I've used Tones Peppercorns for some time. Recently I bought some Penzeys for the first time. They seem very hard and don't grind as well as the Tones. I have a good mill (Unicorn) and grinding never seemed to be a problem before. Anyone have any experience with the Penzeys? Or peppercorns in general?
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Ron, this is weird-- I did the opposite. I've bought Penzey's spices (incl peppercorns) for years but I forgot to pick them up last week so I picked up Tomes brand at Sam's Club the other day.
I have 2 Pugeot mills which I use and I went into the kitchen to give it a try. I noticed a subtle a difference in grinding between the Tomes (in one mill) and the last of my Penzey's Sarawak (in the other mill). The Tomes peppercorns seemed to grind a bit easier. Maybe you now have a different variety of peppercorn now than you're used to, and the Penzeys is a "harder" variety?
Personally, I use www.pepper-passion.com out of Kirkland, WA and have always found their peppercorns superior.
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Billy
Awe heck u guys, I just pick up the wholesalers brand. Trying to make me feel inadequate aren't you. ;Þ
Quote: Thanks, Vicci, glad to know my oars aren't totally out of the water. Penzeys said that if you haven't tried their peppercorns before, to start with the Tellicherry, so I did. If the Sarawak are also harder, I guess I'll go back to Tones - I also get a more uniform grind with Tones, which I prefer. I use Penzeys for almost everything else, but it looks like this is going to be the exception
Ron, I think that the Telicherry and the Sarawak are both similar in composition because I've never noticed a difference. I usually have each variety in each mill and I'm hoping that I'd notice a difference... I use the Telicherry for most recipes, but those where pepper is a very dominant flavor I prefer the Sarawak since it has a more bolder flavor. So I think...
I agree Vicci. I have both of those berries and I've got a Lampong from Indonesia, a Talamanca Del Caribe from Ecuador, and a Malabar from India. I haven't tried the last three yet. I ordered a trial mixed package from Pepper-Passion and got 4 oz packages of all 5 types.
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