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Small pepper mill

PostPosted: Tue 30 Jun, 2020 9:51 pm
by Watertank
Other than the supermarket prefilled pepper mills does anyone have a recommendation for a small, or tiny pepper mill that I can take hiking?

Re: Small pepper mill

PostPosted: Wed 01 Jul, 2020 4:35 am
by ofuros
I usually grind at home & put in a repurposed Nuun rehydration tablet tube.
But there are small grinders out there, I just don't know how good they are.

https://www.wildearth.com.au/buy/primus ... k/WP740630

http://www.bogong.com.au/gsi-lexan-peppermill.html

https://store.picharpak.com/product/ceramic-grinder/

https://www.drifta.com.au/product/porlex-spice-mills/

Re: Small pepper mill

PostPosted: Thu 02 Jul, 2020 3:21 pm
by Watertank
Thanks Ofuros - I appreciate the research - I have ordered the one on drifta’s site - they always seem to have quality products
Cheers
WT

Re: Small pepper mill

PostPosted: Tue 18 Aug, 2020 9:29 pm
by jane
I would take whole peppercorns and find a good couple of rocks to grind them on .
I have a granite stone at home with a pestle, works very well ,obviously too heavy for a trail kitchen , but natural rocks work just as well

Re: Small pepper mill

PostPosted: Tue 18 Aug, 2020 10:43 pm
by flingebunt
After seeing this post, I began reading about how long ground pepper stays fresh for.
- Sealed in a container, there are claims of between 4 months and 2 years
- Freshly ground and stored openly, some people claim it starts to lose its flavour in a couple of days
- The coarser the grind, the longer it stays fresh

Just as an alternative to a pepper grinder or bashing them with rocks, you can pre-grind the pepper, and especially coarsely ground, and you will get much the same result for the duration of a shorter hike.

Re: Small pepper mill

PostPosted: Wed 16 Sep, 2020 12:00 pm
by kathyk
When you have a pub meal, grab a couple of the small pepper packets, it's ground, not powder, and one is enough for each meal. Try it - a treat in the bush

Re: Small pepper mill

PostPosted: Wed 16 Sep, 2020 1:43 pm
by gayet
kathyk wrote:When you have a pub meal, grab a couple of the small pepper packets, it's ground, not powder, and one is enough for each meal. Try it - a treat in the bush

Grab some salt sachets while you're at it. Enough for a meal, very light, little rubbish to cart out. Check the pepper versions, I've come across a powdered version once or twice. Still provides pepper but not as nice.