Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Almost five years ago I bought a Cole & Mason Derwent pepper grinder that was recommended by a national test kitchen. I spent $40 on it and have been very happy with its performance. I wanted to get a salt grinder to pair with it but did not want to spend another $40, so I bought the Oxo Good Grips salt and pepper grinders. I was disappointed with the uniformity of the grind size. In any of the settings I would get a combination of large and small pieces. I can deal with that for salt, but with pepper I either want all coarse or all fine. Not a combination. With the Home Ec grinder set, I think I have found the perfect combination of price and performance. I uploaded pictures so you can hopefully see what I mean. The first picture shows the grinders I'm talking about. From left to right they are the Oxo, the Derwent and the Home Ec. In the 2nd picture, the rectangular platter shows the Oxo (top) and the Derwent (bottom) at their fine, medium and coarse settings. In the 3rd picture, the round plate shows the Home Ec. For that one, the grind size is set by a dial, and I used the lightly snug closed position as the starting point. On the plate, the 12 o'clock position shows 2 360° turns counterclockwise, 8 o'clock is 6 turns and 4 o'clock is 8 turns. From what I can tell the Home Ec grinders perform just as well as the more expensive grinder. On top of everything, I also think that these grinders look good and would fit just about any table setting. In summary, I'm glad I found these grinders, and look forward to a lot of years of happy use. (And in case you wondered, I paid full price for these and nobody offered me anything to leave this review. I just found a product that worked well and hope that you all will have good luck with it too.)