I wasted so much time considering whether this machine was worth the $. Now, I’m hooked!!
Have you tried composting before? Do you have outside piles failing, drawing insects, rodents or raccoons? Are you successfully composting but still throwing out a bunch of food waste that can’t go on the outside piles (including meat products)?
I DON’T !!! Now, ANY and ALL food waste, minus bones that will cause a jam, go in my counter composter! And, it has been wildly successful!! EVERY TIME!! It feels FANTASTIC to be successfully creating compost! FINALLY!!
I am still perfecting the moisture content of the final product and yet it doesn’t actually matter. It all is compost and ready to use. I think I’ll start grabbing paper from the shredder to maximize output volume and create a drier final product. Sometimes I have just torn the paper by hand. Last night I grabbed a paper bag and tore it up into small strips. It worked great!!
I have now run 5 loads of various sizes and have made about 2 gallons of compost without a failure!! I did manage to jam it on the second run when I added 3 avocado seeds. The machine beeped at me and gave me the “jam”error code. Most of the seeds had broken up just fine but one had caused the jam. It was easy to fix by using a sharp knife to slice the seed. No further issues since now I cut them prior to adding them.
Can you tell how much I love this thing? I have hated throwing away waste from the fridge. Now, that ‘waste’ is something valuable that I no longer need to buy! I’ll take the win!!