Collection: Salt & Pepper Shakers

Front-of-house mills and shakers do real work across hundreds of covers a night. Quality matters: ceramic grinder mechanisms last where cheap steel ones jam, and consistent grind size affects the way seasoning lands on a finished plate. Hospitality Connect carries mills from Peugeot — the original French standard — alongside Debuyer, ADHOC, Olympia and Australia's workhorse Chef Inox tempo and café mill ranges, in sizes from compact 12cm table mills up to 80cm presentation mills.

Choosing the right size mill for your service

• 12cm table mills: Compact, fit alongside cruet sets without dominating the table. Suited to smaller tables, café service and lunchtime turn.
• 18cm and 20cm mills: The standard restaurant size — large enough to grip while seasoning two plates, small enough to share between tables.
• 22–30cm presentation mills: For tableside seasoning, butler service and steakhouse plate-up. Refill capacity matches a busy night.
• 40–80cm theatre mills: Front-of-house signature pieces for fine dining and tableside finishing — mostly Peugeot Chocolate Beechwood at this height.

Mechanism and material comparison

• Peugeot u'Select with steel grinder: Lifetime mechanism warranty. Six adjustable grind settings let one mill cover from coarse to fine on the same service.
• Ceramic grinder (Chef Inox tempo, café mill, ADHOC): Resists corrosion from sea salt — essential if you want one mill that handles both salt and pepper.
• Beechwood and olive wood bodies: Natural finish softens through service; lacquered colours hide the build-up of oils on the body.
• Stainless steel mills: Easy to wipe down, suit modern fitouts, and survive being knocked off a table.

Where mills sit in the service flow

Restaurants typically run two mills per pass — one salt, one pepper, kept clearly different in colour or material so kitchen staff don't grab the wrong one mid-service. Café and breakfast venues often add a third small shaker for finishing salts. Buy duplicates — service is faster when each pass and each station has its own pair, and front-of-house has spares for table replacement.

Pair salt and pepper mills with

Australian commercial hospitality covers a broad spectrum — quick-service chains, casual dining, fine dining restaurants, function and event centres, pubs and clubs, cafés, bakeries, hotels, aged-care kitchens, hospital food service, school canteens, government catering and the corporate function market. The right specification varies by venue type. We've supplied equipment to all of these, and that experience helps us flag when a piece of equipment is right-sized or when a different model would suit your throughput better.

Round out the table with Tablekraft cutlery, Tablekraft dinnerware, and hi-balls and tumblers — or browse the full Peugeot mills range for branded fit-outs.

Why buy salt and pepper mills from Hospitality Connect

• Genuine Peugeot Australian stock: The full Peugeot mill range with Australian-spec packaging and warranty cover.
• Trade pricing on quantity: Order ten mills for a full restaurant fit-out and the price drops below retail per unit.
• Australian-owned with a real showroom: Handle every Peugeot mill before you commit — feel the weight difference between 18cm and 22cm.
• Lifetime mechanism warranty support: We process Peugeot warranty claims directly so you don't deal with offshore returns.
• Mixed-brand fit-outs: Mix Peugeot for the dining room, Chef Inox tempo for the kitchen pass — invoiced together.
• No-pressure quoting: We'll quote alternatives at different price points so you can choose what fits your budget and timeline.
• Local delivery and pickup: Same-day pickup from our Melbourne warehouse; freight to all states with tracked dispatch.

Mill care and longevity

• Use only dry rock salt or sea salt: Iodised table salt clumps and damages the grinder. Stick to the salt the mill was specified for.
• Don't wash wooden mills: Wipe with a dry cloth. Water swells the timber and warps the body. Stainless and ceramic-bodied mills can be wiped with a damp cloth.
• Empty mills before storage: Salt left in a wood mill draws moisture and rots the body from the inside.
• Tighten the cap monthly: Constant adjustment loosens the grind cap; a quick check on cleaning night keeps grind size consistent.
• Buy spare grinders for high-use mills: Peugeot grinder cores are user-replaceable — keep one in the office for the inevitable pass-night failure.

Need help choosing? Talk to us

Specify your service style and table count, and we'll build a mill kit with backups and a colour-coding plan for salt versus pepper. Trade accounts get net 30 terms across Peugeot and the rest of our front-of-house range.