Announcing the Grinders Under £250 Winners (Patreon)

We've drawn winners for these grinders! The winners were:

• Marcy from the US won the Fellow Opus

• Urs from Germany won the DF54

• Andrea from Italy won the Varia VS3 Gen 2

• Iain from the UK won the Sage/Breville Smart Grinder Pro

• Rainer from the UK won the Baratza Encore ESP

• Attila from Hungary won the Smeg grinder

Winning responses for the best sounds in coffee (Gleam question for the 5 under £250 grinders):

• ““KRUUUUUUUUUU..QUAAAAAAAA” this is the heavenly sound you hear when a moka pot top lid is opened and the brewing is coming to a end!”

• “The portafilter on my La Pavoni Europiccola filling with water while I raise the leaver. Such satisfying feedback!”

• “The best coffee sounds like a pair of good HiFi speakers to me. Crisp, bright and full of character.”

• “The pop hiss sound of opening a vacuum can of beans! Makes my heart sing!”

• “The sound of a mug being filled!”

The winning response to the Smeg grinder contest question re: finding the most delightful design in coffee equipment:

“AeroPress, double sided espresso glasses.”

Special mentions to:

• “I love the retro look of the Cafelat Robot! My go to morning espresso tool”

• “The moccamaster”

• “Thick, bubbly mugs and cups”

• “Hario V60 Suiren Coffee Dripper “

• “The Chemex”

• “A stone mug looking like a paper cup”