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Peugeot Nostalgie Hand Coffee Mill, Walnut |  | Brand: Peugeot
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $130.00
Buy New: $129.00
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 44668
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 5.1 x 8.3
MPN: PM13196
Model: PM13196
UPC: 056975100436
EAN: 0056975100436
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| Features:
| • | Coffee mill measures 5x5x8-1/4-inches | | • | Grinding mechanism is made of case-hardened steel which is specially treated to maintain the razor sharp teeth and protect against corrosion | | • | Releases maximum coffee flavor and aroma by first cracking each coffee bean before it is ground | | • | Classic grind adjustment: turn the thumbwheel below the crank lever tighter (clockwise) for finer grinds; looser (counter-clockwise) for coarser grinds | | • | Made in France |
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Product Description
PEUGEOT: France, since 1810. Peugeot mills are renowned by chefs and gourmet cooks the word over for the consistent grind results they produce, their incredible resilience and proven reliability. Compromise is not a word that fits into the Peugeot vocabulary. For each spice, there is one – and only one – Peugeot grinding mechanism: peppercorns; coarse dry salt; chilies; herbs and spices; wet salts; and nutmeg. Add the coffee mechanism, which started it all, and there are seven unique Peugeot mechanisms. Each is designed to derive the most flavor and greatest aroma from its complementary spice. Aesthetically pleasing, Peugeot mills deliver the height of quality, durability, reliability and innovation; making these mills the ones to which all others are compared. Coffee mills started the whole Peugeot grinding legacy. These manual burr-type mills quickly and efficiently crack and grind coffee beans to the desired consistency, ensuring the maximum flavor and aromas are released and ready for brewing. Providing grinds ranging from espresso fine to percolator coarse, Peugeot coffee mills have been providing the perfect grind since 1840! Nostalgie coffee mill is 8-1/4-inches tall with a walnut varnished finish.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 Peugeot Hand Coffee mill May 20, 2010
Curtis Fitzgerald (Escondido, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really like this coffee mill but think it was too expensive. I couldn't find anything less expensive that gave me hope of being well made. The grinder part has a lifetime warranty. I wish I knew where it was made. I bought it assuming that it is made in France but there isn't anything indicating the country of manufacture.
 Great grinder, but with a flaw May 19, 2010
P. Logsdon
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
First of all, let me just say that this thing is a great grinder. I graduated from the built-in blade grinder in my Melita drip coffee machine, and the increase in quality was a revelation. The grind is uniform, it can be adjusted, and the results taste great.
HOWEVER. I'm not sure if this is a flaw with my particular model or if no one else has thought it worth mentioning, but this grinder produces something else while grinding - something that I really don't want in my coffee: METAL DUST.
I think it's coming from a washer that rubs against the top of the dome while the handle is being cranked, and while the seal in the dome is FAIRLY tight, I wouldn't be surprised if some dust slipped through the crack. It's not an insignificant amount, either - wiping off the top of the dome after one use turns most of my thumb grey with metal dust.
I don't think the dust can get through the paper filter I use in my Aeropress, but still - it's either a design flaw or a poor choice of materials on Peugot's part.
Excellent quality grinding mechanism. And the mill is beautiful too! February 27, 2010
Nadera (Seattle, WA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought one of these in France. The man at the shop said the grinder is of very good quality. Based on how beautiful the construction of the wood box was (check out the joining!) and how well the grinder felt while empty, we decided to buy it, though I believe it was about 90 dollars over there with the exchange rate at the time which is a lot more than what you can buy an el cheapo electric grinder for. When we got home we decided it grind some beans and after adjusting the grind to a medium fine grain, we have been very pleased. It is quite quick (less then a minute) and isperfect for our four cup coffee machine. I am not sure this grinder is so good for espresso (the man at the shop in Paris said it was not really for that, and I am inclined to agree based on our use) so we use it for drip or french press. But what a machine! If you take pleasure in owning and using high quality kitchen equipment, then this grinder is worth the money. If not, then there are plenty of el cheapo grinder elsewhere on Amazon. And the reviewer who said his finish is rubbing off...I have to wonder if he ended up with a defective or knock off because all the ones at the shop and the one I purchased do not lose their stain. The workmanship is actually very very good and it is really refreshing to see that there is still some good quality stuff available. Cheap isn't everything.
The PERFECT cup of coffee! November 24, 2009
Anna E. (Norwell, MA USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have been grinding up my Sumatra beans for the past 20+ years (thank you, Peets!!) with the same little electric grinder and have been very content. THEN, I read about the wonders of hand grinding and considered that there may be something to these claims. But in all honesty, I bought this Peugeot grinder because it reminded me of one my grandmother used to have in her kitchen. So, I dutifully used my new grinder and was skeptical until I took my first sip - I didn't need a side-by-side taste comparison, that was one of the smoothest cups of coffee I've ever tasted. The difference was startling! I felt like I was finally tasting the fully measure of what Sumatra beans are supposed to be. I've been using my Peugeot grinder for about a month now, it is so worth the extra 3 minutes it takes to grind my beans. I have retired my trusty little electric grinder (I'm actually pretty amazed that this little machine has lasted all these years). I love my Peugeot grinder so much that I bought my brother one for Christmas!
This thing is awesome! December 31, 2008
Joseph P. Long
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
I love this grinder. Compared to other manual grinders:
1. Stable wide base means it stays still while you turn the grind handle;
2. Sharp blades, which means that it grinds easily;
3. Competent feed mechanism, which means it also grinds quickly;
4. Quiet, smooth operation;
5. Longer grind handle offers greater grind leverage, which makes grinding easier;
6. Exact setting for size of coffee grounds;
7. Classic good looks.
Disadvantages:
1. Compared to many electric grinders, it can seem relatively slow;
2. Friggin' expensive!;
3. Low capacity;
4. Can be messy to use (but can't they all?);
5. Can't adjust quickly for different sizes of grind.
Unlike the other two reviewers, one who rated it fairly well and one who hated it, I've had my Peugeot Nostalgie coffee mill for many years. I was actually lucky enough to find it at Marshall's for $25. If I knew they cost $125 retail, I'd have bought the twenty or so that Marshall's had and put them on ebay.
As for the reviewer who liked it but admitted that it isn't for brewing big pots of coffee, yep, that is a weakness, I suppose. As for the reviewer who complained about the finish, the quality of the grinder, etc., I can't understand that. Maybe they got a cheap gray market knock off or something.
My grinder's finish is still solid and beautiful after three or for years of daily use. Whether you'll like this grinder or not may have to do with what you're used to.
How well this grinder will work for you depends upon your needs and also, probably what you're used to. If you're used to an electric grinder that offers a lot of features at the turn of a dial and the flip of the switch, this grinder is probably not for you, just like someone who has a big yard to cut and who is used to a power lawn mower probably will not be happy with a brand new reel type lawn mower, even if the reel type cuts better and doesn't burn fossil fuels, a big yard with a reel lawn mower stinks. I have a tiny yard and I love my reel lawn mower--a power mower would be way too much for me.
If you need a few different sized grounds for different types of coffee pots, this grinder is probably not for you, but you may be able to get away with buying two or three, but at $129 a pop, I'm sure you can do better.
For me, I drink about a cup of super strong coffee a day from an espresso pot. I neet about 1/3 cup of ground coffee a day, which is enough to make about a half pot of classic weak drip coffee a la Mr. Coffee, Proctor-Silex, Black & Decker, Braun, Gevalia freebie maker, etc. If you use a Mr. Coffee or some other brand of classic common drip coffee maker and only need between one to four cups (6 to 24 oz. of coffee--one cup of coffee being measured at 6 oz. rather than 8 oz.) then you can probably really enjoy this grinder as you will also use about 1/3 cup of ground coffee.
The grinder itself works flawlessly and nearly effortlessly compared to other manual grinders I've had. I have an Italian-made coffee mill that is just miserable to use. Compared to other manual grinders, this is a well-balanced grinder that doesn't require you to have the forearms of Popeye to operate. Also, being of French origin, supposedly the French prefer very dark beans, (hence French roast being very dark). I use French roast usually, or espresso roast and find that the darker the bean, the softer the grind. Medium roast beans require a bit more effort to grind, but are still really easy compared to other manual grinders I've had. Also, this grinder not only grinds easily, but quickly. I can grind my 1/3 cup, which fills the catch drawer, in about one minute.
Why do I like this grinder so much? Well, like everything, it's relative. I've had a few electric grinders, and while they ground coffee pretty quickly, they were very LOUD!!!! I don't like loud. This is why I use a motorless reel lawn mower. I hate the sound of the ol' Briggs & Stratton. I've also had a few manual grinders and they truly were junk. One, in particular, had a short handle so you had little leverage. It literally required the arms of Popeye or Brutus to operate and it would often get stuck and jammed on you. It had a narrow base, so while you operated it, it would slide everywhere and, worst of all, it ground slowly, so it took forever just to grind a little coffee. Compared to that the classic electric grinder that I had was a Godsend.
But the electric that I had also had no size setting. This is a grinder that I've seen in just about everyone's kitchen. It sells for about $15 at the grocery store, has a clear dome-shaped lid, comes under a variety of brand names, and grinds according to how long you hold the button down. So, for finer grinds you grind longer, and for coarser grinds you grind for a shorter amount of time. Problem: there's no uniformity and you end up sitting there holding the button, shaking the thing up and down to try to get everything the same size, it's whirring away waking up the whole house in the morning and it just sucks. BTW, grinding for a whole pot of coffee is just about as slow and boring.
Between these two extremes is the Peugeot. It's quiet, efficient, easy to use, did I mention quiet? I believe it's also faster than my electric was and produces perfectly uniform grinds. It's not a huge bother to grind an entire cup of grounds if I need to, which, by the way, would have overheated my electric grinder anyway. It's beautiful to look at, is light weight, stores easily because it has no stupid cord to get stuck on everything, and it's just so easy to use. The long grind handle and wide base gives you plenty of leverage and stability to grind with, even medium and light roast coffees are easy to grind. It will grind a third of a cup of grounds in about a minute and it's just vastly superior to other grinders I've had and grinders that my friends have had.
I feel bad for the reviewer who got the bad one. Can't really explain that. I mean, mine is totally opposite: beautiful finish and even if the finish sucked, the grinder is AWESOME!
For the reviewer who got a good one but worried that it was a pain to grind in volume, yep, that's true. But it's no more of a pain than the pain I had with my electric, and, actually, is much less of a pain than my electric one was. Of course, I only paid $25 for mine. I assume a $130 electric grinder ought to get you just about everything you'd ever want in a grinder. I don't think I'd pay $130 for this grinder, that's for sure, not that it isn't worth it, I suppose, since it's been doing it's job at my house for three or four years now, every day, without a problem. And now that I have it, I don't know that I'd sell it for $130, either, if you know what I mean. I love it. I don't want to get rid of it. I use it every day. But if I had to pay $130 for it, I'd probably not have it and would be working with something else.
Maybe it is worth $130. It's certainly been reliable and useful to me with no problems at all. It's everything I need in a grinder and then some.
You decide. I still wish I bought ten of them at Marshall's for $25 and put them on ebay.
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