30 DAYS OPEN PURCHASEThis is not a grandfather clock, but the Paris Prestige is not exactly a pepper mill in the conventional sense either. It stands 110 cm tall, carved from a single solid block of wood, finished in black lacquer, and designed to command attention in a way that most kitchen objects do not even attempt. Think of it as the kitchen counter's answer to Jan Koller (surely not too obscure a reference!). The sculpted metal logo on the body nods to Peugeot's two-hundred-year history of steel rolling in Franche-Comté, the base is polished metal, and a metal cap crowns the mill to put a full stop on a form that leaves little to be desired (unlike Jan Koller).
The function is the same as in every Peugeot mill: a grinding mechanism with a lifetime guarantee and an adjustment knob on top for fine to coarse. But the Paris Prestige is made in a limited edition, individually numbered, and delivered with a certificate of authenticity. It is as much a collector's item as it is a kitchen tool.
