Ina Garten uses this $40 pepper mill for perfectly seasoned food – it's old fashioned, and she says 'it's the best'

Ina Garten.

Trust Ina Garten to season her food the proper way. The Barefoot Contessa is one of the most recognized faces in American cuisine – meaning her East Hampton kitchen is filled with professional appliances.

Here at Homes & Gardens, we take pleasure in scouting through her Instagram posts (not least because her monochromatic space is beautiful in its own right), where Garten is generous with not gatekeeping her go-to products. Most recently, we came across her favorite pepper mill, almost by accident, as her endorsement is easy to pass by.