Conference turris::cooks

    Isn't it a Greek coffee mill?

    It's a Turkish Coffee Mill and I think I saw it in a William Sonoma
    Catalogue.
    
    Roberta

    I checked this last catalogue and it wasn't there.  I was going to call
    them but I don't have the number and I fear I tossed the catalogue
    
    Thanks
    

    Ol' Jeff was right - best darned pepper mill we've ever had (falls over
    a lot though....8-) )
    We bought ours 4 years ago while in vacation in California, in a little
    shop in Carmel. The shop was in a little outdoor 2 level mall just down
    the street from the Nature shop (sorry, it's hard to remember!) Have
    not seen it anywhere else.
    
    Monica

    I've seen it many times in The Chef's Catalog; I'll post the number
    for you to call for a copy when I get home this evening.
    
    	/Harry

    Check with Kitchen Etc.  I have seen Jeff advertise items in some of
    the sale ads.
    
    Wendy
    
    

    
    saw this item on QVC just this morning.  Order # was K-1243 and price
    was $47.14.  Pretty pricey if you ask me.  Their phone number is 1
    800-3??-4545.  Sorry can't remember it at the moment, but they do allow
    you to call anytime for any item even if it is not being broadcast at
    the time you place the order.  Neat unlike the "other" shopping
    channel...is there "another" shopping channel!   
    
    Hope this helps,
    a QVC addict
    

A QVC addict that doesn't know the number...800-345-1515!!

Another addict!!

Laura    

    I just called....sold out!  Thanks..always a dollar short and a day
    late.
    
    
    

I've seen it at The Kitchen in the Burlington Mall and at various Kitchens Etc. 
It runs around $45, too pricy for someone who makes DECdollars!  But I think of
it every time I make a recipe that calls for more than 1/4 TBL of ground pepper
and my wrist starts to fall off.

j.

    I got the Frug's mill for Christmas 2 years ago.  Having gone through
    various versions of peppermills in my lifetime, the Frug's wins hands
    down for speed, durability, and regulation of grind.
    
    .../ken/whose first exposure to the Frug was "Margaritas on a Stick" 

    It's not the Frug's peppermill but there is a one-handed pepper grinder
    called Unicorn (which is made in Nantucket).  Not sure where to
    purchase one as this was a gift.  It works just fine.

    Something I've seen at the East Coast Grill and the Blue Room
    is little dishes of coarsly cracked peppercornes.  I really like
    that for some dishes, better than a pepper mill.

    Supposedly you can crack the corns on a countertop with a heavy
    frying pan, but I found it hard to get consistant results when
    I've tried it and fragments tended to go scooting around.

    Maybe it takes practice :-)  Too bad that fancy mill mentioned
    previously is so expensive, $40+ for a pepper mill??  Can it
    do really coarse grinds that approximate the ECG style pepper?

    - Jim

Maybe they crack their peppercorns with a mortar and pestle?  Or maybe in
a mini electric grinder, pulsed for a few seconds.  

Just a guess...

Laura

    
    
    When I need coarse ground peppercorns, I put them in a plastic bag and
    hit them several times with a rolling pin.  
    
    This is also good for releiving tension! ;-)
    
    Jackie

    Thank you all for your replies on the Frug's pepper mill.  As soon as I
    save up I will go searching in the stores mentioned.
    
    And yes, I will spend that kind of money on it.  I am considering how
    much I have spent so far wooden/plastic models that break.  Long term,
    I will save money.
    
    Again, thanks
    

You might want to give QVC another try, alot of times they reorder items.
They'll tell you if it's on reorder if you call and ask.

Laura    

My latest "Chef's Catalog" lists it on page 57 as item 1248 for $69.00.

Their 800 number is 338-3232.

-Jack

    I just took a "chance" and called QVC.  They had it in stock.  I
    ordered it!!!!
    
    Item Number: K-2943, Cost: 47.14 plus shipping $4.72, Total: $51.86.
    
    
    
    

    I've seen these pepper/coffee millss all over and at the prices
    mentioed here. For future reference, if anyone knows of someone going
    to Greece in the future (or check in the Greek notesfile), this is the
    place to get them. I can't believe how much they mark up the prices
    here....we got 3 sets (one for salt, one for pepper), and the largest
    one (bigger than what the Frug uses, cost about $8, with the smaller
    sizes going for less. So, if anyone knows someone in the Athens office,
    maybe we can get a little import business going on the side to supply
    the COOKS noters with reasonably priced pepper mills!
    
    Debbie
    

The latest COMB (liquidator, like Damark) catalog which came today has the
Authentic Frugal Gourmet Solid Brass Peppermill As Seen on TV for $39.99
with free S&H through 7/31. Their 800 number is 328-0609. 10-1/2" high,
it appears to have a decoratively tooled surface.

-Jack

    I called the 800 number and tried to order the peppermill.
    They need an item identification number.  Would it be
    possible for you to post it here?   They also asked what
    catalog it was in - I know you said the latest one, but was
    that the July issue?
    
    Thanks

The Frugal Gourmet Solid Brass Peppermill appears in the May/June 1993 Comb
catalog on page 14.  The item number is D9577-9134 and the price, as stated in
a previous reply, is $39.99, with no shipping/handling charges.

    Thank you!

    re .12
    Does anyone know where to purchase the one-handed pepper mill referred
    to in .12 as "Unicorn"? I believe it is also called a pepper gun.
    
    I suppose I could just go to Nantucket...
    

    I think I might have seen it at either Marshall's or TJMAXX.

    justme

    I saw a whole load of Frugal Gourmet gadgets, including peppermill, at
    Kitchen, Etc., in South Nashua in front of the Royal Ridge Mall.
    
    	*Susan*

    also Kitchen Etc., in Burlington