Home Zone Living Electric Composter for Kitchen, Helps Turn Food Waste Into Pre-Compost, Features Auto-Cleaning Cycle, Large Capacity 3 Liters Size

Works excellent and no smells

6 Month Update: Totally stopped working. I have gone through all of the troubleshooting steps to no avail. Seems like others have the same problem within the same timeframe. Wish I didn't purchase this product for it to stop working so soon. I was hesitant to buy this at first because I wondered how well it would actually work, how limited it would be on the food waste it can take, etc. I have been blown away. It is small, looks chic, fits neatly into the corner of our kitchen counter, has no odor, and runs very quietly when it is on (about a third to a quarter of the noise as a dishwasher). On top of that, it has been able to process nearly everything I have thrown at it--meat, egg shells, melon rinds, bread--even dead flowers and plants. After a few hours I've got a bucket of dirt that I use in my flower beds and inside planters. Not only that, but because there's no food sitting in the trash, we don't have fruit flies anymore. The only thing I would say to be careful of is if you have a pet (we have a dog), they will smell the dirt initially as food and might try to eat it. Our dog did this once so whenever we put the dirt on our inside planters, I sprinkle cayenne on top of it and we haven't had an issue since.

This machine is so fun. It's large enough to handle up to a week's worth of scraps for our family. It looks elegant and is simple to use. The bucket is really easy to clean, just wipe it out with a damp cloth after each use. And the smell of the fresh mulch is wonderful! We keep a bin beside the machine to collect our scraps throughout the week. That way the machine doesn't get moldy waiting to be run. Be sure to chop hard pieces (like tomato vines) or stringy scraps (like celery) into smaller chunks so you don't jam the machine. But if it does get stuck, it just stops and you simply clean it out in the morning. Also if you notice an odd smell when it's running, it simply needs a filter change. Charcoal pellets are available by the bag, so that's cheap and easy, too! I've had this about 8 months and still love it. It's a quality product!

I like the bin but the foam adhesive pads not strong enough.

This thing doesn't require any drainage of water. You just have to change the pellets every 6 months or so depending on usage. Food waste goes in, compost comes out, doesn't smell and can be used indoors. It truly feels like a magic box and I still don't understand where the water goes because it doesn't have any visible vents and it doesn't feel humid around the box. Was bought for us as a present, and we in turn were so impressed we also bought it as a present for others. Can't recommend enough!

14 months after purchase, it no longer works. It still dries, but no longer grinds. It appears that the screw connection between the compost canister and the blade is stripped. I am very disappointed, as it worked well until this issue. I feel like the cost was a bit much for something that worked for barely more than a year of once or twice a week use.

We've had ours for 8 months without a problem. With use one discovers what best NOT to include: it will do for instance, banana peels, even bananas but leave a heavy film on the basket so we don't put bananas in or melons. Melons are mostly water - they take up a lot of room but shrink down to almost nothing so we don't put either of these in the composter. I saw a picture here of someone who reported that it didn't dry out the waste. Either there was too much water or goo or the heating unit was defective because it says specifically you cannot put things like soup or liquids into the composter. Put in just things like vegetable peelings, egg shells, coffee grinds and things that are listed on the booklet. See if it works then. You wouldn't put in batter or sugary items either. Having said this - our "filter" light is blinking. The charcoal seems fine so I'm not sure what we are supposed to do. It's working fine though. I would definitely recommend this composter.

I bought this composter in April 2024. It worked great for 6 months and it stopped working. I tried several times to get it to work, but the scraps stayed as they were and never broke down. I was still within the one year warranty so I called Home Zone and after 3 months, they sent me what I thought was a new unit. Customer service was good. Well, guess what?! It worked 2 times and then stopped working. This company has a lot of work to do in fixing the quality of these machines. Don’t get too excited when you get yours. It’s so disappointing when it breaks. I researched and researched before I bought one of these. Ughhh!!! If I could give it a zero, I would.