541875 Thu Jul 24 06:51:37 -0700 2008 6 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 3896956 I have to re-order some peppercorns from Penzeys. I usually get the Tellicherry but I'd like to try the Extra Bold. Can someone tell me what it's like compared to the Tellicherry? The hotter the better, but I want to get some feedback from anyone who has tried it. It's about time to refill my Magnum Plus so I'll be using whatever I buy for quite a while! Thanks! Thu Jul 24 06:51:39 -0700 2008 146449 SoulFoodie 1 3897439 We switched to Extra Bold a few years ago. I don't really think it is "hotter", but it is a little more complex. Some of the corns are so big that it can be a problem to grind them in some peppermills, I don't know about the Magnum Plus. Thu Jul 24 09:12:51 -0700 2008 3896956 174540 dkenworthy 1 3897473 I've been thinkng of mixing Tellecherry with Sichuan. I've never used Extra Bold but I've been using Tellycherry for about 10 years now. Used to buy it from Whiteflower Farm in CT of all places.....till I discovered Penzeys a couple of years ago.. Thu Jul 24 09:22:50 -0700 2008 3896956 75332 Gio 1 3897684 I usually buy the whole Tellicherry, but the last time I bought 8 ounces of both the black tellicherry and the black Sarawak peppercorns. I'm not sure I would say they are hotter, but the flavor is more pronounced and defiantly more complex. I have a Peugeot mill and they work just fine. Thu Jul 24 10:29:46 -0700 2008 3896956 22220 Kelli2006 1 3901946 I have Tellicherry, Sarawak and Extra Bold. I actually prefer the Tellicherry. To me the Xtra Bold is more complex and somewhat floral. Really hard to describe. What I did was order the smallest quantities of each and did a taste test. You might think of doing that. I ended up liking them all and using them all, (you probably will too) but reordered the Tellicherry. Fri Jul 25 14:19:06 -0700 2008 3896956 43893 C. Hamster 1 3902669 We really like the Extra Bold. I usually order 1 lb. of the Extra Bold and 1 lb. of the sarawak. We mix them. I like the hot from the sarawak and the complex from the Extra Bold. I am a pepper nut and we use at least a pound (or more) of pepper per year. If you are having a problem grinding them, I sugget the new Penzy pepper mill--it puts out lots of pepper per twist. Fri Jul 25 19:46:02 -0700 2008 3896956 123710 pepperqueen 1 3902812 I taste tested Tellicherry vs Sarawak and vastly preferred the Sarawak. To me, the flavor was more intense and more complex, a real winner. But haven't tried the Extra Bold, sorry. Fri Jul 25 21:15:49 -0700 2008 3896956 19542 Karen_Schaffer