[Sca-cooks] Pepper mill was From Renata

[Johnna Holloway]

 From information gleaned from the web and from my own practical 
experience--
reports say--
Mine came with detailed instructions about taking the mill apart & 
cleaning it. If you are unable to find that maybe this will help. Use a 
toothpick or small toothbrush
to clean the channels on both parts of the grinding mechanism. If 
desired, use alcohol to clean and disinfect mechanism and wipe out 
interior of the hole in the bottom of the peppermill, being careful to 
let both dry completely before reassembly. If you want information on 
how to take it apart go to

hometown.aol.com/_ht_a/trevman2/Maintenance.html  or contact the 
manufacture.
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used a toothbrush I keep in the kitchen for just such jobs to scrub as 
much of the metal parts as I could reach. I then gave it a quick rinse, 
and towel dried the outside, and set it in the kitchen window to let the 
inside dry out. You could use a blow dryer if you wanted. It worked 
fine, and didn't damage the finish at all. A baby bottle nipple brush 
would probably reach all the way inside, if you have one. I would never 
put wood in a dishwasher, it would probably ruin it. Good luck!
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Can we find out the manufacturer? If so, I can do some more checking.

Otherwise if she can dis-assemble it and allow pieces to air dry. Do 
they need to be rinsed to remove soap?
I don't know how complicated it is to separate into parts. I suppose 
while it's apart-- clean with a soft brush.

I'd toss any pepper that was in it.

Hope the recovery continues.

Johnnae


Susan Fox wrote:
> Mistress Renata is still recovering from wrist surgery and so I act as her fingers tonight.
>
> 1.  Renata's one-handed pepper-mill has managed to fly our of her good hand and into a sink of soapy dishwater.  Is there something she needs to do to it before using it for pepper again, salt or dry bread?  I just said wash and dry it thoroughly.  Your thoughts?
>