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Trudeau Elite Graviti Battery Operated Pepper Mill - All Black | 
| Brand: Trudeau
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $25.95
as of 11/20/2009 22:00 CST details
You Save: $4.04 (13%)
New (2) from $25.95
Seller: summerdale_house
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 4307
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 3.5 x 2.6
MPN: 0716926
Model: 0716926
UPC: 063562466813
EAN: 0063562466813
ASIN: B000NV7M98
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | No button, No effort, No mess | | • | Adjustable ceramic grinder, Clear spice chamber | | • | Can be used with sea salt crystals | | • | 6 AAA batteries not included, Under normal use batteries should last more than 1 year | | • | Hand Wash, 8" H , 1 year Mfg warranty, Gift Boxed |
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Product Description
Battery operated pepper mill. Easy to use! Simply flip the mill up side down and it will grind automatically. No button to push, gravity will activate the grinder. Easy to fill peppercorn chamber. Easy to adjust grind by turning the top knob. Requires 6 batteries, not included. Ceramic grinder can be used for both pepper corns and sea salt crystals. Under normal use batteries should last more than 1 year. All Black color, 8"H Gift Boxed, Hand wash. 1 Year Mfg Warranty
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 14
 Excellent in all ways November 17, 2009
Douglas DeMIlle
I bought 2 of these grinders, a silver one for salt and a black one for pepper.
I couldn't be more pleased. All the features I wanted and more.
Ceramic grinders don't rust and wear very slowly. Just the right size, large enough to use while cooking, but not too large for the table. Easy and simple grind size adjustment. Just takes a minutes experimentation.
I'm going to replace ALL my grinders in all locations with these.
Buy this September 9, 2009
SJZ
This is a fantastic product; I would highly recommend it to anyone. True, the battery changing is a bit of a chore, but you couldn't do better for the product you get. The worst thing I could say about this mill is that you'll become unable to use any other kind of flaky, sawdust pepper (as is standard in most restaurants) - you'll be spoiled for this.
Very pleased September 8, 2009
J. Stephen (San Jose, CA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I got both salt and pepper mills and am very happy with them. They're identical except that the salt mill has a silver body and the pepper mill has a black one.
Operation is great - you just flip it over and it starts grinding. Since the opening is on the top, it also doesn't leave any mess on my counter, unlike conventional mills. I love that I can keep these by the stove for cooking, then move them to the table for serving. They look at home in both settings and work great for either setting. They're large and easy to hold, especially the pepper mill with it's rubberized black base. My father has arthritis and couldn't dream of using a manual mill, but these are no problem.
They put out a good quantity of ground salt/pepper and the grind is fairly easy to adjust. I found that it helps a lot to have the mill running when making the grind finer since the coarse chunks still in the grinding wheels will prevent them from being tightened very much.
Using six batteries, as others have mentioned, is weird because you can't buy six batteries. Fortunately, if you buy both mills, you'll need twelve batteries and that's a multiple of four and that works out fine. I bought some four packs of the rechargable Sanyo Eneloop batteries to power mine and they still haven't run down after about a year (love Eneloops btw, consider using them if you want rechargables).
Filling the mill and replacing the batteries both involve removing the bottom and pulling out the battery holder. At that point you can swap in new batteries or pour in more salt/pepper and put the thing back together. The biggest problem is that you have to flip it over to do this and flipping it over is also what activates the grinding motor. So you have to unlock the bottom cap first then flip it, and reverse that procedure when putting it back together. Or you just have to wipe up a little salt or pepper. Either way, it's never bothered me but it's worth noting. It's also easy to overfill and you can't get it back together if you do, but I only have to pour a little out when I do and everything is fine.
PS - I used to scoff at the idea of a salt mill, thinking "WTF? It's not like salt goes bad or is better when freshly-ground!" Then I started using coarse sea salt regularly and realized that sometimes I needed salt with a finer grind for better texture or faster dissolving. And that's what a salt mill is great for :)
 I really wanted to like it September 7, 2009
M. Hostetter
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my second. The first lasted about ten months. This lasted only four. The idea is great but the execution lacks. They both just quit grinding pepper. The mechanism was turning but nothing came out.
Trudeau Pepper Mill July 27, 2009
JV (Texas)
We loved this mill until the second refill. At that point, it quit working. We can feel and hear the motor turning, but nothing comes out.
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