So I’m hanging out at my friend’s house in San Francisco, and I start looking in his kitchen for his compost container. I noticed it wasn’t anything like my host’s can that lives on the other side of town…interesting.
This container highly resembles the Norpro compost keeper other than the fact that it’s plastic instead of stainless steel. The top, although my dumb self didn’t photograph it, is thoroughly perforated…so I decided to ask him if he’s had any issues with it resembling the Norpro complaints.
He said that he needs to empty it weekly, or it starts to get funky…sounds familiar! You may remember my review of the Norpro in which I deliberately left food in it for over a week…and here’s how the inside of the lid/charcoal filter looked:
Woohoo, bugs everywhere. It took me over a week to get the kitchen free of flies. I asked him if he had any similar issues…none to report. Sounds like a responsible composter to me! The holes on the top of the SF pail are also way smaller…but there’s no charcoal filter. Why the holes to begin with? I don’t see the point.
Conclusion? San Francisco pail is way better. It’s uglier, but it’s still better. For maximum pleasure in non-composting cities, go with a simple tupperware container
Happy composting!