Food Types

Karfo Tip

Chocolate, Candy, Confectionary

High sugar products will harden to the Karfo.

Woodchips + Sawdust

This can burn in the Karfo and is a risk of thermal damage..

Uncooked baking / dough

Karfo will cook the batter and it can stick to the grinder.

Papertowels + Napkins

Bleached paper + the content absorbed (oil, cleaning product) result in a end product that's unsafe to beused as fertilizer.

Hard bones

Adding these can break the grinder and void your warranty e.g. chicken, beef, pork, lamb.

Hard shells

Adding these can break the grinder and void your warranty e.g. walnut shells, hazelnut shells.

Unpopped popcorn kemels

This won't breakdown in a Karfo.

Butter and cooking oils

This won't breakdown in a Karfo and can result in burnt or oily end product.

Pine, or cedar branches

This is toxic for your garden :(

Cooked potato or starchy root veg

Too much starch will clump and burn inside the Karfo.

Frozen food

The end product from Standard mode will be of lower nutrient value when combined with this type of food waste.

Fruit pits

Adding these can break the grinder and void your warranty e.g. avocado, mango, peach.

ANY human or pet waste

This includes bird and rodent waste.food,and bedding.

Hygiene products

Even when eco friendly these products are not designed for table top composting e.g. wipes, shampoo.lotion, bar or liquid soap,dishwasher pods.