Peugeot salt and pepper

[Julian Thompson]

In a really nice Italian on Friday night and noticed that the salt and pepper pots on the table were Peugeot branded, complete with lion and everything, tastefully marked with the logos in gold leaf near the base.

Have they discovered a more profitable sideline?

[miniman]

You should watch Season 22 Episode 5 of Top Gear.

[21TonyK]

Peugeot invented the pepper mill in 1840-something'ish.

ETA: google says 1874.

Edited by 21TonyK on Monday 18th November 21:41

[Julian Thompson]

Well I never knew that! Fab!

[Ussrcossack]

At the Peugeot Museum, Sochaux there is an array of non motoring related Peugeot products includin gtools and household appliances

[soxboy]

John Lewis (of course) sell them, around £40 a pair.

[miniman]

We have this set.

[okgo]

I have the solid silver ones. They’re ste. But look nice.

[Lotobear]

Mrs Loto once bought me a Peugeot pepper mill for Christmas as I searched for the holy grail of mills. It felt quality but was utter garbage - I now buy disposable mills from Aldi which are excellent and cheap.

The trick apparently is to used semi crushed peppercorns but for me you're rapidly losing flavour once the corn is broken.

...I have an old Salter mill from the 70's with beech body which was Mum's - still works brilliantly after all these years. Modern grinder mechs seem to be garbage.

[x5tuu]

I have a silver set that I liberated from the Peugeot restaurant on the Champs-Elysee back around 2000/2001 - It was a dealership on the ground level and a very pleasant restaurant on the upper mezzanine.

[ambuletz]

okgo said:

I have the solid silver ones. They’re ste. But look nice.

from the reviews and comparisons i've read about all pepper mills they're all pretty much the same (rather meh) except for the mannikitchen pepper cannon which is miles ahead of the rest. No way would I spend £180 on pepper grinder though.

[Liamjrhodes]

ambuletz said:

from the reviews and comparisons i've read about all pepper mills they're all pretty much the same (rather meh) except for the mannikitchen pepper cannon which is miles ahead of the rest. No way would I spend £180 on pepper grinder though.

WOW! Now that is a completely unnecessary way to spend £180!

[s94wht]

miniman said:

You should watch Season 22 Episode 5 of Top Gear.

Watching the scene of them putting on the French accents sitting around the table is honestly up there with the hardest I've ever laughed

[okgo]

x5tuu said:

I have a silver set that I liberated from the Peugeot restaurant on the Champs-Elysee back around 2000/2001 - It was a dealership on the ground level and a very pleasant restaurant on the upper mezzanine.

That just makes you a bit of a tt.

[gshughes]

Haven't seen one for a while, but I remember Peugeot bikes when I was a kid.

[NDA]

I have a wooden set - they're really hopeless. Have tried with every salt possible.

[okgo]

NDA said:

I have a wooden set - they're really hopeless. Have tried with every salt possible.

They work well with the salt they sell on their website. Which is pound for pound more expensive than gold.

[NDA]

okgo said:

NDA said:

I have a wooden set - they're really hopeless. Have tried with every salt possible.

They work well with the salt they sell on their website. Which is pound for pound more expensive than gold.

I did try their salt - it came in a packet with the grinders.

I would not buy them again, although they look nice.

[RazerSauber]

Do you have to add blue salt every 150 meals or so..?

[benp1]

Picked up a set of Peugeot salt and pepper mills recently. Have been through a few sets over the years, these are definitely the best we've had

Sadly unlike their cars (I've had 6 of them!)