Rubberwood Salt and Pepper Mills, 16.5 cm, Set of 2

Two solid rubberwood mills, 16.5 cm tall with a 5 cm base — one with a ceramic burr for salt, one with a stainless steel mechanism for pepper. No tray is included.

Using two different mechanisms is the correct engineering and almost nobody does it. Salt corrodes steel, so a salt mill needs a ceramic burr; peppercorns need to be cracked rather than ground, which steel does better than ceramic. A matched pair with the same mechanism always compromises one of the two.

The internal parts are stainless steel throughout — the rotation shaft, the bottom plate and a copper nut — which is what stops the grind going loose after a year of use. A spare set of ceramic cores is supplied, so the salt mill can be refitted rather than replaced.

Solid rubberwood rather than a veneer or a plastic body. It is a dense close-grained hardwood, which is why it takes a smooth finish and does not swell in a humid kitchen.

• Ceramic burr for salt: salt corrodes steel
• Steel mechanism for pepper: cracks peppercorns rather than grinding
• Spare ceramic cores: refit rather than replace
• Stainless internals: the grind does not go loose
• Solid rubberwood: dense, and does not swell
• No tray: sold as the pair only

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