Customer Reviews

Chef'n Mini Magnetic Set, Black Handles and Black Pads

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

I got these as a gift and really do like them. I just stick them to the fridge (magnets) and always know where they are. They are easy to use altho I do find they release less salt or pepper than you first think....so you have to squeeze more times than you normally would. It takes some getting used to.

This is very handy to have, easy to use and its nice to have a small set to pass around at the table. I am also glad you can graind the salt...some sets are for grinding pepper but not the salt.

Perhaps the larger model works well. This smaller magnetic set is tragic. The only upside is that if you're working on your grip strength, these will probably help. To get a useable amount of pepper, you'll have to squeeze 15-20 times. They feel cheap and destined for a quick trip to the trash can. Stick with a tried and true twist grinder.

With these salt and pepper grinders you're less likely to over-spice your food. My grandson (5 years old) loves using the salt grinder. It's fun for him, and he gets to salt his food without overdoing it. Some people might not like the small quantity you get with each grind, but I think it's a plus.

The description says you can adjust for coarseness of the salt/pepper, but there is no such knob on the mini grinders. We replaced the store bought salt with sea salt and now the grinder doesn't work. Disappointing.

Looks like cute little bunnies on my fridge, but they're just eye candy. Shakers don't store a lot of salt or pepper. Handles are too small to comfortably hold, and it's hard to detect any salt and pepper coming out.

Neither the salt mill or pepper grinder work well. It takes forever to get salt and pepper from the squeezing of the handles together and still not an adequate amount. Perhaps the blades that crunch the S&P are not sharp enough? Very disappointed in product.

We were given this product as a gift and absolutely loved them at first. They are compact (compared to many grinders) and a cute design. Unfortunately we found the first flaw a few weeks later when it came time to refill for the first time. The refill doors are tiny! The only reasonable way to pour in salt was to use a paper funnel and the pepper was even worse having to be fed one peppercorn at a time through the tiny door.

After the second refill the little doors started refusing to stay shut. Since they slide "up" to close with the way the mills sit on the shelf. They just fall down and constantly reopen with the help of gravity even when not used.

We used these mills at most for 3 meals a week...2 people who aren't heavy spicers, but despite our limited use of these mills the handles broke off in under 11 months.

It's a cute product if you are ok with something that is designed to not be used beyond 2-3 refills.

I picked these up locally to use at the table. Only used few times when a handle on the salt mill broke right off. They worked OK before breaking, but didn't have much output. They also appeared to be difficult to refill, the opening is only about 3/8 of an inch square.

I bought this item 2 months ago because it was small and cheap. I use it daily. The grinding mechanism is already tired. Now it takes a lot of patience to actually get the desired amount of pepper/salt and it's getting on my nerves. So I'm browsing amazon for a real and efficient mill set.

To be fair there is one thing I like in this product: the magnets that let you stick them to the cooker hood.

These are nifty little fellas, but they do 'leak' a bit, so you either have to get something else to set them on or make sure everyone always hangs them upside down.

They tend to forget, and then you have a mess on the floor.

I would have considered giving four stars, but the magnets don't do any good if there is nothing for them to 'cling' to, and because they do leak. But they are cute and somewhat handy.
Oh, and they could grind a wee bit better. But not bad overall.