Zassenhaus Frankfurt Olive Ceramic Pepper Review

Zassenhaus seems to think it's a good idea to preload your salt and pepper mills with a few grains of pepper and salt and then grind them up a bit. This means that upon arrival there are really old spice residues stuck in the grinder and ceramic grinder which is really disgusting. I've tried cleaning and rinsing them, but the olive wood version is very susceptible to water - the glue in the wood immediately started to ooze out, leaving large gaps on the outside where the wood was glued. For the

Zassenhaus seems to think it's a good idea to top up their salt and pepper grinders with a few grains of pepper and salt prefill and then grind them into a bite. This means that upon arrival there are really old spice residues stuck in the grinder and ceramic grinder which is really disgusting. I've tried cleaning and rinsing them, but the olive wood version is very susceptible to water - the glue in the wood immediately started to ooze out, leaving large gaps on the outside where the wood was…

I've written maybe two reviews in my life because you usually get what you pay for, but this salt and pepper grinder is absolute rubbish. I bought a pepper and salt mill thinking that Zassenhaus would make a quality product that would meet their needs. I wanted this grinder because it claimed to be corrosion resistant and made mostly from natural materials so I could prevent plastic or harmful materials from getting into my food. Although the product was expensive for a salt and pepper grinder,