What to Buy Trending Products & Deals I Used This Pepper Grinder to Crack a Whole Bag of Peppercorns—and My Arm Wasn’t Even Tired After It’s not a grinder, it’s a cannon. By Daniel Modlin Daniel Modlin Daniel Modlin is an editor of News & Deals for the Food & Drink Group on the commerce team. He has covered food trends, cooking techniques, recipe roundups, gift guides, kitchen retailer sales, and product reviews. His work has been featured on many publications including The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Travel + Leisure, New York Magazine, WIRED, and The Daily Beast. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on October 29, 2023 We independently evaluate all recommended products and services. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Learn more. Photo: Food & Wine / Amazon Perhaps the most infuriating of kitchen tasks is grinding pepper. If a recipe calls for a tablespoon, that’s typically at least five good cranks (on a good day). When cooking is fast-paced, like say, making stir-fry, grinding pepper seems to be one of those jobs that always happens too slowly. But recently, I received a sample of Männkitchen’s Pepper Cannon, a pepper grinder that breaks down pepper faster than anything I’ve ever thought possible, and is just so, so satisfying to use. Männkitchen Pepper Cannon Amazon Buy on Amazon $200 While it may look like your run-of-the-mill pepper mill, make no mistake, this pepper cannon is nothing short of extraordinary. One simple twist of the top, and out shoots about five times the amount you’d get from a typical pepper grinder in my experience. If that sounds like too much pepper to you, fear not! It smartly has a cup on the bottom to catch pepper before it falls into your dish, making it easy to measure out the exact right amount. If you really want to know how easy it is to grind pepper with this thing, consider this: I once ground an entire bag of black peppercorns in about two minutes using it. My partner watched as I ground and I ground pepper, for no reason other than to prove to her (and maybe to myself) that this grinder is amazing. My arm didn’t even hurt after. Beyond its undeniable power, it’s also relatively sleek. It is made from what the brand describes as a “chunk of aerospace aluminum,” and while I’m not sure what that means to be quite honest, I can say that it looks good. Plus, it’s extremely easy to load with a variety of peppercorns, like black, white, or even a mix. You can choose from a range of 60 coarseness settings by turning a little switch on the bottom. Of course, $200 is also undeniably expensive for a pepper grinder (a Peugeot, perhaps the leading brand, is $110 less). But I’m not the only one who loves it. We ranked it as the pepper grinder with the highest output during testing, and Executive Wine Editor Ray Isle also gives it a rave review. “This thing is to normal pepper grinders as Eddie Van Halen is to some guy named Ted you knew in eighth grade who used to play guitar in his garage. Is it expensive? Yes. Is it worth it? Also yes. You have doubts? What are you, some kind of pepper-weasel? Just go out and buy one." Get yourself Männkitchen’s pepper cannon, and thank us later. Unless you’re some kind of pepper-weasel, that is. Shop Less Expensive, but Way Less Powerful Pepper Grinders: Peugeout Pepper Mill Amazon Buy on Amazon $90 Benicci Salt and Pepper Grinder Amazon Buy on Amazon $19 $16 Cole & Mason Pepper Grinder Amazon Buy on Amazon $45 $42 OXO Pepper Grinder Amazon Buy on Amazon $18 Alexander Home Pepper MIll Amazon Buy on Amazon $95 At the time of publishing, the price was $200. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit More Fresh Finds from Food & Wine Surprise: Vitamix Just Dropped Its Holiday Sale, and You Can Save Up to $125 No Kitchen Corner or Crevice Is Too Hard to Reach for This $35 Shopper-Loved Spin Mop My Mom Swears By Yeti's Tumblers to Keep Drinks Warm During Long Workdays, and Now You Can Customize Your Own for Free