Lomi 1.3 – 3L, Electric Composter (45 Cycles), World’s First Smart Waste That Turns Waste into Natural Fertilizer with a Single Button, Indoor Compost - Kitchen Food Recycler (White, Lomi 1.3)

We’ve had this for a couple of months now and it seems to be doing its job. It doesn’t actually create proper compost, but if you use the eco setting, the compost produced just requires a few weeks of curing before you can use it for your plants. I supplemented this with a small spinning compost bin outside. One piece of advice I have is to keep your charcoal pellets up-to-date because this thing can reek if you don’t replace them regularly. Mind you, once you have them in place you really don’t smell anything at all. It’s bulkier than I thought it would be so make sure you have a good space for it. We use it because we live in the city and we don’t really have an easy way to create a compost bed. If we were to throw all of our compostable items in our small bin outside, it would be filled up very quickly. By using this to shrink, breakdown and dehydrate our compostable waste, we cut down on the landfill, have much lighter garbage to carry out and can use the cured final product in our patio garden and the tree wells in the neighborhood. If you actually have a yard where you can create a compost bed, I recommend that you do that and not pay for this expensive machine and the electricity involved.

I found the instructions a little unclear so had initial trouble with running it. I couldn't tell which cycle it was on because of all the lights and how to push the button exactly right. So it didn't seem to be working! Now I've figured it out, I LOVE my Lomi! I so hated throwing out all organic stuff like coffee grounds etc but found it impossible in an apartment to get compost to work, even with Bokashi. So I'm thrilled to get lovely dry, clean compost now! I did get the pods to help with the process. The machine was fairly quiet, with occasional odd grunts, but I just shut the kitchen door and let it run all night without it disturbing us in the least. It was all done the next morning. So easy and SO satisfying!

This is an excellent addition to my kitchen! Pros: - It has really helped me feel better about reducing food waste and handling food scraps more easily. - I love that the compost stays dry, which makes it super simple to manage. - Even when old food goes in, there’s no odor at all. - It's pretty quiet— I can't hear it from the bedroom, but if you're nearby, you might need to turn up the TV. Cons: - While it's processing, there is a mild smell, which can be a bit noticeable in small spaces like apartments. I didn't notice this much until recently, as I usually run it in the evenings. User-Friendly: - It is SO easy. I just press the button and it goes for a few hours depending on what the compost needs. - Do NOT interrupt the cycle, because you cannot restart it from where it left off. Overall: The process is seamless, and I feel great knowing I'm reducing my environmental footprint. This review is a 4 star only because of the mild smell and the size of the product (it requires counter space consideration).

Very happy with it so far. We are only using the "grow" cycle so far, so we can use it in our garden. That cycle doesn't get as hot, though, so we did have to add extra enzymes and also run it through a second time to get the desired output. In fairness, I put cantaloupe rind and pineapple peel in there, along with celery and some thin mandarin orange peels; everything was in small pieces, but still pretty tough stuff. Going forward, I think I'll skip the pineapple peel for the garden and maybe save that for the higher temp cycle. Excellent, user-friendly machine and directions. I have it in a little cubby off the kitchen, so we don't even hear it running; it's pretty quiet, though, anyway. The "grow" cycle takes a long time...about 16-20 hours. The hotter cycles are much faster. It just depends on how you want to use the output.

Does not make fertility see dirt for plants Used twice Both times a brown mess, easily identified scraps that went into it (and everything was cut into smaller pieces prior to using machine!)

Great way to save your kitchen from bad smell and pest. The bottom teflon coating get scratched after sometimes use if you put hard things in it. But it won’t be a problem. You can always get some Teflon spray to fix it. Or just leave it with scratches metal surface if you are going to mix some soil into your compost. The soil will sand the teflon coating down eventually. For the eco express mode, I use it almost every day. And it cost about 0.5 kWh, which is about 0.13 dollars electricity in my area for each run. I will collect weekdays outcomes and run the soil grows mode on weekends with bacteria mixed. Then put the generated fertilizer soil into my plants. Works great. It saves me time for throw food trashes and make contributions for the environment. Photo 1 is the food waste. Photo 2 is the eco express mode outcome. Photo 3 is soil grows mode outcome.

Great way to clear dishes. I leave mine by sink. Run nightly keep adding till full. Fun science project for kids to start a garden.

My 2nd one. Easy to use. Love to be able to compost and put the contents in my garden.

great item

Good quality, easy to use, and great for if you live in the country and want compost but can't put it outside on your pile due to bears and coyotes. This was a great investment, also takes the hassle out of having a compost bin, we just fill it up as we go and keep the lid on, when its full we just switch it on over night. Its as good as your common sense when filling it. Lots of wet items produces steam, this is filtered and causes no problem, add things in moderation and you can't go wrong! My wife loves me more every time she uses it! Great gift for your environmentally conscious wife!

So far the Lomi composter is working well and producing compost that is usable. Pleased with it so far.

Love my Lomi. Garbage not so heavy any more. Keeping it clean is important, did use for garden.

THIS unit works beautifully! this is our second Lomi - first one, purchased directly from the company, was noisy emitted a smell when it was running a cycle - we chocked it up to just what the unit was supposed to do - unfortunately, it broke down just about a year after purchase. THIS NEW UNIT works beautifully! No smell, no sound! Amazing! we must have had a bad first unit - I'll shout it from the roof-tops this Lomi is GREAT! Love it!