here is my mini review after few days of using (hence my sell of other pepper/salt grinders, haha)
1. the wooden base/caddy, kinda sucks.. I wish it was 2x thicker and hole was about 1/2" deeper. The handle is also flimsy. It's probably ok as stationary, but I would not use it to travel...
2. Pepper and salt grinder overall is very good. They produce alot of salt. Maybe 2x of unicorn magnum if not a bit more. They are a abit hard to turn, but the feedback is more like a well build metal machine, vs a plastic mill with metal gears...
3. Whole to fill pepper is very good. Magnetic Lid i think is good, but when I initially filled pepper a bit high, I had trouble closing.
If I was going to improve it, I'd probably want it about 1.5" taller and maybe 1/2" wider, so it would take 2oz more of each and feel even better in hand... but it's a small thing since refill is so easy.
Is it worth it? To each his/her own... I used to own $500+ knives, owned a $700+ copper pot and many $200+ pots and still do... I buy old cars cause I dont care about them, but I buy nice / expensive cookware.
This tool will likely outlive me, or when I won't be able to turn it...Or until something better comes along, which is when I will sell it!