peppermills
Tabletop seasoning tools
Peppermills are devices for grinding peppercorns into freshly ground pepper.
The typical design has two nested grinding surfaces—one stationary, one rotating—operated by twisting the top or turning a crank.
Restaurants often feature oversized peppermills wielded tableside by servers: Would you like fresh pepper?
Dried spice berries
- MalabarSouthwest Indian coastline
- SzechuanSouthwestern Chinese province/cuisine
- wholeFull and undivided
- crackedHaving surface fractures
coarse · fine · dusting · sprinkling · tableside · finishing
Next to seated diners
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- waiterOne who serves tables
- serverOne who attends tables
- oversizedExceeding typical dimensions
giant · ceremonial · flourish · offered · restaurant · bistro · steakhouse · service
Clinging seed case
- crankRotary operating handle
- handlePart for gripping
- knobRounded gripping fixture
- grindingMolar action sometimes
adjustable · coarseness · rotary · twist · ratchet · spring-loaded · blade · gear
peppercorns
Dried spice berries
- MalabarSouthwest Indian coastline
- SzechuanSouthwestern Chinese province/cuisine
- wholeFull and undivided
cracked · coarse · fine · dusting · sprinkling · tableside · finishing
tableside
Next to seated diners
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- waiterOne who serves tables
- serverOne who attends tables
oversized · giant · ceremonial · flourish · offered · restaurant · bistro · steakhouse · service · ambiance
burr
Clinging seed case
grinding · adjustable · coarseness · rotary · twist · ratchet · spring-loaded · blade · gear · spindle
grinder
Crushing or sharpening device
utensil · ceramic · wooden · stainless · acrylic · manual · electric · battery-operated · disposable · refillable
peppermillspepper shakers
Containers for ground spice
salt shakers · shakers · salt cellars · pourers · dispensers