{"product_id":"peugeot-salt-mill-5-inch","title":"Peugeot Paris u'Select Salt Mill 5 Inch Beech","description":"\u003cp\u003eA salt mill and a pepper mill are not the same tool wearing different labels. \u003cstrong\u003eThis one grinds salt because its mechanism is 18\/10 stainless steel\u003c\/strong\u003e, and stainless is there for one reason: salt eats ordinary steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStainless where it counts\u003c\/strong\u003e The working parts are the grade chosen to sit in contact with salt without pitting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrushed, not ground\u003c\/strong\u003e Ribbed plates fracture each crystal rather than channeling it through cutting teeth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFive inches on the table\u003c\/strong\u003e Short enough to live at a place setting instead of standing on a counter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Salt Gets Its Own Metal\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSalt is corrosive to steel in a way peppercorns are not. Peugeot builds the salt mechanism from 18\/10 stainless, where the chromium and nickel form a layer that resists exactly that attack. \u003cstrong\u003ePut peppercorns through a salt mill and you are asking a metal chosen for corrosion resistance to do a job that needs hardness instead.\u003c\/strong\u003e The teeth dull, the grind turns inconsistent, and nothing brings it back. One mill, one seasoning, permanently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCrystals Break, They Do Not Shear\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe salt mechanism works by crushing between ribbed plates, which is a different action from what a pepper mill does. A salt crystal is brittle and fractures cleanly under pressure, so the mechanism only has to apply force rather than cut. That is also why what you load matters: Peugeot points buyers at dry rock, and puts a ceiling on how big a crystal the plates will take. \u003cstrong\u003eDamp salt is what jams a mill, not coarse salt\u003c\/strong\u003e, because moisture makes crystals stick to each other and to the plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Case for a Short Mill\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive inches is a dining table height rather than a cooking height. It sits beside the plates, gets picked up with one hand, and does not tip when somebody passes it across. The trade is capacity and reach: a five inch body holds less and needs to be brought to the food rather than held over a pan. If your seasoning happens mostly at the stove, height buys you something this size deliberately gives up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLoading, Grinding and Wood\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat kind of salt should go in it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry rock salt, with grains no larger than about four millimeters. Anything wetter or coarser than that is asking the plates to move something they were not sized for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I use it for peppercorns instead?\u003c\/strong\u003e No, and the damage is one way. Stainless was picked for corrosion resistance rather than hardness, so peppercorns wear the teeth down and the mill never grinds evenly again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes untreated beech need any care?\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep it dry and wipe rather than wash. Bare wood absorbs, so a spill left sitting will darken the grain, and submerging it will swell the body around the mechanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What kind of salt should go in it?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Dry rock salt, with grains no larger than about four millimeters. Anything wetter or coarser than that is asking the plates to move something they were not sized for.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can I use it for peppercorns instead?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"No, and the damage is one way. Stainless was picked for corrosion resistance rather than hardness, so peppercorns wear the teeth down and the mill never grinds evenly again.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Does untreated beech need any care?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Keep it dry and wipe rather than wash. Bare wood absorbs, so a spill left sitting will darken the grain, and submerging it will swell the body around the mechanism.\"}}]}\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"Peugeot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52326545097005,"sku":"23379","price":85.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/4553\/2717\/files\/peugeot-salt-mill-5-inch-1.png?v=1787956640","url":"https:\/\/aysire.com\/products\/peugeot-salt-mill-5-inch","provider":"Aysire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}