Customer Reviews

Fresh Mill 210 Herb Storage Canister and Mill

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1 star:		(4)

 

 

I am a fresh-herb enthusiast but never use my herbs fast enough. They tend to wilt and turn before I can use them all so I had stopped buying them. Now, I've tried this amazing Fresh Mill and it's great. It's simple to use and takes up very little room in my freezer. My herbs are ready in a quick turn of the mill's body. Herbs look and taste as fresh as the day I bought them! The container keeps freezer crystals and burn away from the tender leaves. The mill's grinder gently cuts the herbs perfectly and quickly, every time. AND, another plus...it's dishwasher safe. I love this item.

The top is hard to open. The bottom is hard to open. You have to totally dismantle it to add herbs. It takes a lot of twisting to get the top piece down to the point where it will touch the herbs and (one hopes) push them down to be grated. OK, I do have one arthritic thumb, but I have strong fingers and couldn't open the top without being afraid I was going to break it. I bought two -- one for myself, one for a gift -- and both are going back where they came from. Bad design.

As any Aerogarden user can attest to, herbs grow so fast in the Aerogarden that it is almost impossible to keep up with them. The more you harvest the more they grow! I have herb keepers, but still sometimes get a lot of wasted herbs. The Fresh Mill Herb Storage Mill has easily solved that problem. I purchased two of these, and I filled one with parsley and one with basil that I harvested from my Aerogarden. After the herbs were frozen, I gave the mill a trial run and grated fresh herbs flakes over a salad. It worked really well! The herbs are easily grated and they taste just like fresh picked herbs! The mill is a sturdy compact unit, that doesn't take up a lot of freezer space.

I am really pleased with this purchase and like the idea of just going to the freezer and delivering fresh herbs on a dish with a few twists!

I received this as a Christmas gift last year and finally decided to use it. I filled it with parsley leaves (no stems), almost an entire bunch and put it in the freezer overnight. I pulled it out the next day to grate into my couscous and it was GREAT. I admit it is a little difficult to disassemble but so worth it not to have to chop herbs with a knife or have them go bad before I use them all. I can't wait to use it with all the basil I grow during the summer.

PROs: Colorful, functional, interesting to use
CONs: Slightly challenging disassemby, requires preparation before use

As an herb mill, this product functions adequately. Once prepped for use, it delivers thin (frozen) flakes of whatever you decide with which to load it. Unfortunatly "prepping for use" involves guessing at the disassemby and reassembly of the product, getting a wrist workout in re-twisting down the compactor plate, unwedging thin leaves from the side of the plate, praying that the threads don't strip, and freezing the herbs inside. All in all, it functions as advertised with a learning curve that must first be tackled.

If you are having problems with the herbs not grinding properly, spritz them lightly(!) with a mist of water before freezing.

The instructions clearly state that the herbs should be frozen for at least 5 hours before you try to grind them. You have to take the top white piece off and mash it down on top of the herbs for the grinder to work properly. This product is awesome and the herbs come out looking and tasting fresh. The bottom cap is a little hard to get off when it comes out of the freezer but it gets easier to pop off with time. I bought one of these and it's worked great with the parsley, I'm buying two more for Basil and Oregano tonight.

I read all the reviews before I purchased this but decided to try it anyway since I was throwing out herbs that would not last more than a day or so. I expected it to be difficult to assemble and disassemble. I understood that once herbs were placed in it, it needed to be frozen before use. So, I thought I really had realistic expectations. When it arrived, I was pleased that assembly and dis-assembly was much easier than I expected. I read and followed directions and it was really pretty easy. I had just purchased fresh basil a day earlier so I placed it in the grinder and placed grinder in the freezer. The directions only have one small note about it working once herbs are frozen in it. However, the box it comes in clearly indicates it as a frozen herb grinder. I used the basil again a few days later...just ground what I needed from the mill and popped it back in the freezer for the next time. It was fast, easy and perfect. The herbs thaw almost instantly once ground and exposed to air or heat of food. They looked fresh, tasted fresh and smelled fresh. This was total perfection for me. I love this mill and have just ordered 2 more. Total thumbs up for me.

It takes a bit of work to take the thing apart to get the herbs in and then to get it back together but after you do that, it does grind the fresh herbs about right.

I thought I followed the instructions carefully. Maybe I put too much in it, but I don't think so. Maybe it just doesn't like basil. The product has never worked properly. I turn it and turn it and nothing comes out. I was hoping it worked because I love using fresh herbs. Unfortunately, I'm now looking for another product.

Although I was looking for something that I could use fresh herbs with, this product works great with the frozen herbs. You do have to make sure that the herbs do not defrost, however, because it does not work and clogs the mill. I would reccommend this product.