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3.6 out of 5
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5.0 out of 5 stars Owned year and a half and I still love it!
(function(){ P.when('cr-A', 'ready').execute(function(A) { if(typeof A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel === 'function'){ A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel('review_text_read_more', 'Read more of this review', 'Read less of this review'); } }); })() Bought this in April 2019 and have used it daily it more since with virtually no issues. It reminds you not to send loads of bread through,or really soupy stuff, but if I ignore that and send lots of moldy rolls, it does tend to stick the grinder, or if I send really wet things that have pooled a bit of liquid in the bottom of my compost bin and over fill the food cycler bucket then sometimes it won't dry fully and I'll need to run it a second time. There is a fill line and I routinely overfill it, my bad I know but usually it turns out just fine. I knew from reading reviews that this was more of a food grinder/dehydrator, but living in the northeast US it lets me compost year round, we just fill a plastic bin with the food cycler results until spring and then use it in the holes before we plop the seedlings in the ground with great results. It significantly reduces our trash, really helps with the trash smell (since there is little to no food in there to get stinky now) and allows us to compost way more efficiently since even when we put the food cycler debris into the compost bin outside it breaks down super fast. It can be stinky when I run it, but honestly I don't really change the filters we just run it overnight, it takes 8-12 hours, and that just depends on what I'm running. Sometimes it smells good (apple scraps and chicken bones smell quite delicious!) But probably not if they sit for a day or so before you run them. Overall I absolutely love this thing and it's held up to my not super kind use of it.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, customer service second to none
This product has cut our household waste by over 75%; instead of taking out the trash 2x / week, we now take it out every two weeks. I credit this device for reducing our waste. As other reviews have stated, the Food Cycler grinds and dries the food scraps, turning them into a find, earth-like material that my husband and I spread over our lawn and in the garden in the warmer months of the year.The Food Cycler accepts all food scraps. The bucket that does the grinding holds about half of what my compost bin collects, so I need to run the Cycler at least 2x/ day in order to keep up with our household's output. As a result, I would consider us heavy users. We run our cycler in our garage. The result of the 3-hour process is stickier if what goes in is moist. As stated in previous reviews, when this happens, I sometimes have to scrape out the bucket. It also helps to run the cycler twice when this happens, and the results are much drier.Our filters stopped working after 3 months and the machine got stinky, fast, so be sure to have replacement filters on standby. For whatever reason, the first set of replacement filters that I bought did not do much to minimize the smell, and when I called Customer Service, they were extremely helpful and sent me replacement filters right away. Their Facebook commentary is also brilliant.Overall, I am very happy with our Food Cycler, and have recommended it widely within my network.
1.0 out of 5 stars Expensive gadget, little benefit
Bought this in 2018, have used it 2-3x/week for 3 years. Worked well for a while, but now requires dismantling for cleaning after every use because fibrous foods get tangled in mill and it won't turn. Teflon wore off the mill in the first year. Carbon filters are pricey, but unnecessary if you put it in garage where you don't have to smell it.Three output is dried crumbled vegetable matter that can't go directly into your garden, where it will rehydrate and turn moldy. Overall, an expensive disappointment, although maybe it's better than pouring the food into the trash (methane emissions; balance against electricity usage). It's an feel good product that is not worth the cost of the unit and carbon filters, and with marginal environmental benefit.
4.0 out of 5 stars A Realistic and Practical Alternative to Composting
The Food Cycler Platinum is the ideal compromise between discarding food waste and maintaining a traditional compost pile. Food waste, including things like chicken bones, is dried and ground to make a uniform mulch with about 10% of the volume of the original. The removable cast iron bucket holds a couple of quarts of material. Processing takes from 3 to 5 hours depending on how moist the contents are.I've now processed half-a-dozen batches containing everything from coffee grounds to raw vegetable waste to nearly a quart of over-ripe strawberries. It all comes out ready to put on the garden! The results have fully met my expectations: We now put no waste at all down the garbage disposal and hardly anything other than paper in the trash.Why only four stars? Well, the fan is a tad noisy while the drying cycle is running, and there is a slight odor in spite of dual charcoal filters. The smell is not unpleasant, just a vague vegetable-like aroma. These are hardly substantive complaints, as the operation and results are first rate.The Food Cycler Platinum might seem a little pricey at first, but it is clearly built to recycle "tons" of food waste. I highly recommend it.
5.0 out of 5 stars Food waste is no longer waste
This thing is amazing. We just got it four days ago and have used it a couple times now. It does a great job breaking down food waste into usable compost in a short amount of time. It chew through the watermelon rind we put in there (did pre-cut it into smaller pieces).There are some things they don't recommend putting in there: strong bones (cow), nuts, avocado and other fruit pits. Still don't know if it will handle a corn cob, but hope so.It's quiet (not noiseless, but no worse than our dishwasher or fridge when running), doesn't stink, and the dry compost is also not stinky. There are some bits that stick to the side of the can, but it's to be expected. Just run it again and it'll come off. Just don't expect it to come out clean like new.We're very pleased with this and glad that we don't have to through stuff away or down the garbage disposal. Plus, we get to nourish our garden with the compost. It's pricey, but worth it in the long run.
Great product, wrong plug
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So far, so good!
I bought this a month or so ago and we use it 3-4 times per week. Easy to use, easy to clean, no smell. I chop everything up small so it doesn't labour so hard as it dehydrates the food and then grinds it up. Sometimes the pieces are really small and sometimes they are a little larger (size of a quarter) but they break easy and crumble. We are keeping the dried remains in a bucket in the front hall and you would never know it was there. We bought this in December and should have a reasonable amount by garden season. Other people's comments are about the smell in the garden...instructions are clear...you do not spread it on top of the soil. You mix it in well underneath another layer of soil so that it is buried. The tiny pieces re-hydrate and then decompose the way any other compost does. That is why there is a benefit to chopping everything up small at the start; it pays off later with faster decomposition. We are happy with this, haven't had to do anything with the filters and no indicator light has come on to change them. That said...we are not throwing in kitchen scraps from dinner plates etc. the way they show in the picture. To me that really creates rot and odour. I am only composting egg shells and veggie/fruit related stuff from food prep the same as I did with our outdoor composter. Citrus peels are only used on their own as a "cleaner" for the interior and then tossed away. Very happy.
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Muy buen producto contento con la compra !
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they work the result is good but our units have had multiple issues including one ...
I bought two of these units and neither has lasted more than 3 months without requiring constant tinkering. When, and I mean when, they work the result is good but our units have had multiple issues including one which gets stuck in a never ending grinding cycle (I left one on and it was still grinding after 4-5 days (when they work the whole cycle takes a max of 12 hours). The other unit perpetually comes un-screwed. I will be contacting the company today for an explanation and most probably either a warranty claim or a refund.
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FoodCycler FC-50 - Compact Home Food Processor and Recycler - Kitchen Countertop Compost Alternative - Electric Food Waste Disposer - Odorless Food Waste Bin - 2.5L Bucket Capacity
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