Pesky pepper mill

[julietg]

Hi 'hounds

I use a mill for both pepper and salt. I can never get DH to fill them, though, because it's such a messy chore. I've tried a funnel, and index card, nothing seems to work.

How do you fill your pepper mill without spilling all over the counter?

[liu]

Hi, julietg.
An easy funnel is made by cutting the corner off an envelope and using the resulting pocket.

About 6 months ago we solved the problem permanently. I found the Oliver Hemming Spice Boy pepper mill at Dream Icons and never looked back. They are wonderful people to deal with and I really love this spice mill. It has a ceramic grinding mechanism and the design is a funnel at the top. Just pour in the peppercorn -- no funnel needed -- and it is ready for use! Also, it holds a large quantity and the grind is better than any other pepper mill I have tried.

http://www.dreamicons.com/spice-boy-b...

[Paulustrious]

I just use a funnel, one with a spout wide enough not to bind. We must have different size 'entrances'.

[SanityRemoved]

This is what I have and is incredibly easy to fill.
http://www.wmboundsltd.com/shopexd.as...
I just remove the salt part and wrap my fingers around the ring which gives me a slight funnel effect. There are multiple holes so the peppercorns distribute evenly.

[tim irvine]

I fold a small piece of paper (great use of junk mail), fold it once to make a V, and place the salt or corns on it. So far it works ok, but my mills are pretty easy to load, especially the Perfex (which is pretty but not a great grinder)