Pepper your steak in 7 cranks instead of 70.
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The perfect companion to the Pepper Cannon. Season generously with crunchy chunks or dust with invisible powder (plus everything in between).
When I launched the Pepper Cannon, people asked for a matching salt mill.
"NO", I said.
Then, like a fool I continued: "inside each salt crystal is… more salt! It doesn’t have any added flavor/aroma qualities that are improved by grinding, and it doesn’t degrade like pepper when pre-ground."
I made my case for why willing customers shouldn't want what they want, but they persisted. Fine. "If more than 300 people preorder it, we'll make it."
Surely there are no more than 72 people who want a Salt Cannon companion for their Pepper Cannon...
The list of people quickly exceeded 300, and so the process began. I expected we would swap out the burrs and turn it around within months, and we did!
17 months.
We tested burrs, coatings, bearings, metals, and the patience of many more than 72 people before producing a mill that can grind through over 200lbs of rock salt without appreciable performance loss.
The Salt Cannon has settings on both ends of the grind spectrum that probably don't need to exist. Do you need tiny amounts of fine pixie dust salt particles? Probably not. Do you need giant chunks of rock salt dispensed at nearly a tablespoon per crank? Almost certainly not. That's irresponsible. And yet, if you own the Salt Cannon you can have them.
Was making the grind range so large overkill for salt?
Absolutely.
But we have the Pepper Cannon, so overkill is probably just the right amount of kill for us
Don't worry: output decreases with grind size, so you can get the exact amount of salt you want at the desired consistency.
Salt and Pepper Cannon both work better than expected so far. Using one is impressive. Cost is high even on sale but they are heavy well made machines. If you can afford them you will not be disappointed.
I've gone through many cheap salt grinders and all have let me down. Batteries constantly dieing, a mess all over the counter, and just poor craftsmanship.
The cannon is elite. My only regret is to not have gotten it sooner.
Do I need the pepper now .. 🙃
Purchased the Pepper Cannon at the time of its introduction and have been more than pleased ever since. Finally bit the bullet and sprang for the Salt Cannon and am equally pleased. Saying it is the best salt grinder I've ever used is an understatement, precisely ground salt at your fingertips with each turn of the amazingly well crafted all aluminum dial. Felt great to clean out the pantry of all other pretenders and the two Cannons are the only salt and pepper on the spice rack.
Excellent product! Certainly not an inexpensive option, but the materials and quality are immediately apparent. Very happy with my purchase; this is genuinely my end-game grinder.
Although this makes a prodigious amount of ground salt from fine to coarse, I do not feel the build quality is as good as the pepper cannon. The grinder does not sip properly top the base.
Thanks for your review! Have you already used the included spare o-rings? They are included in the box with each new pepper/salt cannon. If so, you can get extras here:
https://mannkitchen.com/products/replacement-o-rings-for-pepper-salt-cannons-5-pack
Or if you have a local source (they can often be found on amazon) the size you want is 35mm OD x 1.5mm. Make sure to give the base cup a twist when removing/replacing to extend the life of the o-ring (a touch of oil on the o-ring helps if it's tight).
Alternatively, you can remove the o-ring and use the cup as a base. I do this myself, as I find it easier to just be able to pick up my cannon with one hand and immediately begin peppering (or salting), then put it back on the base with zero mess.
-Cleve
