Peugeot - Paris u'Select Manual Pepper Mill - Adjustable Grinder - Beechwood, Chocolate

The quality of this pepper mill is outstanding. After a year’s usage, pepper is still ground well. There are settings for different coarseness, to suit your preferences. The wood finish is still holding up after daily usage.

I've been limping along with two pepper grinders gifted to us many years ago. The tall dark one we've used for black pepper and the shorter "beigier" colored one for white pepper. The grind of the tall one can only be adjusted by tightening or loosening the nut on top which also secures the grinder's top. The more you grind, the tighter the nut gets and the finer the grind. The shorter grinder has a chrome collar just below the top with F, M and C settings which work okay, but I end up inadvertently turning the collar as I grind, thus changing the fineness of the grind. And the varnish on the outside of the shorter grinder has aged so that it is now sticky to the touch. Hmph.So, I decided to splurge and get one each of the chocolate brown and natural wood colored Peugeot grinders for black and white pepper respectively. Good choice. Love them. They grind both types of pepper very easily, thank you, the mechanism works flawlessly and they look very handsome on the counter by the stove top.Adjusting grind fineness or coarseness is accomplished by turning a wooden collar at the base of each grinder to the desired setting designated by tiny vertical markings from I to IIII. You have to experiment to figure out if I is coarse or fine, but it's figure-out-able and I won't spoil if for you. I suspect too that the markings will wear away over time thus only increasing the Gallic fun. I had a friend who owned a Peugeot 304 back in the 1970s and the car had similar little idiosyncrasies. Like the ashtray with 14 moving parts.Anyhow, I love the grinders, I use them daily, they feel good to the touch AND the vendor that sells the chocolate colored one, the actual subject of this review, provides a WARRANTY for American buyers that does not require you to try to communicate with les braves gens de Peugeot. Bravo!

Nicely designed and made, with a broad grind size adjustment.

Quality built and operates flawlessly. Definitely recommend.

I purchased this pepper mill on the basis of Peugeot's reputation as a top-quality manufacturer of pepper mills. After only a few years of light, occasional use, it has become non-functional and does not grind at all. It seems the cheap, thin plastic collar at the bottom of the mill broke from very little use. It was great for the first two years I used it, and I'm sure it would have given a lifetime of use if it weren't for Peugeot cheaping-out on one of the most important parts, making it an expensive paperweight. There does not seem to be a repair service or upgraded part for replacement. Buyer beware!

Recommended through Wirecutter and I am so pleased with this peppermill! Perfect size and I love the way the bottom is marked for fine grind to coarse grind. The fine grind black pepper tastes so wonderful...very much like European White Pepper...earthy! Wonderful!

Grid adjustments aren’t as functional as described. Capacity and speed are good, and it is easy to use. Beautiful design. Having completed the AI requirement - Basically no way to get course grind.

looks great and works well. nice matte color.