FoodCycler Eco 5 - Award-Winning Home Food Processor and Recycler - Kitchen Countertop Compost Alternative - Electric Food Waste Disposer - Odorless Food Waste Bin - 5L Bucket Capacity (Grey)

ever since I've got it, nothing but awarness in my household, been busy recycling andd adding combust to my garding, win-win situation

I've used indoor food processors like this for a while (from other manufacturers) and my last one just broke. Saw this and decided to get it as a replacement. The build is solid, and overall looks to be much sturdier than my previous one. In order to use it I had to buy a step down transformer because it runs off 120v, which is not UK compatible (despite being advertised as such). I've been using it for about two months now. It's a lot quieter than my previous one, and runs for less time. Overall, I'm more than happy with the quality. I'd give it 5 stars if it was UK compatible out of the box

It works great! No odor, no noise. My kitchen is clean and my garbage can is light.

I love this machine. I did a ton of research prior to purchasing it and I chose this model for a few very important reasons. 1. 5l bucket 2. Quiet 3. Efficient 4. What it could compost 5. Refillable charcoal that can be purchased at a pet/ fish store I have a large 2 side outdoor drum composter that works really well. Easy to use and fill , BUT, it cannot be used in the Canadian winter. I threw a lot of stuff away and I was heartbroken by it. This machine is an absolute game changer. My first batch consisted of chicken bones, paper towels, coffee and tea grounds with filters and bags and assorted vegetables. Oh my gosh! I can’t tell you exactly how long it took as I turned it on before bed, but I woke up to a third of an ice cream pail, a little over 1 litre, of the weirdest looking compost I’ve ever seen. It looked like blown in insulation with a bit of dirt mixed in! Nominal smell and so so cool! I have family members who have this and they rave about it. It is expensive and the machine is heavier than I anticipated, but worth it! The 5l bucket comes with a filtered lid so it can sit on the counter to be filled and DOESNT smell! This is an amazing machine and worth every penny. If you wanted, wait until Black Friday to see if there is a discount? I bought it with a coupon so I didn’t pay full price. So far I have zero complaints. Oh, and the bucket is spotless when done. Do not put fat or condiments in it.

I had the first generation one for two years, loved it and still use it but the tub is small so you need to do more loads and the filters are not re-fillable. I've been using this one for about 9 months and love it. The filters are refillable with activated charcoal. Easy to keep clean. It's heavy and large but such a valuable addition to my household. You do need to be aware of not putting too much of any one material in each load so I have a secondary compost pail to hold the extra material until the next load. I recommend using coffee grounds in each load if you can. The final product sometimes smells a lot like dry cat food, but not a bad smell. The coffee grounds help with that. If not mixed into the soil it would probably be an attractant. I keep it in large pails and use it at about 1 to 5 ratio in everything, including indoor plants. I live in bear/racoon/skunk country so it's a great alternative to an open compost. Everything organic is going in there except large hard bones. Great for egg shells, bread, indoor plant leaves and old soil etc, cheese in very small doses, avocado pits, chicken and rib bones (although it takes longer to process. I find it takes an average of about 8 hours to process if there are bones or lots of sugary material like banana peels, melon etc, or if there is a lot of moisture within the load, it takes longer. When I clean out my freezer, all that goes in there too. Avoid anything twig-like and also banana stems (very fibrous and can become string-like and not decompose properly ). I do a load about every two days and have no issues. It's not quiet but not super loud either but you can hear it running and grinding. It's quite expensive to buy so wait for a deal on Black Friday or Boxing Day. I paid $562.19 all in. Totally worth it.

So far working really good, fine end product. I am conscious about the load, if heavy, I allow room for the blades to work. If light items, I fill it to the top. No smell whatsoever, noise is almost nonexistent. I did check many comparable products and settled with this one. Had it for about 3 weeks, so far good! Love the look too.