Skeppshult Beech Wood and Cast Iron Salt Mill, 27cm Clearance

This sleek and stylish Skeppshult Beech wood and cast iron salt mill is built to last a lifetime, and grinds salt grains with ease. The beech wood trunk looks incredibly smart on the worktop and is comfortable to hold in the hand. It’s the Rolls Royce of salt grinders!

Swedish company Skeppshult (pronounced hep-salt) has been making cast iron products by hand since 1906. The process starts with raw iron that is heated to a searing 1,500°C in the furnaces. The molten iron is then cast into special moulds, made from sand which can withstand the extreme temperatures.

Sand moulds can only be used once, and therefore each product is unique – no two items are exactly alike. Each sand mould is recycled and used for another product. Skeppshult seasons their cast iron with rapeseed oil (also called canola oil) from Osterlen to protect it from damage.

Read our guide to cleaning and seasoning cast iron here