Had been thinking buying long. But it was worth it. I had 2004 2 mills filled with ceramic grinder with white pepper purchased from Rewe. The pepper was expired, so they were reduced from 7 to 3. You have good very good ground after purchase, now grinding was very cumbersome. This mill is the right size and also served better than the old when they were new. Because standing in the description, that you should not grind over haze, I have the old mills also screwed and washed. This grinder is steeper than that of the old and thus has a wider squish. The brush has grinding with the old mills improved, but it is no longer as in the beginning. The mill I can only recommend, it served excellently, is light and easy to clean and affordable with the price. Think 7 or 8 years necessary to replace it. Perhaps the manufacturer / seller has indeed only the grinder or the lid with grinder as a substitute. And if it really unexpected happens, that a she drops, also an extra glass should find its buyer.