Now that is cool. That would give an even grind, something my $20 grinder/shaker cannot. It makes a huge difference in pepper cooking because those big chunky peppers are like glass in your stomach. I was told to use no pepper, or only white ground pepper or NO pepper. I said what about "fine" ground pepper. Well black is bad. But I said if it is as finely ground as white.... Ah, still bad.the pepper mill features a case-hardened steel mechanism that cracks the peppercorns before grinding.
So I bad a grinder from costco that does pretty good, but still, kinda chunky and to set the grind level is virtually worthless. So to some of us, this kind of thing is welcome. Sure, I could cut out pepper all the way, but I only need to cut out larger chunks of pepper, not all.
That is true, most of my hand me downs are better than my modern crap. Unless we are talking about my dream DMP knives, (can't find the thread, but he posted something about knives and I want those knives, seem better than cutco), I buy stuff on the cheap. And pay for it, later, and again, later.
These are what I have, and I LOVE them.
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/produ...s&cm%5Fsrc=SCH
I wouldn't recommend buying any knives as a set, tho.. You end up with two much crap you don't need. I bought mine individually, and then bought a block based on the knives I bought..
Henckels makes a LOT of different knives, and different quality. I just like the Professional S series because of the way it fits in my hand, and the way it feels.