 times better. A Peugeot mill would be a good comparison.
Thank you. And it’s an interesting thought, whether something necessarily needs to be 5x better if it costs 5x as much. I look at a Bentley Continental convertible, and think there is no way it offers, what 37 times as much fun as 2CV on a sunny day. But as it happens, the Pepper Cannon is at least 5 times better than any other I have owned. Delivers more than 5x the pepper, 5x the endorphins each time you use it, and 5x better engineered (easier to fill, easier to use etc). It really is best in class. And no, I’m not on a commission.
Glad you enjoyed it. I haven't got a Peugeot, so I can't really answer that, except that as far as I can see, the Peugeot refilling is nothing like as clever and easy as the Pepper Cannon, and the Peugeot model I looked at had six grind settings, whereas the Pepper Cannon has more than I can count, which I think means it should probably grind courser and finer.
You guys should take notes from Arlo on how to make videos. I could not even watch yours. Even after seeing you have so many more negative ratings than positive, you just turn off comments rather than just taking the time to make another video. You cannot even hear anything because of loud corny distracting music. In addition to having NO address on yoru website, I am skeptical to consider it, your video did not help. Arlo, makes fascinating videos.
@ghanus2009 Gosh ... was really surprised by your comments - didn't remember seeing more negative ratings than positive ones about MannKitchen videos, so I went to have a look. There are only two videos where the negatives outnumber the positives. One was a swearing chef with bad sound. The other was the comparison of the pepper cannon version other amazon brands. So I think you are being a bit unfair on them. The actual video I think you are talking about www.youtube.com/watch?v=miz20QRTY had more likes than dislikes. But I was still surprised at the number of dislikes, because I thought it was a GREAT video. Perhaps the music is a bit distracting. But the voice comes through clearly for me, and I thought the script, presentation, filming and editing are all absolutely first class. Thanks for your comment about my efforts, though!
@@arlo.guthrie It’s sold out because it’s a similar product at 1/4th of the price. Who cares if they use ABS plastic? All it needs to do is be able to hold peppercorn. There is no need to use aerospace grade aluminum for a pepper grinder… unless you don’t mind paying 4x for the “style” then by all means.
@@grantblankenship4314 Who'd a thought anyone could feel so strongly about a pepper grinder?! Anyway, pay for style? All around the world, billions of people spend billions of pounds every day on 'style'. Otherwise we'd all be driving Ford Fiestas and wearing TKMaxx. And people, me included, sometimes buy things for their tactile qualities. I like the heft of a well-made aluminium grinder over a plastic thing. Anyway, each to their own. You're happy with plastic, and that's great!
PS. Can I interest you in a pair of these? www.mrporter.com/en-gb/mens/product/asprey/lifestyle/tableware/sterling-silver-salt-and-pepper-mills/2009603053564
@@arlo.guthrie as a chef, this pepper mill is a total waste of money you can get amazing ones for 50$ at most or use a Turkish Peppermill with the handler mode and a cordless drill attached for the rare occasion where you need to quickly pepper many dishes. For large amounts of pepper and total control of coarseness you can use a mortar and pestle and a large Mexican stone one for massive amounts of pepper
@@chbrandt I Absolutely Love it. A bit pricey but well worth the money for the avid cook. I love that i can easily adjust the grind and the ease of re-filling with my favorite peppercorns!
One of my sons gave me this for Father's Day. I was equally amazed. One thing to add to your list of things in life that can't be without pepper: cacio e pepe. I swear by sweet pastafarian Jesus that the person who made this also loves cacio e pepe.
@@arlo.guthrie I wish I had checked back sooner, heathens! Cacio e pepe never uses parmesan. It must be pecorino romano. There is a difference, and it matters. Done properly, this is possibly the single most underrated pasta dish of all time! Diminish it to "pasta with just parmesan and pepper" at your own peril.
Someone took a generic manual coffee grinder, talked a bunch of TH-camr cooks into using it, and now people who don't know better pay 200 dollars for a "pepper mill"... That marvel of engineering, has been available in every coffee shop for 20 bucks, for 60 years. 🤣🤣
Unless own one of these things yourself, you can't possibly comment. It would be like me saying a Rolls Royce is no better than a Ford without ever driving one.
@@andreaslied7077 I beg to differ. The Porlex and the 1zpresso are both designed as coffee grinders, which is presumably why they look more like sailing winches. That's all well and good when you're grinding coffee, but it's not a very ergonomic design for grinding pepper into your mashed potato.
@@arlo.guthrie and by the way. The bottom is not only a cup for grinding into, but also has a gasket, which helps with keeping the pepper fresh in the mill. I keep it on and remove it prior to grinding. It's not a hassle to be honest.
The bottom cap is great.
You can grind larger amounts of pepper needed for cooking in pots etc.
You can then tip the pepper in directly from cap rather than exposing the pepper mill grinding mechanism to steam and oil from your cooking pots and pans.
In fact some pepper mill instructions warn against grinding for too long a period directly over hot steaming pots etc.
I got mine in UK....£200. You soon forget what you paid....and it's a great mill...the very best I've ever come across. I don't use the cap. but my wife insists on using it else the pepper goes where she doesn't want it. She is tidier than I. I use it on coarsest grind: I like the texture. I feel a bit bad about this last comment as it is beautifully made...but imagining it was built in an American high tech workshop...I was a bit disappointed to read Made in China, lol.
What size and type of burr setup does it have? Can't seem to find any info on it yet
You can remove the O-Ring from the base cup with a toothpick. This way the cup comes off without any resistance and functions more or less like a stand, so that you dont have pepper flying around your table.
Hi, yes, MannKitchen suggested that to me after I made the film and that's exactly what I've done. Was too late to add to the film, but I mentioned it in the description.
The absorbing mash quip was delightful
We too have experimented with just about every type of pepper mill over the years. I’m not sure we’re in the market for a £150 one that you have to mill yourself, though. I would be wanting battery operated, automatic, blue tooth and a Tesla rated motor with 9 speed gearbox for that money. We have progressed to battery operated mills. They’re very good (we think). You should do a review of them too. You might even be able to explain to me why they come with a light which comes on when they grind. To date, we’ve not had a reason to grind in the dark…
Laughed out loud ... Yes, but sometimes the best gadgets are the simplest ones. I can't for the life of me think why anyone bothers to power a pepper mill, or a corkscrew for that matter, although perhaps for people with arthritis. Without wanting to sound too much like an extremist tree hugger, it does feel like a slightly unnecessary use of resources. Sure, this is an expensive pepper mill, but if I'd bought one of these instead of all the rubbish ones I've had over the years, I would have saved myself way more than £150!
Very good review. You have a great personality 👍🏼 Subscribed 🇺🇸
Thank you very much, that's very kind of you to say!
Check out the WMF Spice Mill DE LUXE. Had mine for years and it still works perfectly. 👍
I may be old school, but I still bash my pepper with rocks and get a lot of pepper ground in a short amount of time (mortar and pestle)
Do you mill your own flour too? And I'll bet you don't have a flushing WC either.
My favorite pepper grinder is OXO
Brilliant video, informative and entertaining. Well out of my price range unfortunately.
Thank you very much!
I came here from the Indegogo page, (b/c I still haven't gotten mine, read comments and saw your review link)
Anyways, well done review! Humorous, & to the point. Good editing, audio & camera work.
Thank you, that’s very kind of you to say. Don’t think you’ll be disappointed when yours arrives.
“A bloody carpet bombing”😂😂😂😂
It’s great but not $200 dollar great
You're right. It's not. It's $400 great. No really. I use mine every day, and I will leave it to my daughter in my will.
@@arlo.guthrie nonsense leave her the cash
LOL. I expect she might agree with you.
FF to 2:50 into the video. Everything before that is just uninteresting fluff.
Sounds like a metaphor for my life.
I do wonder how this compares to hand crank coffee grinders
was gonna get one but this changed my mind
Really? Why's that? It's one of those things I've bought that I'm more and more pleased I bought it the longer I own it!
Hilarious.
I don’t need a pepper grinder, and damn $200, but that looks pretty nice!!
Well, of all the things I've reviewed over the last year two, it ranks right up there at the top! Money very well spent.
So they took a coffee grinder and said it’s for pepper….
the cup is to avoid getting steam in the mill when grinding directly into a steaming pan...
Well they say it's so you can pre-grind pepper to use on a steak, so you don't get blood on it after the handling the steak. But I've not ever had a problem with blood on my grinder, or steam getting in a pepper grinder, so after discussing with MannKitchen, I found their other suggestion much more useful, which is to use to take out the rubber sealing ring in the cap and use it as a stand (which stops grindings going everywhere).
I found one at a Goodwill store for $20.
What a bargain!
I got a pepper cannon about a year ago. I used this video to show a coworker what I was talking about, I was telling him about how much pepper I was going through, I love it and highly recommend it to anyone.
You need to change you name to Gadget Man or if that is taken use a name that had Gadget Man in it. I'm sure you will get more subs if you do this as your videos are good quality.
What, you mean like this?! (Have changed my displayed name). It's an interesting point you make. Someone I respect in advertising said I should just go with Arlo Guthrie, as that is my 'brand'. But now you mention it, who wants to subscribe to just 'Arlo Guthrie', particularly the non-singing version. Whereas adding the Gadget Man bit perhaps does give more of a reason to sub. Anyway, I've given it a go. Will be interesting to see if it makes any difference. Thanks for the kind comment about the quality!
@@arlo.guthrie Thank you! Keep doing what your doing I am enjoying your videos!
Ahoy
ROFL! Or did I read too much into the meat and grinding? Anyway-up, I wonder how many pepper corms one would have to buy for the value of the grinder and said pepper to be equal?
I can honestly say this is the best supreme pepper grinder I have ever had over half a century and I've had all of them from the cheapest model to the most expensive like Peugeot and Le Cruset from France! There is nothing and I mean absolutely nothing like this particular pepper grinder this peppergrinder is like owning a Tesla it's that advanced! This is something when you pass away a family member is definitely going want because it's for lifetime! I have other pepper grinders and I save those for when guests come for the picnics or at the dining room table but this particular pepper grinder is for me and me only and it stays in the kitchen next to the Himalaya salt shaker! I'm actually that jealous and don't want no one else touching this particular pepper grinder! This is for my personal use only! That's what it makes you feel like!👏🤷♂️
Couldn't agree more!
Hello there,
Incase you''ve tested it, does this grinder handle mixed peppercorns well? I know the oily nature of a mixed peppercorns can wreck havoc on some pepper mills. Love the video, and keep up the great work. Happy holidays/new years!
Fraid I haven’t tested that, but thanks for kind remark about video and Happy New Year to you too!
Good review. The Pepper Cannon is 5 times more expensive than the Le Creuset so I’d expect it to be 5 times better.
A Peugeot mill would be a good comparison.
Thank you. And it’s an interesting thought, whether something necessarily needs to be 5x better if it costs 5x as much. I look at a Bentley Continental convertible, and think there is no way it offers, what 37 times as much fun as 2CV on a sunny day. But as it happens, the Pepper Cannon is at least 5 times better than any other I have owned. Delivers more than 5x the pepper, 5x the endorphins each time you use it, and 5x better engineered (easier to fill, easier to use etc). It really is best in class. And no, I’m not on a commission.
Amazing review, laughed more than once! Any thoughts on how it compares to a Peugeot mill?
Glad you enjoyed it. I haven't got a Peugeot, so I can't really answer that, except that as far as I can see, the Peugeot refilling is nothing like as clever and easy as the Pepper Cannon, and the Peugeot model I looked at had six grind settings, whereas the Pepper Cannon has more than I can count, which I think means it should probably grind courser and finer.
Absolutely fantastic.
Glad you like it! Brilliant product.
Lovin' that umlaut - and I'm sure that this is the Maybach of grinders, but...
You guys should take notes from Arlo on how to make videos. I could not even watch yours. Even after seeing you have so many more negative ratings than positive, you just turn off comments rather than just taking the time to make another video. You cannot even hear anything because of loud corny distracting music. In addition to having NO address on yoru website, I am skeptical to consider it, your video did not help.
Arlo, makes fascinating videos.
@ghanus2009 Gosh ... was really surprised by your comments - didn't remember seeing more negative ratings than positive ones about MannKitchen videos, so I went to have a look. There are only two videos where the negatives outnumber the positives. One was a swearing chef with bad sound. The other was the comparison of the pepper cannon version other amazon brands. So I think you are being a bit unfair on them. The actual video I think you are talking about www.youtube.com/watch?v=miz20QRTY had more likes than dislikes. But I was still surprised at the number of dislikes, because I thought it was a GREAT video. Perhaps the music is a bit distracting. But the voice comes through clearly for me, and I thought the script, presentation, filming and editing are all absolutely first class. Thanks for your comment about my efforts, though!
I always take my cap off before handling meat!
I should hope so too.
Huge waste of money. Just get a Unicorn Magnum Peppermill.
Sure, if you want a plastic peppermill and are happy to wait till July when they next have them in stock!
@@arlo.guthrie It’s sold out because it’s a similar product at 1/4th of the price. Who cares if they use ABS plastic? All it needs to do is be able to hold peppercorn. There is no need to use aerospace grade aluminum for a pepper grinder… unless you don’t mind paying 4x for the “style” then by all means.
@@grantblankenship4314 Who'd a thought anyone could feel so strongly about a pepper grinder?! Anyway, pay for style? All around the world, billions of people spend billions of pounds every day on 'style'. Otherwise we'd all be driving Ford Fiestas and wearing TKMaxx. And people, me included, sometimes buy things for their tactile qualities. I like the heft of a well-made aluminium grinder over a plastic thing. Anyway, each to their own. You're happy with plastic, and that's great!
PS. Can I interest you in a pair of these? www.mrporter.com/en-gb/mens/product/asprey/lifestyle/tableware/sterling-silver-salt-and-pepper-mills/2009603053564
@@arlo.guthrie as a chef, this pepper mill is a total waste of money you can get amazing ones for 50$ at most or use a Turkish Peppermill with the handler mode and a cordless drill attached for the rare occasion where you need to quickly pepper many dishes. For large amounts of pepper and total control of coarseness you can use a mortar and pestle and a large Mexican stone one for massive amounts of pepper
My mom's pepper grinder she bought on sale 35 years ago are still working fine. It's not aerospaced (I think that's what the guy said) engineered.
This is awesome *Looks at price
Not happening..
I'll stick with my Mortar and pestle .
I love pepper on all my favorite dishes and have yet to be satisfied wit a grinder, until now i hope. My order is in, Thank You for the video!
My pleasure. Don’t think you’ll be disappointed, but let me know what you think.
@@arlo.guthrie I sure will!
@@jlove3270 so, what did you think?
@@chbrandt I Absolutely Love it. A bit pricey but well worth the money for the avid cook. I love that i can easily adjust the grind and the ease of re-filling with my favorite peppercorns!
At that price, there should be an entire meal coming out of it. 😂
Mechanically, this is no different or better than any $60 manual coffee grinder on Amazon.
One of my sons gave me this for Father's Day. I was equally amazed. One thing to add to your list of things in life that can't be without pepper: cacio e pepe.
I swear by sweet pastafarian Jesus that the person who made this also loves cacio e pepe.
I'd never even heard of cacio e pepe. That has gone on my list of things to try!
@@arlo.guthrie Your Kidding! It's simply pasta with parmesan cheese and black pepper
@@itsokitsok5020 So I discovered. The name 'cacio 3 pepe' sounded rather more exotic. Still, I haven't ever had pasta with just parmesan and pepper.
@@arlo.guthrie I wish I had checked back sooner, heathens! Cacio e pepe never uses parmesan. It must be pecorino romano. There is a difference, and it matters. Done properly, this is possibly the single most underrated pasta dish of all time! Diminish it to "pasta with just parmesan and pepper" at your own peril.
Get to the GD point please.
TH-cam now has chapters, so you can fast forward straight to the point.
Someone took a generic manual coffee grinder, talked a bunch of TH-camr cooks into using it, and now people who don't know better pay 200 dollars for a "pepper mill"... That marvel of engineering, has been available in every coffee shop for 20 bucks, for 60 years.
🤣🤣
Unless own one of these things yourself, you can't possibly comment. It would be like me saying a Rolls Royce is no better than a Ford without ever driving one.
I own a 1zpresso grinder, a porlex grinder, and a pepper cannon. You sir, are incorrect.
@@andreaslied7077 I beg to differ. The Porlex and the 1zpresso are both designed as coffee grinders, which is presumably why they look more like sailing winches. That's all well and good when you're grinding coffee, but it's not a very ergonomic design for grinding pepper into your mashed potato.
@@arlo.guthrie I'm disagreeing with the ripper. Not you. Sorry for being unclear.
@@arlo.guthrie and by the way. The bottom is not only a cup for grinding into, but also has a gasket, which helps with keeping the pepper fresh in the mill. I keep it on and remove it prior to grinding. It's not a hassle to be honest.