Vic Firth continues to bring fun to the mill category with a new designer joining the ranks of Mario Batali, Mary Sue Milliken, and Susan Feniger. The new Louis Lara designer mills have a funky feel to them with a range of six styles mixing colors, materials, and textures. Also new is the company's custom laser engraving program that allows you to personalize mills with corporate logos, wedding gifts, charitable events, and more. For more information, call 800-894-5370.
Chef Specialties had a colorful collection of mills with a vibrant array in its La Mirada line of pepper mill and salt shaker sets. From Persimmon to Cobalt to Shamrock, these six-inch sets will brighten any kitchen. Case packs of 24 can be created with a combination of colors and provide a net of $9.75 each. For information, call 800-440-2433, or visit www.chefspecialties.com.
Click Clack got spicy with The Mill, a one-hand operation spice mill that offers easy filling and accurate grain size selection in a true unidirectional milling format. The Mill will be offered in various colors but its initial launch is in Black or White. The Mill's body is constructed of polycarbonate and the handle parts with a ceramic mechanism. Click Clack is offering a specialty retail promotion of 10 percent off and 60 day terms for orders placed by April 30, 2005. For more information, call 800-884-4543.
William Bounds adds a sprinkling of flavor to recipes, desserts, and drinks with their new Multi-Mill. Ideal for shaving nuts, garlic, dried chili peppers, ginger, or chocolate, this mill features a decorative crank handle with a heart-shaped cutout, which when turned, pushes ingredients through three stainless steel cutting blades. The mill includes a chrome top and bottom and a clear acrylic container to showcase the ingredients inside. The dishwasher-safe mill measures seven inches and has removable blades. Available for a suggested retail price of $24.99. For more information, call 800-473-0504, or visit www.wmboundsltd.com.
Handsome and durable, the new Salt and Pepper Mills from Rosle have hard ceramic grinding mechanisms that produce grinds from fine to coarse. Measuring 7 inches tall, the stainless steel mills can be adjusted easily via a burled screw on the mill's bottom. The wide-mouth design makes filling it easy, too. Sculpted ridges on the mill are designed to prevent hands from slipping. The bayonet closure has a rubber gasket to keep moisture out of the mill. It retails for $50. For more information, call 302-326-4801.
Ironwood Gourmet showed off their Provence Spice Mill, a unique alternative to a traditional mortar and pestle. The mill is fashioned after a medieval design in which the wheel quickly and effectively crushes fresh and dried spices. Made from acacia wood, the base has a neoprene bottom that prevents it from slipping during use. For more information, call 866-474-5592, or send e-mail to sales@ironwoodgourmet.com.
To celebrate a milestone, Chef'n created a limited-edition PepperBall. The 10th Anniversary PepperBall and Salt Ball feature brushed stainless steel handles and clear acrylic bodies accented by silver metallic flecks. The same one-handed grinding mechanism is incorporated into the anniversary-edition PepperBall and Salt Ball as in the original PepperBall. Each retails for a suggested price of $29.99. For more information, call 206-470-4008, or visit www.chefn.com.
Lots of new introductions at the Swissmar booth, including a patented new grinding mechanism for salt and pepper mills from Peugeot called the uSelect system. Available in May, the new mechanism features six lock-in settings on the pepper mills and three on the salt mills that eliminates the need to readjust the grind setting with each use. Swissmar also introduce the complete Dalla Piazza line to U.S. retailers at the show. Known for its innovative line of kitchen utensils, the Dalla Piazza of Switzerland assortment includes serveware, and the kitchen tools in the Lustro line are made of zinc die cast or stainless steel. One item in the line was receiving lots of attention. The NuScup Measuring Device is an adjustable measuring tool that measures both liquid and dry ingredients in both U.S. and metric systems. One-handed adjustable, the rubber thumb-knob slides to various positions to measure different amounts. Also brand new was the Divelis Rechargeable Electric Set that utilizes the uSelect system and includes both a pepper and salt compartment set in a rechargeable mill with a transformer and base. For information, call 905-764-1121, ext. 227, or send e-mail to Nancy Whitmore at nancyw@swissmar.com.
Frieling USA is now distributing the Zassenhaus line of mills from Germany that feature the CeraPlus ceramic grinding mechanism. Offering six grind settings, the mills are easy to refill and the settings don't need to be readjusted. The company also launched the durgol express. It removes lime deposits from countless household items. Safe to use on kitchenware and environmentally friendly, it can be used to decalcify faucets, shower heads, counter tops, shower walls, flower vases, pots and pans, coffee makers and any item with a lime buildup. For more information call 800-827-2582, or visit www.freiling.com.
