Chef'n PepperBall (Black and Clear)

This is our third Chef'n Pepper Ball. They wear out after a few years, and they've been impossible to find during the first part of the Pandemic. Glad to see them available again. Easy to grip, grinds one-handed, fairly easy to refill. These have been my favorite pepper grinders for years!

I don't know how may of these I have had. After a few years of abuse, the handles break, but we use it multiple times per day, And keep a spare on hand. Extremely easy to use with 1 hand, but I generally use two hand because one I dropped one in the soup and could not clean it up. I think this is a great product.

2024 This was my second Chef'n Pepper Ball. Let me explain. My first pepper ball grinder lasted for 4 years, I loved it. It ground the pepper the way I liked and was easy to adjust the grind. Plus this pepper ball was easy for my arthritic wrists to use, no twisting or turning so it didn't hurt as bad. It truly was worth the cost.FAST FORWARD to this purchase of the pepper ball. IT broke within a month of purchase. The moveable handle just broke of in my hand. It had never been dropped, banged around and even used roughly. Talk about disappointed. I understood what the negative comments were about. Subpar material or craftsmanship had made a once great product into trash for my garbage can. I went back to the mortar and pestle for my pepper, that hasn't broken at least.DO NOT ORDER THIS it is not as good as it used to be.

Heavy usage leads to breakage. I use this about every night for cooking, it is excellent for grilling and one handed use. I purchased 2 one for salt and one for pepper. It broke today after 18 months. Will likely purchase another.for peppercorns.

I've been very happy with the Chef'n PepperBall! It's a lifesaver for me in the kitchen, allowing me to season dishes with one hand and adjust the grind as needed. Plus, it's refillable so I never have to worry about running out of pepper. My only suggestion would be to add more color options, but the black and clear are still sleek and stylish. Overall, this one-handed wonder has exceeded my expectations and I can't imagine cooking without it. Highly recommend!

First, Pros!Love that it only takes one hand to use.Love that you can adjust the coarseness of the grind.Love that it's easy to clean and refill.Cons:The bottom snapped apart from the central tank part after roughly a year and a half of light usage, so now it's trash. Love the design, don't love the longevity. Won't be buying it again.

Buy these while you can still purchase them. The wonderful larger size is no longer available anywhere that I could find in this design. While these little ones do not have adjustable grinds, they work very well and are refillable practically forever. These are the "old" design that has a way to fill them from the side.The big ones today are of a changed design and are frustrating as they are really inferior, in my opinion since once you have opened the big, "redesigned" type, to refill it with coarse salt chunks: you cannot get it back together. A lot of people must be buying the big ones to give as wedding presents. They will get tossed in a drawer and never again see the light of day, once someone tries to unscrew for refilling with salt and then experiences total frustration at trying to put it back together.There are no explanations anywhere that come with the large product....as to how to re-screw the thing together. How many times can you put pressure on the two parts with a plastic screw thread like a jar cap, before it will strip. I suspect four.So, buy these little ones with the magnets on their sides, so as to fit them on a refrigerator, I suppose. These little ones, as featured, have been made for a number of years.It may only be a matter of time before they "redesign" and ruin these as well, since this is the design that used to be for the big as well.Do not buy a product unless you scrutinize it. These little ones work very well. I highly recommend them. As I said, buy these while you can. They are terrific.n morse

This is the second try at this pepper grinder. The design is nice. Operation with handles is preferable to grinding, BUT, after7 or 8 months, the pepper mill quit working. The bottom is displaced when grinding and it is unusable.