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Brand: Vic Firth
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$24.99~~
Buy New: $14.98
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

19 reviews
Sales Rank: 11576

Color: Stainless Steel
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 12 x 2 x 1

MPN: STS06PM01
Model: STS06PM01
UPC: 613281163847
EAN: 0613281163847
ASIN: B0000TLT6A

Release Date: October 13, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW IN FACTORY PACKAGING. MAKES A GREAT GIFT!

Features:

•	Innovative "Pump and Grind" pepper mill dispenses spice with speed and ease
•	Constructed in sleek stainless steel, the commercial-strength mill features a clear peppercorn compartment for quick content level assessment
•	Press the pump to grind pepper in a simple, 1-handed motion
•	Compact for easy kitchen storage or travel; includes a lifetime guarantee
•	Mill stands 6 inches high with a 1-inch width; weighs 2 pounds upon shipping

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Vic Firth was a timpanist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for nearly fifty years. For the past thirty-five years he has turned his attention to manufacturing the finest drumstick in the world. In keeping with his exacting standards, the same woodturning expertise is now being employed to produce peppermills and salt mills of the highest quality. Here he branches out into design with metal in a clever mill that features single-handed one-finger action! Its small size makes it ideal for trips, the office, camping, picnics and so on.

Amazon.com Review
Embellish a steaming plate of fettuccini Alfredo or a homemade Caesar salad with the flavor of fresh cracked pepper from this sleek Vic Firth pepper mill. The mill requires no twisting to crack peppercorns thanks to its innovative "Pump & Grind" design. It can also be used to crack sea salt or other similar spices such as cardamom.

Constructed of stainless steel, the commercial-strength pepper mill can be operated with one hand. Simply press on the pump to grind pepper from the base of the mill onto food. Its simple operation provides speed and comfort for oft-stressed hands and wrists. A clear peppercorn compartment allows chefs to assess content levels at a glance. The compact size of the mill enables easy kitchen storage or travel. Vic Firth offers a lifetime guarantee for this product. The mill stands 6 inches high, 1 inch wide, and weighs 2 pounds upon shipping. --Jessica Reuling

Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

I have this and the salt mill. Love em! May 17, 2008
I discovered this item when a work buddy whipped it out at a restaurant and everyone at the table used it to pepper their steak & sides. At the time I was caught between thinking "What is this guy nuts?" and "Man this thing is the most awesome thing I've ever seen." Well I went surfing and found it and am now the proud owner of both the pepper & salt mill (both are the same exact thing). Now I don't take mine to restaurants with me, but it is small enough to easily put in your pocket yet use many times without refilling. Who knows, maybe he carried it on him in case he got in brawl, I don't know, but it's quite a nifty device and works well. Given the unique design, I don't ever see it failing or wearing, so it should last for a long time, given the spring doesn't break or anything

4 out of 5 stars

Good for the dinner table, not the kitchen April 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I'm a percussionist so I am very familiar with Vic Firth sticks and mallets, so when I first heard that they were getting into kitchen products, I couldn't help but be intrigued. My mom actually decided on this model because she liked the one handed use.

The good: The build quality is excellent. The stainless steel is quite handsome- it looks good on the dinner table. In some cases, the one handed use is an advantage.

Now for the not so good: In terms of size, it is understandably small so it can fit in the palm of your hand. As a result, it doesn't hold a lot of peppercorns. If you need a lot of pepper, it takes a while and I found that I needed to use both hands so I wouldn't get a sore thumb... You can't really adjust the size of the grind. The grinding mechanism is a plunger style and some people say you can adjust the size of the grind by unscrewing the bottom a little, but I doubt that was actually designed into the product.

Overall, it's a very good product, but I would not use it in the kitchen just because it's too slow. I have the Vic Firth Federal style mill and I don't think it'll leave the kitchen anytime soon.

3 out of 5 stars

pepper mill December 5, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Expected this to work a lot easier, but I need to use both hands. Like the idea of pumping the mill instead of turning it. Very attractive.

4 out of 5 stars

Imperfect, but it's the one. September 16, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I'm desperately anti-gadget in the kitchen, prefering speed, efficiency, and simplicity to novelty and clutter. But pepper dispensers are a necessity, and also a problem; the perfect one doesn't seem to exist. This one has its share of flaws: the grind can't be adjusted, it requires a lot of force, and it doesn't put out a lot of pepper with each pump. If you're trying to season seven quarts of soup, you're in for a workout.

But so far it's the only one I've used that I like. First of all, the pepper has to be ground fresh. Salt mills are goofy (why do you need your salt ground fresh? It won't go bad, not in thousands of years), but stale pepper is worthless. And traditional 2-handed peppermills are difficult to use while cooking. Seasoning and stirring naturally go together, and a twist mill is awkward to use. There are many one-handed designs, but they suffer a problem in the kitchen: they're practically impossible to clean. I don't know about you, but when I'm prepping and cooking, my hands get covered with food, grease, sauce, and even the slime from raw chicken and fish. This gets on all the utensiles, including the pepper mill. What's unique about this one is that the outside is smooth stainless steel and plastic, with very little in the way of nooks and crannies to trap food and filth. I can wipe it off with a sponge and soapy water after peppering a raw chicken, and not have to worry about soaking the pepper, or about giving everyone salmonella when I later pepper and hand-toss the salad.

Until an improved one comes along, this is it.

5 out of 5 stars

Vic Firth Pump and Grind Stainless-Steel Pepper Mill August 16, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is the best pepper mill I have ever used. A must for all kitchens, and a perfect gift for the serious chef.

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