WMF 0652314500 Salt and Pepper Mills Set of 2 Wooden Import To Shop ×Product customization General Description Gallery Reviews

LikeLooks good and works well

Works well until it doesn’tI purchased a WMF mill after using a friend’s and being impressed by how much volume it turns per twist. I used one for black peppercorn for 3 days and it stopped working. I opened it up and the interface that mates the ceramic grinding mechanism to the hexagonal shaft is made of plastic that split. Now it does not turn where there is any resistance from the peppercorn. I contacted WMF twice by email and received zero response. Good product, a design flaw that could be improved by using a more durable mechanism and horrible customer service. For the time being, I DIY’ed a shim to force the ring’s contact with the mill’s shaft and have it working again.

DefectiveGrinder cracked within first 3-4 uses. Defective. Don’t buy. Crack developed in plastic grinder housing. For grinding pepper and salt, should use metal. Plastic defective and cracked.

Beautiful, And Very High Quality!As usual with anything made by the German company WMF, these mills are of exceptionally high quality, evidenced by the ten year manufacturer guarantee that even covers the shipping cost! Clearly, WMF are confident in their product, and so am I with backup like that! I strongly suspect the negative reviewer was unfortunate to receive a unit damaged by excessively harsh handling in transit. Examine these for yourself and you’ll see how solidly they’re built!What first attracted me to them is the elegant design, penned by the award winning Metz und Kindler bureau. It combines clean lines and functionality with the warmth and natural texture of turned oak. The metal band is polished stainless steel.For me these mills are the perfect size – not too large to be in the way, and not too small to be fiddly to handle, or to run out of contents too quickly. I measure the capacity as being 50g of mixed peppercorns, or about the same as one of those refill bottles you buy in the supermarket. Just right in other words. Importantly, the grinding action is superb – the best I’ve encountered anywhere, including several expensive premium range Peugeot mills. It’s easily adjustable for fineness too (note to negative reviewer who complained his was too loose – just tighten it up)Another consideration is the full availability of spares. German companies are great at this, and it distinguishes high quality, durable and maintainable consumer goods from cheap Chinese disposable tat. So if you break a glass jar or wear out the ceramic teeth (unlikely!) it’s not a problem. WMF will sell you spares.In keeping with great design generally, these mills are timeless in appearance and fit equally well in a modern apartment or a period property like mine. When you buy a set for yourself you’ll soon realise they are in fact exceptionally good value for money. Companies that insist on high standards of design and manufacturing need supporting – the cheap tat has already done for most of them. So please, make a stand. Invest in something worthwhile. I chose mine because they’ll work better, save money in the long run and I get pleasure from owning beautiful objects of quality. In fact, I’ve just ordered a second set to hold my own custom seasoning mixes – it’s much more fun to create your own, and they can be fine tuned to suit personal taste. I can see an expanding row of these developing on my kitchen shelf, and they work equally well for herbs and seeds.

Very poorLook very nice and mechanism works well. Knocked a couple of stars off as the lids/caps dont fit very well – and at this price point that is not good! UPDATE – the adjuster for how small it grinds doesn’t work so can only have sand like salt so no use whatsoever.