Long story short, I bought it, and after using the FoodCycler for the past year, I never want to live without it. It sounds a lot like composting, but the FoodCycler works in a matter of a few hours, not months. That’s when I discovered the Vitamix FoodCycler, a countertop food recycler that takes your scraps and turns them into nutrient-rich fertilizer. In reality, it takes much longer to see results, and as a results-driven person, I gave up on it really quickly. Some people claim that you can turn food waste into compost in a few months, but that’s with absolutely perfect conditions.

You dump food scraps in a bin, turn the contents, keep it moist, and wait patiently… only for nothing to happen. You see, no one tells you that composting is tedious. (Yes, I’ve officially reached the stage of adulthood where composting, of all things, is “exciting.”) My excitement was short-lived, though. When I finally moved out of an apartment and into a house, I was so exited that I got to try my hand at composting.

Vita mix composter