Over 300 editorial features since 2022, including tested reviews from Serious Eats, Bon Appétit, Wirecutter, Epicurious, Food & Wine and The Wall Street Journal. Every quote below links to its source.
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“Can your grinder work the magic that the Männkitchen does, coating an entire steak in pepper with just seven twists? Most likely not.”
“No other grinder could grind as much pepper as easily, evenly or quickly as the Pepper Cannon.”
Food & Wine
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“In my mind, there was nothing this thing could do to justify its price point… But after two years of using the Pepper Cannon in my home kitchen, I'm willing to admit I was wrong.”
Bon Appétit
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“[The Pepper Cannon] achieved near-perfect scores in every test for usability and performance. My favorite characteristic was the Pepper Cannon's speed. It ground a teaspoon of pepper in only eight seconds—almost twice as fast as every other mill.”
Serious Eats
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“The Mannkitchen Pepper Cannon is the pepper grinder of all pepper grinders.”
Food Network
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“I don't usually splurge on kitchen tools, but when I do, they have to be backed by absolute, top-tier quality—the kind of forever purchases I'll end up raving about to anyone who will listen for years to come. Enter the Mannkitchen Professional-Grade Original Pepper Cannon.”
USA Today
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“The Mannkitchen Pepper Cannon is the best pepper grinder I've ever used, and the last one I'll ever need.”
Esquire
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“If you take your pepper grinding seriously, it offers the widest range of grind settings of any mill we've tested.”
The New York Times (Wirecutter)
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“A $200 pepper grinder might seem bananas, but according to several pros, it's worth every penny. We're willing to bet that the chef in your life will become totally obsessed.”
The Strategist
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“The cannon name is accurate! The output dwarfed the others in our test.”
Good Housekeeping
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“You may not think he needs the Lamborghini of pepper grinders, but once he has one, he'll be spoiled for life.”
Oprah Daily
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“After a few weeks of testing, it was clear that every element of the Pepper Cannon was designed to make it stand out from other pepper mills, price be damned. From the materials to the look and feel to the performance (the most important element), everything is premium.”
The Wall Street Journal
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“If, however, you're a fan of cacio e pepe, steak au poivre, or smoke a lot of briskets, then something that can crank out a lot of ground pepper — and without you getting carpal tunnel — could be worth the investment.”
Tom's Guide
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“Shaking isn't manly. Grinding is manly. Cannons are manly. Grinding so dominantly that your pepper grinder can plausibly be called a cannon is manly.”
WIRED
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“It is rare in a product test that one item outperforms its competitors so thoroughly that there is no debate as to a winner.”
Epicurious
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“Männkitchen's powerful Pepper Cannon delivers on swifter spicing for home chefs.”
Bloomberg
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The Wall Street Journal – Buy Side
“One Buy Side editor who tested this mill noted that it took just 10 cranks to produce a teaspoon of pepper.”
USA Today
USA Today
USA Today
“I honestly can't ever go back to a standard pepper mill after using this pepper cannon.”
SlashGear
“it's worthwhile to take a look at the Mannkitchen Pepper Cannon, the Cadillac of manual pepper grinders (in my opinion)”
Food & Wine
“The best pepper grinder we tested, the Männkitchen Pepper Cannon, is defined by its minimalist design that's at once unobtrusive and ergonomic.”
Field & Stream
Salon
“the MÄNNKITCHEN Pepper Cannon makes grinding a whole lot of fresh black pepper much less of a chore”
Serious Eats
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“it really is one of the most efficient grinders on the market”
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“This supremely powerful grinder throws off ten times the amount of fresh pepper as lesser models.”
WIRED
“And it'll grind your pepper so fast it'll feel like the Dust Bowl got spicy.”
Men's Health
The Wall Street Journal – Buy Side
Food & Wine
Harper's Bazaar Australia
Yahoo Creators
“A professional grade pepper cannon makes so much difference when cooking at home, and I can't even imagine cooking or prepping ingredients without it.”
Soap Hub
“That means seasoning a thick steak takes seconds instead of minutes.”
ON IN LONDON
Who What Wear
CASSIUS Life
Bloomberg
The Wall Street Journal – Buy Side
“We tested this industrial-strength aluminum pepper grinder and found it delivers on its impressive claims.”
Food & Wine
“Now that I've tried it myself, I see why this pricy pepper grinder ranked so well in our tests.”
SFGate
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“It's the best one on the market, favored by many professional chefs”
Food & Wine
“But can your grinder work the magic that the Männkitchen does, coating an entire steak in pepper with just seven twists?”
Food & Wine
“Now that I've tried it myself, I see why this pricy pepper grinder ranked so well in our tests.”
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“The Männkitchen pepper cannon is used by chefs Molly Baz, Carla Lalli Music, and J. Kenji López-Alt.”
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“Each cooking enthusiast our kitchen writer interviewed about this pepper mill says "it's worth every penny."”
Yahoo Creators
“This grinder is so efficient and delivers a whole lot of pepper but not with a ton of effort in the process”
Man of Many
The Wall Street Journal – Buy Side
Southern Living
“My current crush is this Pepper Cannon—it's the best I've found yet!”
Food & Wine
CNET
“try Mannkitchen's $200 Pepper Cannon, which CNET's kitchen editor David Watsky tested and loved”
Food & Wine
Good Housekeeping
“It's the sports car of pepper mills: a slightly guilt-inducing splurge that's thrilling to use”
Bon Appétit
“I am pleased to report the Männkitchen has held up exceptionally well, blowing past its one-year mark with barely a scratch”
The Takeout
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“The Pepper Cannon, by contrast, fires out pepper like it's launching tiny aromatic meteorites.”
Food & Wine
Southern Living
“My current crush is this Pepper Cannon—it's the best I've found yet!”
Serious Eats
The Manual
“It expels blasts of pulverized peppercorns like a kitchen counter howitzer.”
Healthy Aging
The Wall Street Journal – Buy Side
“I've never tried a pepper mill that grinds as pleasingly or bountifully.”
The Wall Street Journal – Buy Side
The Wall Street Journal – Buy Side
“it really does produce significantly more pepper per grind than the competition”
Oprah Daily
“You may not think he needs the Lamborghini of pepper grinders, but once he has one, he'll be spoiled for life.”
Gear Patrol
“MANNKITCHEN's Pepper Cannon is widely regarded as the best money can buy.”
CASSIUS Life
“I love a good mill and this is one of the best around.”
Healthy Aging
The Wall Street Journal – Buy Side
“But if any grinder can justify the price, it's the Mannkitchen Pepper Cannon.”
WIRED
“And it'll grind your pepper so fast it'll feel like the Dust Bowl got spicy.”
The Wall Street Journal – Buy Side
“Made from a single chunk of aluminum, it's a hefty tool that produces much more pepper per grind than other models.”
Southern Living
¡HOLA! USA
“It's heavy, beautifully made, and built like real kitchen equipment, not a cute countertop accessory.”
BuzzFeed
New York Trend
Mashed
“It grinds large quantities of pepper in seconds, feels incredibly solid and well-built, and looks good on my countertop.”
InsideHook
“But to be more specific, it is the Platonic ideal of a pepper mill.”
Bon Appétit
“Best pepper grinder overall: Männkitchen Pepper Cannon”
WIRED
Taste of Home
“Männkitchen isn't kidding when they say how much pepper comes out of this thing; it's actually insane.”
Food & Wine
Food & Wine
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“Each cooking enthusiast our kitchen writer interviewed about this pepper mill says "it's worth every penny."”
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“Männkitchen's mighty Pepper Cannon unleashes a veritable shower of pepper — and is favored by lots of professional chefs.”
New York Magazine – The Strategist
New York Magazine – The Strategist
New York Magazine – The Strategist
Fodor's Travel
Food52
“This has changed my ability to season food.”
Yahoo Creators
“It works so fast, and has a wide grind range, absolutely revolutionizing my time in the kitchen.”
Reviews.org (AU)
“the Salt Cannon makes quick work of seasoning a dish”
InsideHook
“It's an amazing, high-end pepper mill that maximizes the amount of pepper ground with each turn.”
Soap Hub
“I've tested it, and it's hands-down the best pepper grinder I've ever used—nothing else comes close.”
Dorm Therapy (Apartment Therapy)
Good Housekeeping
“This three-time Kitchen Award winner has held up over years of use.”
Esquire
Food & Wine
Food & Wine
“The Pepper Cannon created an even grind and lived up to its name when we tested it”
Taste of Home
“I've used mine for two years and despite countless cranks and drops (oops!), it's still going strong.”
domino
Bargain Hunter
Entrepreneur
Bon Appétit
“But after two years of using the Pepper Cannon in my home kitchen, I'm willing to admit I was wrong.”
New York Times – Wirecutter
“This heavy-duty pepper grinder looks like an auto part and makes it "rain pepper," according to Baz.”
Serious Eats
“The Männkitchen Pepper Cannon costs more, but grinds pepper faster than any mill I've ever seen.”
WIRED
“This knife is designed for large to XXL hands, and Männkitchen doesn't play when it says that.”
Food & Wine
“However, for just pepper, it blows away the competition.”
New York Times – Wirecutter
“This metal pepper mill has the widest range of grind settings of any mill we've ever tested.”
Serious Eats
Food & Wine
Bon Appétit
Daily Hive
“It will blast through peppercorns like nothing I've ever seen before, delivering a perfect, airy pile of pepper in just a few twists.”
Engadget
“A side-by-side comparison showed us just how much more pepper came out of the cannon compared to a standard store-bought mill.”
WIRED
Food & Wine
Food & Wine
“Well, we were sold on its value the moment we held it for the first time.”
Food & Wine
Bon Appétit
“If you want a press that feels as satisfying to use as it does to look at, the Mannkitchen is for you.”
Bon Appétit
“It's got a wide range from super fine powdery grains to cracked peppercorns and has impressive output with fewer twists.”
Robb Report
“This model from Mannkitchen has, in short order, become a go-to for both professional chefs and home cooks alike”
InsideHook
People en Español
Forbes
Gear Patrol
Men's Journal
Men's Health
Esquire
Food & Wine
SFGate
Woman's World
Body + Soul (AU)
Patch (Downers Grove, IL)
Yahoo Lifestyle
“We grew quite fond of the aerospace-grade aluminum and how the thing handles more like a sports car than a pepper grinder.”
Gear Patrol
“MANNKITCHEN's Pepper Cannon is widely regarded as the best money can buy.”
Deseret News
InsideHook
Woman's World
Good Housekeeping
“Out of 15 we tested overall, this grinder worked fastest.”
Food & Wine
“The Pepper Cannon has been a Food & Wine favorite for years, taking a top spot in our tests of the best pepper grinders”
New York Magazine – The Strategist
InsideHook
The Times
RUSSH
He Spoke Style
news.com.au
“This is the Rolls Royce of pepper grinders.”
Bon Appétit
“the pepper mill I reach for repeatedly—the one I use the most—is the Mannkitchen Pepper Cannon”
Escape (AU)
Nine (AU)
The AU Review
Beat Magazine
Enobytes
“This pepper grinder is not just a tool; it's a game-changer for any serious chef or home cook”
Sunset
“I have retired my four other pepper grinders forever.”
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“Yes, this is an exceedingly expensive pepper mill, and yes, it's worth it”
Tom's Guide
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“It's built to last and feels substantial.”
WIRED
Air Mail
Patch (Downers Grove, IL)
7News
“The MANNKITCHEN's Pepper Cannon is a top tier choice in the kitchen”
Woman's World
“No home chef's cooking arsenal is complete without a stellar pepper cannon — this one from MANNKITCHEN is our favorite!”
WTVG-TV 13abc (Toledo, OH)
Robb Report
“This model from Mannkitchen has, in short order, become a go-to for both professional chefs and home cooks alike”
New York Magazine – The Strategist
Food & Wine
Food & Wine
The Hollywood Reporter
WFLA (NBC 8 Tampa) – Bloom Tampa Bay
Daily Hive
“After testing this thing for the better part of a year, I can safely say I will never go back to any other pepper mill.”
CASSIUS Life
WIRED
People en Español
“Este molinillo tritura la pimienta súper rápido; es cómodo, ligero y hecho con acero inoxidable”
Reviews.org (AU)
“The Mannkitchen Pepper Cannon was the best pepper mill on the market when it was around $200 AUD ($169 USD), and it probably still is.”
BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed
“As a food writer, I feel like my life existed pre-Pepper Cannon and post-Pepper Cannon”
Beat Magazine
U.S. News & World Report (360 Reviews)
“As its name suggests, the Mannkitchen Pepper Cannon is fast and powerful.”
Patch (Downers Grove, IL)
CASSIUS Life
“I love a good mill and this is one of the best around.”
E! News
“We prefer to call this Pepper Cannon an investment rather than a splurge, because it's really just that good.”
New York Style Guide
Nuevo Estilo
“El resultado eclipsa a los demás molinillos, con el peso de los granos molidos gruesos más del doble que el siguiente peso más alto.”
Popular Mechanics
“While I do love my Le Creuset mills, this cannon is what I reach for when cooking.”
Yahoo Lifestyle
“While I do love my Le Creuset mills, this cannon is what I reach for when cooking.”
Controlled Confusion
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“Each cooking enthusiast our kitchen writer interviewed about this pepper mill says "it's worth every penny."”
Eat This, Not That!
“You'll also get excellent consistency with this grinder, and you can refill it with only the push of a button.”
Veranda
“If he loves cooking and grilling, this sleek pepper mill is the sports car of pepper grinders.”
The Good Men Project
Bloomberg (Pursuits)
“Occasionally an item will transcend mere desire and become essential, like the Männkitchen Pepper Cannon.”
Tools2Tiaras
Rochester Magazine
Rochester Magazine (Post Bulletin)
Real Simple
Food & Wine
Tinybeans
People en Español
New York Magazine – The Strategist
New York Magazine – The Strategist
The Rebel Chick
FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
Patch (Downers Grove, IL)
Where the Food Comes From
Food & Beverage Magazine
Bloomberg (Pursuits Weekly)
Focus Daily News
New York Magazine – The Strategist
Food & Wine
InsideHook
Grillseeker
“Try the Pepper Cannon for crazy amounts of pepper in a hurry.”
Grillseeker
“Try the Pepper Cannon for crazy amounts of pepper in a hurry.”
Grillseeker
“Try the Pepper Cannon for crazy amounts of pepper in a hurry.”
Good Housekeeping
“It also produced the largest output in the shortest amount of time in our Lab tests.”
USA Today (Reviewed)
Real Simple
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“A $200 pepper grinder might seem bananas, but according to several pros, it's worth every penny.”
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“every twist throws about ten times the amount of pepper onto whatever product you have it aimed at”
Homes & Gardens
Daily Star (UK)
“Food lovers and chefs were amazed by the quality of the Pepper Cannon”
Pocketnow
Bloomberg
SarahScoop
Kelly's Thoughts on Things
WISH-TV (CW Indianapolis) – Life.Style.Live!
“For passionate at-home cooks, the MÄNNKITCHEN Pepper Cannon is a life-changing accessory.”
FOX 26 Houston
Expert Reviews (UK)
“MÄNNKITCHEN Pepper Cannon: Best pepper mill for serious home chefs”
Good Housekeeping
“The output dwarfed the others in our test, with the weight of the coarse grounds more than doubling the next highest weight.”
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“professional chefs praise its heavy-duty construction and clever design that dispenses an "insane" volume of grinds”
The Bump
Marie Claire
Food Network
“If you're a pepper-grinding fanatic, the Mannkitchen Pepper Cannon is the pepper grinder of all pepper grinders.”
WFLA (NBC 8 Tampa) – Bloom Tampa Bay
Tom's Guide
“From experience, it's an awesome tool for preparing steaks”
Tasting Table
Concho Valley Homepage
Arizona Health & Living
Epicurious
“It is rare in a product test that one item outperforms its competitors so thoroughly that there is no debate as to a winner.”
Epicurious
“Naturally, we had high hopes for Männkitchen's heavy-duty garlic press, and it absolutely did not disappoint.”
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“It's the best one on the market, favored by many professional chefs”
New York Magazine – The Strategist
Gear Diary
Forbes
Patch (Downers Grove, IL)
Times of San Diego
USA Today (Reviewed)
“It produces significantly more ground pepper than any grinder we tested.”
New York Magazine – The Strategist
New York Magazine – The Strategist
Gadget Flow
Bloomberg
“Männkitchen's powerful Pepper Cannon delivers on swifter spicing for home chefs.”
The Spruce Eats
“This $200 Chef-Approved Pepper Cannon Lives up to the Hype”
Epicurious
The Spruce Eats
BuzzFeed
“A Männkitchen pepper cannon is not just any 'ole peppermill — it can crank ten times the amount of pepper as traditional grinders!”
NerdTechy
“The MANNKITCHEN Pepper Cannon is technically a manual grinder, but it grinds faster than many electrical models.”
Where The Food Comes From
Gadget Flow
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“But if he is obsessed with pepper and wants to maximize his yield per grind, it's the best in the biz.”
The Green Head
“When you absolutely, positively must grind an extravagant amount of pepper in no time at all, accept no substitutes.”
Parade
ToolGuyd
“it really did produce the most consistent ground pepper I have ever seen”
New York Magazine – The Strategist
Bless This Stuff
New York Magazine – The Strategist
“I thought I could never love another, but I was mistaken.”
LA Weekly
Where The Food Comes From (YouTube)
Naluda Magazine
Jetset Magazine
The Austin Chronicle
Sturgis Journal
The Austin Chronicle
“It's the single most expensive item on our list – $200 – but it's also the most impressive.”
The Austin Chronicle
Out In Jersey
Food & Wine
Real Simple
House Beautiful
Foodal
“the Mannkitchen Pepper Cannon whirls through peppercorns with ease”
Thingtesting
“The Pepper Cannon is the best pepper grinder I've used”
WERD
“this "pepper cannon" is ten steps up from the basic pepper mill”
The Takeout
“it is easily one of the highest performing mills we've ever seen”
Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Post and Courier
Cool Material
“puts out more pepper per twist than I can describe”
Paste Magazine
“The Pepper Cannon is amazing for actual kitchen work.”
Indy100
“it grinds pepper to complete perfection but does so with almost zero effort”
Popular Science
“We were impressed not only by its ultra-solid build quality but also by the level of control it gave us over our grind.”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
WSBT-TV (CBS, South Bend)
Consumer Queen
Fatherly
“This exceptionally well designed, heavier than it looks mill grinds more pepper per twist than anything on the market.”
Food Network
Gear Patrol
Real Simple
The Daily Dot
Gulf & Main Magazine
River Journal
“The Pepper Cannon is the best and only pepper mill you should ever give the foodie in your life!”
New York Magazine – The Strategist
Foodal
“If you are the Jedi Knight of your kitchen, MANNKITCHEN's pepper cannon can act as your trusty lightsaber.”
Women.com
Speedway Digest
Kansas City Homes & Style
Kansas City Homes & Style (print)
HOMBRE1
New York Magazine – The Strategist
Foodal
Bon Appétit
Central Valley Today
Hallo Gadget
WGN-TV Chicago – Daytime Chicago
People en Español
WPRI 12 (FOX Providence) – The Rhode Show
Forbes
Patch (Downers Grove, IL)
NBC Los Angeles
KnowTechie
Engadget
“How a $200 pepper mill became my favorite kitchen gadget”
In side-by-side tests at Serious Eats (40 mills), Bon Appétit (17 mills), Epicurious and Good Housekeeping, the Mannkitchen Pepper Cannon was named the top pick for output and speed.
WSJ Buy Side: "But if any grinder can justify the price, it's the Mannkitchen Pepper Cannon." The Strategist: "A $200 pepper grinder might seem bananas, but according to several pros, it's worth every penny."
The Strategist reports it is used by Molly Baz, Carla Lalli Music and J. Kenji López-Alt.
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