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. |