Cole & Mason Electric Salt Mill

This is the 4th mill set that I have had in 10 months. This one grinds very fine. The chamber seems small but due to the fact that it grinds fine it uses fewer products. I haven't had it long enough to tell you if it will outlast the others I've had but I do like this one the best. The blades seem like they are better quality then the others and when it grinds it doesn't stain to chop and bog down the motor. I have had it for about 6 weeks and haven't had to change the batteries or refill the chambers. I liked the sets I had from Sams but the quality was bad. The first set lasted for about 3-4 months, the second about the same but when it went out it got REAL HOT the batteries burnt my hand and stayed hot over 30 minutes. I thought the batteries were going to explode. We won't talk about the ones I purchased from Wal Mart. After that I decided to pay more money and try to find a better quality product.

They are ever ergonomic and easy to fill. They gind with ease. Changing the batteries is super simple. The adjustable grind setting work great and give you a great amount of control.

I was just using this set which I bought here about 14 months ago and just now thought to drop a review here. It's a good value. For a long time I had a very expensive set made by Peugeot that I liked, but was always a chore to fill or change batteries in. One of the plastic motors separated down the middle, but I managed to "keep it together" use for a few more years. When a family member broke one of those over a Thanksgiving dinner 2 years ago, I bought this set and have been very happy, value / cost wise... Grinds much, grinds well. ( Review is for Cole and Mason electric grinders B008KZHXRK ) I read another review here that someones salt grinder "rusted" which is odd to me. Be advised if you don't read the instructions that each unit of the set has different grinding mechanisms. The ceramic mechanism is one COLE & MASON Richmond Electric Salt and Pepper Grinder Set - Stainless Steel Electronic Mills Include Gift Box, Gourmet Precision Mechanisms and Premium Sea Salt and Peppercornsthat is intended for salt. ( I got mine from Amazon for $46.00, 14 months ago)

Nice addition to the kitchen accoutrementsBut it does require Good batteries!!!!It is a pleasure to useIt’s fun to see a first timer asked to pass the salt and pepper! 🥴

Not happy with results. Although they look very nice the pepper takes excessive time to grind. I use normal peppercorns. The most discouraging aspect is these go through batteries like crazy. Each unit takes 6 AAA batteries, and under average use lasts us only about 3 weeks ( energizer brand) so it gets expensive. Lastly, I want thrilled over how little amount of salt or pepper each unit holds. I was constantly refilling them. I said "was" because I finally got so discouraged I put them "away" in the back of my cabinet and reverted back to the cheap disposable no-name brand grinders from the grocery store that grind faster, better, and are cheaper than the cost of batteries for these grinders

These work fantastic. I had another style that operated automatically when turned over which was cool, but motor died on the pepper one.Only con would be that it holds less than the ones I previously had, but it's still plenty. Filling them aren't much different than others I've used and owned.I like that one is made specifically for pepper and the other salt, iirc.

Okay,so 60 bucks is a little steep for a set of salt & pepper shakers,but once you use these,you'll be impressed as I was. Fresh ground pepper and sea salt on my meals has never been easier. Each mill/grinder has a "p" or an "s" on it to tell them apart(in case the color doesn't give it away!). The pepper mill has a a steel grinder,while the salt mill has a ceramic grinder(because salt is corrosive to metal). On the bottom of each mill is a knob to adjust the coarseness of the grinds. There isn't a light beneath the mills as I have seen on other electric grinders,but who cares,I'm not eating in the dark. These grinders look great on the table and I have been very happy with them,this was 60 bucks well spent.

Takes 6 AAA batteries, and they run out fast under normal usage. Holds a very limited amount of pepper and salt since the motor and battery section is so large. Other than that, it works well and distributes a more even amount over the food.

I'm the cook in the family and I got tired of stopping to wash my hands every time I wanted to season something I was cooking. It was time to get electric salt and pepper mills so I could season things with one hand. I did a fair amount of research to determine the best-available brand and eventually settled on the COLE & MASON Richmond Electric Salt and Pepper Mills. I took delivery and eagerly began using them to prep that night's dinner. The salt mill worked great, but the pepper mill was not very responsive to my attempts to adjust the grind. Still, I appreciated the convenience and the ability to salt and pepper foods very evenly compared to twisting the manual pepper grinder or holding a pinch of salt over food and sprinkling it. Unfortunately, it wasn't long before the pepper mill's operation got sluggish (the batteries were brand new), and eventually it stopped working altogether. I called Amazon but was told that I had to deal with the mfg. The woman at COLE & MASON was very nice, but I had to return the nonfunctioning pepper mill, etc. Much effort and inconvenience later, I received my new pepper mill. Right out of the box, it worked, but very slowly --- it does not grind/expel nearly as much pepper as my manual one in the same amount of time, so it takes forever to grind as much as I can do with a few twists of the manual mill; instead of making a few passes over a steak or piece of salmon, I have to hold the mill over the food and move it very slowly over the surface. This is very disappointing; for $36, I expected a lot better function. I've returned to using my manual pepper mill. By comparison, the salt mill works great; I fill it with kosher salt and it produces a finer grain of salt very quickly and efficiently --- a couple of quick passes over meats, seafood, corn on the cob, popcorn, or whatever, and you're done. It works so well that I had to be careful not to over-salt foods. The search for a really good electric pepper mill continues...

6 AAA batteries in each mill brings this down one star. I also was disappointed that one mill didn't lock properly in place and I had to exchange the set. If you get these, make sure each mill locks in place perfectly. I once had an electric pepper mill from Sharper Image that fell apart when using it, spilling all the batteries into food. This was especially bad when using it over a big stock pot of chili, but I digress. I definitely wanted to make sure that didn't happen with the new set.I found that everyone prefers fresh pepper at the table, and I prefer it when cooking, so instead of using these as salt and pepper, I used both as pepper mills, one for cooking, and one for the table.The only other downfall was that it doesn't hold much in the pepper area, even for its large size. But, considering the faults the other electric pepper mill reviewers claim, this still seems a good choice.