Killer Compost Bin Sighting!

Check out this killer compost bin! I saw this in Berlin and had to take a photo.  It has an easy to open top, and a little door at the bottom to remove finished compost. It reminds me of one of these killer compost bins... It ticks all the boxes- plenty of capacity to handle all of your food waste and create hot compost... air vents that allow the pile to break down efficiently... it looks sturdy too! Here's one I found that strongly resembles it on Amazon and has some rave reviews: Redmon Compost Bin What do you think?  Bins like this definitely make composting take the least amount of effort while creating quality compost.

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Norpro Compost Keeper vs. SF Home Compost Pail

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…

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