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What are the advantages of a home composter? If you have a small garden, you can fertilize your own soil and recycle household waste. Now that industrialized products have penetrated into our lives, the plastic waste and kitchen waste we generate every day will really affect our daily environment. If you are an environmentalist, this product can effectively reduce the use of plastic bags. And it can also decompose some plastic waste that has been certified to decompose.
Lomi’s fattening machine conveys a good environmental protection concept to us, and its unique deodorization technology means that you will not be affected by it in summer.
If you have been waiting to get it, then take a look at our review. We tested it for two months and can give you a good reference.
- PROS:
- Smooth appearance design
- Easy to operate
- Does not emit odor
- Capacity is large enough
- CONS:
- Expensive
- Large area occupied
- You need to replenish the pods and charcoal yourself
- Capacity: 3 Liters
- Item Weight:25 pounds
- Material:Plastic and Steel
- Multifunctional: three functions are optional
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Its appearance design seems incompatible with its function. The smooth white modern design allows you to place it on the countertop arbitrarily without worrying that it will be incompatible with your kitchen design. It seems to occupy a relatively large area, but its capacity is also large correspondingly. The built-in stainless steel bucket can hold three liters of garbage. When you receive the package, in addition to the composter itself, there is also activated carbon and pods. The activated carbon is used to absorb odors, and the pods are mainly used to quickly ferment garbage.
Its operation is also very simple, mainly operated by one button. When you press it once, it is activated. After a long press, there are three modes: Grow, Eco-Express and Lomi-Approved.
Grow：It can mainly produce nutritious organic matter that can improve soil quality (1:10 ratio). It needs to be run at low heat (because it is necessary to protect microorganisms), so the decomposition time is relatively long and requires twelve hours of running time.
Eco-Express：The function is to quickly decompose garbage, so the running time is the shortest and can be completed in about three to five hours. (The official explanation is that it is suitable to be placed in soil and green trash cans. In fact, I think it is more appropriate to put it in green waste bins, because the rapid degradation is not enough to be used as fertilizer.)
Lomi-Approved：can decompose bioplastics, but note that not all plastics can be decomposed (Lomi-approved packaging can be decomposed), it takes five to six hours, and the decomposed garbage cannot be poured into the soil, it can be dumped into the green bin.
Since its size takes up some space, it is more suitable for kitchens with sufficient storage space. If the countertop is not enough to display it, you can consider purchasing a kitchen trolley for display, which will provide another storage space.
Performance
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Because I have my own small garden and I need fertilizer every day, this saves me a lot of effort. Not only can it effectively reduce the generation of garbage, but it can also fertilize the soil. The function I use most often is Growth, because it can visibly decompose garbage into nutritious and dry substances, which is of great help to my soil. Except that it takes a long time, everything is perfect. Although Eco-Express can quickly decompose garbage, you can clearly see that the things it decomposes cannot be put into the soil as fertilizer, so I am willing to spend more time waiting for garbage that can be fertilized. As for the Growth function, the plastic it can degrade is limited, so I rarely use it.
You also need to pay attention when using it. You don’t just put everything in and forget about it. You can put some vegetables, fruits, meat residues, cartilage and coffee grounds into it to break it down, and you can also pour peanut butter and dough to increase the stickiness. But also pay attention to quantity. Remember not to pour in some hard bones, too large fruit cores and cooking oil. Some obviously non-biodegradable materials cannot be put in either.
Because obviously, this is a functional product, so its functions are professional, few but precise, and easy to operate. You don’t have to worry too much when dealing with it on a daily basis. It has enough capacity to hold a few days worth of your trash.
How does it work？
After my research on the product and the official explanation, Lomi mainly turns the garbage into dry soil through heating and grinding. After internal circulation, the sensor will measure and control the internal moisture and temperature, and then decompose and ferment. And the special airflow design can also reduce the generation of odor, and there will be no strangeness when placed on the countertop.
Test result
Operability:
The overall operation is very good, because there are only three functions, just select the function you need. By waiting a while, you can have your own fertilizer to fill your soil with nutrients.
Scent：
Because there is a special odor filter, there will be no odor or flies even in summer.
Cleaning:
The outside can be wiped with a rag dipped in warm water, and the stainless steel bucket inside can be put directly into the dishwasher. And you don’t have to clean it every time, you can just let it run a few more times and then clean it. But it is best not to exceed four cycles.
It is worth to buy？
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In terms of function, it is an innovative enough product. If you have a small garden or potted plants at home, it can produce organic fertilizer for the soil very well, and can reduce the generation of garbage in your home, effectively reducing the use of garbage bags, and can be more Environmental friendly. But before buying, you need to consider whether your countertop can accommodate this product. It requires a certain amount of storage space. Overall, it’s a product worth investing in, but you need to consider whether it can become part of your family’s workforce.