To say that I’m impressed with this product would be an understatement. I’ve had it for just over a week and have used it every day.
I’ve used a variety of food waste including coffee grounds, leftover meat scraps, citrus, vegetables, eggshells, bread / bagels, fruit, even some leftover cat food. It has worked wonderfully to “compost” all of it.
I live in a rural area - yes…skunk, opossum, raccoon, fox, and bear. So, having a traditional outdoor compost setup just won’t work out. We have weekly garbage pick up but I was looking for a way to reduce some of that. Granted, it’s just my husband and me but I do a lot of cooking and 99% of the items I use are fresh and not processed / premade foods.
I will say that the food “bucket” that you use for your scraps is on the small side so if you prepare your meals, as I do, with a lot of fresh ingredients and you have a family of four or more, you might not be as thrilled. On the occasions that I have more than I can process at a time I can run 2 cycles a day or just keep the scraps in a ziplock win the fridge until the next day.
There is no foul odor. The filters do what they’re supposed to. The lid for the bucket works to contain odor as I fill it up during the day. Can’t even smell the onions or other strong odors as it sits on my counter.
Once the composting is done, I dump it into a plastic bucket that I keep outdoors and when that gets full I will dispose of it on our property. There is no smell to it so it won’t attract any critters.
Some folks have commented in their reviews that it’s noisy, foul smelling, it leaves a goopy / sludgy mess, or that it takes too long. It’s not loud, it doesn’t smell, you have to use common sense as far as what you put in to process, and who cares how long it takes. It’s not like you have to sit there and keep it company.
The bucket has some type of lining / coating that’s almost like a nonstick surface. Cleaning it is a breeze. I simply wash it out by hand though it is dishwasher safe. The unit is a bit heavy to move around, though not impossible, so find a place that will be convenient so you don’t have to relocate it often. It isn’t huge but does take up counter space so find a location that works for you.
My only negative is that though Vitamix has been around for many years, and certainly is a reputable company, the FoodCycler is made in China. Not happy about that.
Overall, the unit is robust and well made. It is easy to use and works very well.
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Key Features: FoodCycler FC-50
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FoodCycler FC-50This compact food recycler reduces food waste to a fraction of its original volume |
Removable Waste Bucket with LidThe carbon filter lid eliminates odors, so you can store your scraps until the bucket is full |
Power ButtonTransform food waste into plant food with the touch of a button |
Odorless & QuietCarbon filter lid and quieter cycles make it ideal for indoor use |
Key Features: FoodCycler FC-50
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CompactFits almost anywhere—just need one cubic foot of space and a power outlet |
ConvenientReduce food waste by transforming it into nutrient-rich plant food |
Easy to UseRun multiple cycles per day, year round |
Easy to CleanJust put the empty bucket in the dishwasher |
How Does It Work?
Simply place food scraps into the bucket, press the button, and relax. The FoodCycler FC-50 breaks down food waste into a tenth of its original volume and creates a nutrient-rich plant food you can mix into your soil. And the best part? The carbon filtration system eliminates odors, making it perfect for indoor use.
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The Vitamix FoodCycler FC-50 dehydrates well. It needs to grind a finer end product, however.
I’ve been using the Vitamix FoodCycler FC-50 since receiving it in late December 2023. Thus far, I’m somewhat pleased with the result. The FoodCycler FC-50 dehydrates food waste quite well, however in addition to having a lower food processing capacity than I had anticipated, it doesn’t produce a finely ground, ready-to-use fertilizer end-product. The result looks more like coarsely ground, dehydrated food material, as you can see in the first picture above.Mixing it into my plant beds as is, in such a coarse, food-like form would definitely add to an existing lizard problem. It would continue to attract more annoying lizards, including iguanas into my yard, to continue burrowing or digging residential holes in or near my plant beds--further ruining the fruits of my labor—killing off plants by eating all leaves and buds as soon as they appear. Without fruit buds, I get no fruit. And without leaves, the process of photosynthesis by which plants produce self-sustaining nutrients, cannot occur, nor can they breathe by generating oxygen or absorb airborne gases through leaf pores to stay alive—they eventually die. I lost 2 passion fruit plants that way without ever harvesting a single fruit.I came to discover that what had attracted lizards into my yard was the free food they had easy access to that was regularly being buried into my plant beds--fruit and vegetable scraps. So, by mixing FoodCycler FC-50 processed food waste in its coarse form that looks like fruit and vegetable scraps into my plant beds, I would certainly worsen the lizard problem.Therefore, I had to further process the dehydrated food waste by grinding it with my Vitamix blender into a fine, dirt-like material prior to mixing it into the soil of my plant beds. You can see the finely ground soil-like product that was produced by my Vitamix blender in the second picture above.And as for noise, the Vitamix FoodCycler FC-50 produces very little sound. It isn’t noisy at all. It produces a minimal amount of sound to let you know that it’s running.UPDATEJanuary 13th, 2024:Having used the Vitamix Foodcycler several times after publishing the above, I noticed that the higher the moisture content of the organic scraps being processed, the less dehydrated the end product. That being the case, I found myself having to run the partially dehydrated end product a second time (2nd cycle) through the Foodcycler prior to grinding it in my Vitamix blender to get a fine, powdery blend--instead of a mushy, pasty material.
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