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I went out this morning to look for a tailgate handle for my Ranger. The scrap yard could have had a used one for me in a couple of days for $35 plus tax. The Ford dealership in Richelieu could have had a new one in the same amount of time for $75 plus tax. I bought a new handle on eBay from a surplus supplier for $19.75 including shipping and taxes. It’ll be a few more days, but why spend the extra money?
The dealership also did not have touch up paint but directed me to a place that could get me some. I decided to wait for that.
The post title says ‘much done’ implying that I did have some success with my errands today. I had casually mentioned the other day that I have been wanting to get a good pepper mill for ages but they are way out of my price range. Well, my step-mother learned that the kitchen supply store Ares is having an amazing deal on Peugeot mills (THE name in pepper mills) this week, $40 down from $70. Too good a deal to pass up so I got one this morning!
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It is so hard to find good pepper mills!~ We went through dozens of them until I found a brass Turkish Coffee Grinder in Seattle’s Pike street market about twenty years ago. It cost me $100 1990 dollars but it is still working perfectly.
Peugeot is pretty much the only name in the pepper mill market; it’s what the big chefs use. The grinding mechanism has a lifetime warranty.
I’ve tried allsorts of pepper grinders, even ones with ceramic grinding mechanisms and none of them lasted. Eventually I settled with a small mortor and pestal and have been very satisfied with it. Can grind however course or fine as I want, and shows no signs of wearing. Very simple and robust technology, and as a bonus I can grind any other spice I want in it too.
I’ve done the mortar and pestle thing, too, but it’s not practical with the amount of pepper I use. My Peugeot can adjust how coarsely I want to grind the pepper.
[...] After researching the cost of a used and new tailgate handle for my 2000 Ranger, I decided to order one from eBay seller directauto. The new tailgate handle cost me peanuts and arrived today. It is not a Ford part, but it appears to be just as robust and it fits perfectly. [...]