[HN Gopher] The Peppermills of Jens Quistgaard
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       The Peppermills of Jens Quistgaard
        
       Author : NaOH
       Score  : 27 points
       Date   : 2025-01-21 21:15 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.quistgaardpepper.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.quistgaardpepper.com)
        
       | e_i_pi_2 wrote:
       | https://web.archive.org/web/20241228230216/http://quistgaard...
       | 
       | Site wouldn't load for me, here's an archive version
        
       | unwind wrote:
       | When the article said:
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       |  _These peppermills, otherwise known as "table seasoners", evoke
       | tiny household sculptures, powerful individually, but most
       | compelling when grouped and viewed in sets._
       | 
       | Is that some kind of direct translation from Danish, the "table
       | seasoners" part? I'm certainly not a native speaker of English,
       | but that was a term I've never heard before ... I tried googling
       | it but didn't find much, which is why I ask.
        
         | curmudgeon22 wrote:
         | I've never heard that term before (native english speaker)
        
       | steve_adams_86 wrote:
       | Wow, these are beautiful. My dad used to make these as a sort of
       | hobby (he liked any excuse to hop on the lathe, and they made
       | great gifts; you don't realize how awful the ones in big box
       | stores are until someone makes you a proper one). He'll love to
       | see this.
       | 
       | It didn't occur to me that there'd be such an extensive
       | collection of something seemingly so obscure, yet here we are. It
       | seems like this exists for everything out there.
       | 
       | It's very nostalgic in a way. Though my dad's were different, the
       | dark, solid wood and geometric shapes bring me back to my
       | childhood.
        
       | zhengyi13 wrote:
       | I clicked on the article on a lark, and I was stunned? certainly
       | excited to see the "Acorn" model there: my father's had one of
       | those for... well, as long as I can remember. Maybe near 50 years
       | now?
       | 
       | Still beautiful in teak.
        
       | mauvehaus wrote:
       | These are handsome, but my real question is: how's the mechanism?
       | Of the half dozen or so pepper mills I've owned, half of them
       | kind of sucked from the get-go (the current one grinds ok, but
       | doesn't feed fresh peppercorns without a regular shake), and the
       | other half broke in a couple years (the last one the adjustment
       | mechanism jammed up). I don't feel like I'm an unreasonably
       | aggressive pepper grinder, nor do I think I use an abnormally
       | large amount of pepper. Hell, I'd only call myself a halfway
       | decent home cook.
       | 
       | In related news: does anyone want to recommend a decent
       | commercial, easily available option? Not looking to spend a
       | fortune, but would be willing to spend enough to have one that'll
       | last another 40-50 years.
        
         | davee5 wrote:
         | Mannkitchen Pepper Cannon. I absolutely adore this device and
         | have bought a few as friends for discerning cooks and
         | mechanical gadget lovers. Build quality is utterly fantastic
         | and the quality of the grind is excellent. Most importantly the
         | ability for it to grind copious amounts of pepper with minimal
         | input is unmatched. I tried just about all the other ones
         | recommended on various forums but none match up, not even
         | close. Yeah it's $200 but oh man is it nice.
        
         | Clamchop wrote:
         | I've got an OXO that has worked great since I bought it in
         | 2014. It's an ugly piece of white plastic, but it's efficient,
         | unfussy, ergonomic, and adjustable.
         | 
         | https://a.co/d/609d3IX
        
         | germinalphrase wrote:
         | These are well regarded, and I don't have any complaints about
         | mine (other than the style is basic black):
         | https://www.unicornmills.org/
         | 
         | Mechanism is solid. More aggressive than your typical grinder,
         | but maybe not as to the same degree as a Pepper Cannon.
         | 
         | I would just call them to order though.
        
         | kzrdude wrote:
         | It seems to list the mechanism on each model. A bunch of them
         | seem to use Peugeot for the mechanism and I have a such branded
         | grinder that seems to hold up really well..
        
         | bob1029 wrote:
         | I bought the cheapest coffee grinder I could find at the
         | grocery store. Does a fantastic job. I usually grind up about a
         | half cup at a time.
        
         | atombender wrote:
         | Peugeot is the gold standard. The traditional hourglass shape
         | is around $40-50 for the normal-sized version, and they have a
         | lot of other modern designs. A lot of competing brands buy the
         | internal mechanism from Peugeot.
         | 
         | (If you're curious about the name: Yes, it was originally the
         | same company as the Peugeot car/motorcycle company. It was spun
         | out into a separate company at some point, but still owned by
         | the descendants of the original Peugeot family.)
        
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