Lomi 1.3 – 3L, Electric Composter (45 Cycles), World’s First Smart Waste That Turns Waste into Natural Fertilizer with a Single Button, Indoor Compost - Kitchen Food Recycler (White, Lomi 1.3)

I found the instructions a little unclear so had initial trouble with running it. I couldn't tell which cycle it was on because of all the lights and how to push the button exactly right. So it didn't seem to be working! Now I've figured it out, I LOVE my Lomi! I so hated throwing out all organic stuff like coffee grounds etc but found it impossible in an apartment to get compost to work, even with Bokashi. So I'm thrilled to get lovely dry, clean compost now! I did get the pods to help with the process. The machine was fairly quiet, with occasional odd grunts, but I just shut the kitchen door and let it run all night without it disturbing us in the least. It was all done the next morning. So easy and SO satisfying!

The media could not be loaded. Great way to save your kitchen from bad smell and pest. The bottom teflon coating get scratched after sometimes use if you put hard things in it. But it won’t be a problem. You can always get some Teflon spray to fix it. Or just leave it with scratches metal surface if you are going to mix some soil into your compost. The soil will sand the teflon coating down eventually. For the eco express mode, I use it almost every day. And it cost about 0.5 kWh, which is about 0.13 dollars electricity in my area for each run. I will collect weekdays outcomes and run the soil grows mode on weekends with bacteria mixed. Then put the generated fertilizer soil into my plants. Works great. It saves me time for throw food trashes and make contributions for the environment. Photo 1 is the food waste. Photo 2 is the eco express mode outcome. Photo 3 is soil grows mode outcome.

I was so excited and was let down quickly. I hesitated on the price but thought if it worked it would pay for itself in the long run. Did 2 different cycles and the grow mode took over 20 hours. The results on both grow and default eco came out exactly the same - a nasty moist clump of food that smells gross. The best part was I was able to return it

I purchased wanted to added organic matter to my garden and houseplants. My husband thought it was a scam and would not work. To his surprise it does. We did have an issue the first run due to putting too much of the compostable plastic bag into the first batch. I read place in your composter, I cut it up and did place in first batch and it made a terrible banging noise all night; it had gotten stuck. I thought for sure it was broken but after removing it I have been able to run multiple batches creating wonderful compost.You need to be careful with fiberous plant matter and those compostable bags. I would just place in an outside compost pile or toss in the trash. Does not smell, we can run it about every other day or two. Makes me very happy to think about reusing all that organic matter in my plants and once I've supplemented all my potted plants I'll start tossing into the garden boxes.My husband had bet me if the thing actually made compost he'd buy me the larger one. We'll be purchasing other shortly and giving this one to a family member.I would purchase again and would research more things the you throw away first so you are prepared on how and what to place in the unit. My small one filled up pretty quickly.

My 2nd one. Easy to use. Love to be able to compost and put the contents in my garden.

Very happy with it so far. We are only using the "grow" cycle so far, so we can use it in our garden. That cycle doesn't get as hot, though, so we did have to add extra enzymes and also run it through a second time to get the desired output. In fairness, I put cantaloupe rind and pineapple peel in there, along with celery and some thin mandarin orange peels; everything was in small pieces, but still pretty tough stuff. Going forward, I think I'll skip the pineapple peel for the garden and maybe save that for the higher temp cycle. Excellent, user-friendly machine and directions. I have it in a little cubby off the kitchen, so we don't even hear it running; it's pretty quiet, though, anyway. The "grow" cycle takes a long time...about 16-20 hours. The hotter cycles are much faster. It just depends on how you want to use the output.

I read the reviews and knew this is more of a food drier than an actual composter and I bought it anyway. It has been an ok purchase. It's good for food scraps that are plant based. It kind of stinks when you do meats. It's louder than I expected so I tend to run it overnight or when we are gone. It works pretty well but there was a learning curve. You really have to cut things up before they go in or it will gum up and not work. It looks good on the counter. I have a big kitchen so it doesn't really take up too much space. If the kitchen was smaller I probably wouldn't want it there. It's kind of heavy so you don't really want to move it around alot. The end product is ok. Definitely follow the instructions and mix to the right ratio. Otherwise you have a brick..that will mold. Side note my dogs go nuts if the dirt that is produced is near them so I have to make sure to use it in places they won't eat it. I get good use out of it , and I probably wouldn't buy it again or replace it.

This is easy to use and convenient.