I recently have been giving some attention to ceramic products and I have to say this is the most impressive ceramic product I have purchased by far. After taking the chance on a Kyocera pepper mill and having a good experience, I decided to give this a go as I have been looking for something to grind down some fresh herds from my garden.
Just like the ceramic pepper mill, I feel that my herbs smell noticeably better than when I used a metal herb mill. I guess when you look and the history mills by using two grinding stones, this herb mill takes a page from history. If you disassemble the mill you will notice two ceramic stones inside, just like traditional grinding wheels. I feel this is the key to better results. Other than the improvement in fragrance, I was beyond impressed how fine I could grind some herds. I have an electric herb mill and I would have to shake it while it grinds to makes sure it broke down everything...BUT it would never get this fine!
Unlike the Kyocera pepper mill, disassembling this is a little more complicated. Although, cleaning the ceramic stones for your next herb is very easy, and I feel nothing sticks to these ceramic parts unlike the metal parts on my electric herb mill. This is a very big plus as I would sometimes have remnants of different herbs in my electric herb mill.
If you are looking for a refined mill that will improve the fragrance of your herbs and tea leaves, this is the one for you.