Which pepper and which salt can be used?

To get the best results, we recommend you to use only dry, hard, whole peppercorns that are 5 mm (1/4″) or less in diameter.
Black, white and dry green peppercorns can be ground in Peugeot pepper mills. The pink berries can be ground only if in a blend (max 15% pink) with one of these other peppercorns. Dried coriander seeds is also suitable for the pepper mechanism.

To get the best out of your Peugeot salt grinding mechanism, you should use:

• dry, coarse salts, with a diameter of 4 mm (0.16″)
• rock salts (white, pink or blue). Only use your mill for these dry salts.

Do not use your Peugeot salt mill for grinding:

• pepper or any other spice.
• damp sea salt, also known as grey salt, (Guérande, Ré, etc.). That is because its moisture content is so high that it will corrode the mill.

Use a specific Peugeot mechanism for damp salt. Its shape and materials have been designed to resist salt corrosion.

The Peugeot wet salt mechanism has been designed for grinding damp sea salt – also known as grey salt (from Guérande, Ré, etc.). It resists salt corrosion through the use of specialized materials.

Note: very wet sea salt will not grind.
If the salt is too wet, leave it to air dry for 24-48 hours before filling the mill