Salt and Pepper Sets

by Andrew Barrow, Posted Mar 12th 2006 @ 12:41PM

Can someone please explain to me why salt and pepper mills are so bloody expensive? Even the most ugly, nastiest sets are upwards of £25; I am assuming it is the same world wide. I mean they are not that complicated an item to make are they?

Do manufacturers apply a mass of research and development funds on the screw or the crusher bit? I doubt it. For something decent, that isn't going to clog-up or crack or generally foul-up you need to spend even more. This set from Alessi (OK, so it is Alessi) costs £72 (around US$125/AUS$170) for the set. Thats a bit of metal standing 11.3cm (13.2cm for the pepper mill) high topped with a bit of coloured plastic.

Still want 'em though!

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Tags: alessi, british isles, condiments, food and drink, FoodAndDrink, Gadgets, pepper mill, PepperMill, salt caster, SaltCaster, salyt and pepper set, SalytAndPepperSet, stores-and-shopping

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3-12-2006 @4:02PM matthew anderson said... I got a good one that is used with one hand. its handy for use while stirring or whatever. vic firth - makers of drums - makes it. at twenty bucks it wasn't too bad. only flaw, its not real stable on the table. falls over constantly. i am afraid its going to chip a plate or glass someday.
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3-14-2006 @3:59PM AAwoken said... I own one of the pepper mills. Mine has a blue top though. Work wonderfully, qlthough I lost the screw top once and thought the thing was ruined. THe thing almost broke my tooth. It fell in a pot of spaguetti gravy.
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