Norpro Herb Mill, 6.25in/16cm, White Import To Shop ×Product customization General Description Gallery Reviews Variations
- Body is made of durable plastic and blades are constructed of stainless steel.
- Reversible handle for both left and right hand users
- Hand washing recommended
- Lightweight and small enough to fit in a drawer
- Ideal for mincing herbs
$13
Mince parsley, chives, dill, mint, cilantro, sage and more with this handheld, lightweight herb mill. Designed for both left and right hand users with a reversible handle. The aroma of fresh herbs with permeate your kitchen and dining table.
Specification: Norpro Herb Mill, 6.25in/16cm, White Import To Shop ×Product customization General Description Gallery Reviews Variations
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nessie –
How to use such an itemThis is very common in France, where I have always had one in my kitchen.I was missing one here in America and looked for one in stores and online.This is the best deal I had found (about 6 $) but I was anxious after reading the bad reviews. Now that I have used the item myself, I know it is exactly working the way it is supposed to.I guess – no offense – that the people who wrote a bad review had very little experience with such a grinder. So let me tell you how to use it with fresh herbs (I’ve never seen it used for dried herbs) such as cilantro or parsley (in French, the item is called a hâche-persil, literally a parsley-grinder) :- insert a few clean stems – with the leaves – at a time (the purpose of the grinder is to use every part of your cilantro for example, not wasting the very flavorful stems). Let’s say 5-7 ? If you put too many at a time, it will jam up (reviews about it are right).- start turning the handle in one direction. The leaves and stems will be pushed towards the grinder. Usually you don’t need to press the stems in, but if you see that one stem remains out of reach of the grinder slightly press it down.- when it is done, turn the handle in the other direction, allowing some of the herbs still in the grinder to fall in your salad bowl- repeat the steps if you need more herbs- then open the grinder. Some herbs ALWAYS get stuck in the metal parts (this is normal), so take a small, sharp knife and use the end of the blade to remove them. Scratch over the salad bowl, so you won’t waste any herbs and won’t have to clean.- clean immediately the grinder, using a brush and water. If you wait, the herbs will dry in the metal parts and will be more difficult to scrub out.You can choose to pay more for the same kind of item but you won’t get a better one.6 bucks is really a great deal. I am so happy to have found my new kitchen-friend for so little money !Use it over every greens, it will add savor in a few seconds.
Mark Edwards –
Herb Mill works well for some herbsWorks well on large leave herbs such as Basil. Smaller leaves like Tarragon fall through narrow slots and don’t get cut smaller. Not super sturdy so don’t drop. Should of returned it because a kitchen scissors or knife works just as well. Have to take apart to clean and pay attention to reassemble blades or it won’t close.
PierreLab –
Not the good old one 🙁It works but compared to the good old one it’s not that good – really feels like cheap plastic and it gets greenish after one use :(Not easy to clean.
Mark J. Kreitz –
Fantastic!I have ground upa ll kinds of herbs with this: fresh cilantro, thyme and basil, dried oregano, thyme and basil. every time it worked like a champ. makes nice little pieces of anythign i throw in there. i’m not sure why the other reviewer had issues with fresh herbs. it worked like a champ for me. i’m here now to order one for my mom and one for my mother-in-law. the only issue i had was the first time i used it i put to much in and the lid popped open on it. now i just put my thumb on top to avoid that ever happening. seriously, it works really well.
Douglas Millhoff –
could afford to have sharper bladesotherwise, it is pretty handy compared to other types of grinders
Sevie –
Great Deal!! Read the “how to use” review and you will like itFor the price, I thought I must try this before purchasing the higher priced models. I am so glad I did – and glad I read the how to use review.You have to use it on fresh – totally dry (as in not wet) herbs and works great also very easy to clean.Not sure about the reviews that state hard to clean, I guess if you use wet herbs it is and it will also not grind them very good if they are wet. For me, you just take apart (which is quick and easy) rise off and let dry – that is it.I do not know how I lived without this. The hardest part is waiting for my herbs to dry off after washing.
Geo Laird –
Sadly worthlessI was optimistic considering the other product review was glowing … but sadly this product was worthless to me. I was hoping to find a quicker way to finely chop italian parsley, mint and basil. Maybe this thing can handle dried herbs, but the wet ones just stuck in the grinder. Part of the problem is that there is no way to push them through and the machine doesn’t do any good at pulling them through. I alternated between risking my fingers to try to smash through the herbs and using a knife. Once some of it was chopped, almost all of it got stuck in the grinder itself. I guess you can’t expect much for $10 but this really didn’t warrant paying anything.
megomole –
Crushes rather than cuts herbsHerbs get smashed, and all juices and oils run out and are lost, so all flavor is lost. Herbs are totally destroyed, the money you paid for them wasted, and no way to recover the herbs or their flavor.The box claims it can also shred cheese, but it can’t do that either. Turns semisoft cheese into a ball of mush, and any harder ones simply jam it so nothing happens.This is a REALLY dull tool. Don’t waste your money.
Alyssa C. –
Under-whelmedProduct is just okay. It doesn’t take the herbs very well I found I had to keep pushing the herbs down because it would just stop grabbing them. It’s easy enough to clean but don’t think I would recommend to anyone.
Amazon Customer –
Good productGood product. But one of the screw came off within first few weeks of use.