Paris mills are cut from high-quality beechwood that is grown, harvested, dried, shaped and dressed with a brass top, finished in France. The pepper mechanism is equipped with a helix-shaped double row of teeth that guide and hold the peppercorns for a perfect grind. Peugeot salt mechanisms are designed to crush coarse cooking salt. The mechanism made of case hardened steel, designed to crack the peppercorns before the actual grinding process Equipped with the patented u'Select system to quickly adjust the 6-setting coarseness of the grind; powdery-fine to very coarse. Made in France.