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Salt and pepper mills are an essential tool for the modern kitchen, whether used during cooking or to season just before serving. Providing a fresher taste than pre-ground, and offering a range of grind options - from a fine dusting to a scatter of coarse granules - a salt or pepper grinder can help home cooks pack in flavour with ease. But with both manual and electric grinders now available, what are the benefits and drawbacks of each?


electric grinders will cost more than manual ones. They are also battery operated, which is an additional cost for the consumer.


Style


While salt and pepper mills are essential when it comes to seasoning during the cooking process, they are also a handy addition to tableware, allowing diners to further season, so consumers should be sure to consider aesthetic as well as function. You might recommend a set of stylish salt and pepper grinders that can go from the kitchen to the dining room.


Noise


Manual pepper grinders: Usually used by twisting the top, which turns an internal crank to operate the burrs.


Electric pepper grinders: The mechanisms in electric salt and pepper grinders work the same as in manual mills, but the movement of the burrs is powered by an electric battery rather than a crank.


Mechanism


Many salt and pepper mills have sharp ceramic mechanisms, which mean that consumers can use them for both salt and pepper interchangeably, as salt can damage the metal in steel pepper grinder mechanisms. However, ceramic mechanisms are not nearly as durable as stainless steel varieties, which can limit the overall life of the grinder - there is the potential for shattering or breakage.


Usage


While manual grinders require physically twisting the top, electric pepper mills operate using a button.This means they can be used one-handed, which is an ideal feature for busy cooks as they can keep stirring with the other hand. It’s also a handy function for those who suffer from arthritis, as the twisting motion can be difficult with sore or painful joints.


Cost


Both manual and electric pepper grinders come in a variety of price ranges. As a general rule,


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Both electric and manual pepper mills make a small amount of noise as the burrs twist and crack the peppercorns or salt granules. When using an electric pepper grinder, the whirring of the motor usually covers the sound of the burrs.


Freshness One of the key benefits of a pepper grinder is that they can keep peppercorns fresher for longer. The minute pepper is ground, it starts to lose potency. Keeping the same peppercorns in the mill’s chamber will also lead to a certain amount of flavour deterioration. One of the side benefits of electric pepper grinders is their airtight casing, which keeps spices dry and away from oxygen.


Speed


While a manual pepper mill is already a lot faster than a traditional pestle and mortar, an electric pepper grinder can save even more time - perfectly ground pepper at the click of a button.


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